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30 Cards in this Set
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Absolve
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To clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt.
Ant: Condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate Syn: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, exuse, pardon |
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Caricature
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a representation in which the subject's characteristics features are deliberately exaggerated; to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way
Syn: cartoon, burlesque, parody, lampoon |
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Clangor
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a loud ringing sound; to make a loud ringing noise
Syn: din, clamour, uproar Ant: silence, stillness peace and quit |
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Contiguous
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side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
Syn: adjoining, abutting, next door to Ant: detached, apart, distant, remote |
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Cupidity
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an eager desire for something; greed
Syn: avarice, rapacity, craving, lust Ant: generosity, contentment, satiation, gratification |
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Deleterious
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harmful, injurious
Syn: detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging Ant: helpful, beneficial, harmless, innocuous |
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Enhance
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to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
Syn:improve, magnify, heighten, elevate Ant: diminish, reduce, lessen, degrade |
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Enthrall
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to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison
Syn: fascinate, enchant, attract, bewitch Ant: bore to tears, repel, put something off |
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Extenuate
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to lessen the serioiusness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
Syn: moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay Ant: intensify, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate |
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Implicit
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Implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in
Syn: inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional Any: explicit, expressed, stated, revealed |
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Obstentatious
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marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
Syn: flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant Ant: modest, plain, simple, demure, retiring |
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Incisive
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sharp, keen, penetrating
Syn: acute, cutting, perceptive, trenchant |
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Paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection
Syn: exemplar, ideal, paradigm, model, good example |
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Paraphrase
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to restate in other words; a statement that presents a given idea in a new language
Syn: reword, rephrase, a rendition, version Ant: repeat verbatim, duplicate, quote |
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Politic
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prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient
Syn: tactful, diplomatic judicious, circumspect Ant: unwise, injudicious, imprudent, rash |
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Prosaic
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dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic
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Redundant
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extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive, profuse, lush
Syn: unnecessary, superfluous, verbose, prolix Ant: succinct, terse, laconic, scarce, inadequate |
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Sanctimonious
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making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou
Ant: heartfelt, sincere, humble |
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Scintillating
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sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant
Syn: stimulating, lively, glittering, flashing Ant: dull, boring, insipid, flat, tame, vapid |
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Winsome
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charming, attractive, pleasing
Syn: winningm, engaging, delightful, prepossessing Ant: unattrative, unappealing, repulsive |
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Absolve
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To clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt.
Ant: Condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate Syn: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, exuse, pardon |
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Caricature
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a representation in which the subject's characteristics features are deliberately exaggerated; to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way
Syn: cartoon, burlesque, parody, lampoon |
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Clangor
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a loud ringing sound; to make a loud ringing noise
Syn: din, clamour, uproar Ant: silence, stillness peace and quit |
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Contiguous
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side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
Syn: adjoining, abutting, next door to Ant: detached, apart, distant, remote |
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Cupidity
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an eager desire for something; greed
Syn: avarice, rapacity, craving, lust Ant: generosity, contentment, satiation, gratification |
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Deleterious
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harmful, injurious
Syn: detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging Ant: helpful, beneficial, harmless, innocuous |
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Enhance
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to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
Syn:improve, magnify, heighten, elevate Ant: diminish, reduce, lessen, degrade |
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Enthrall
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to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison
Syn: fascinate, enchant, attract, bewitch Ant: bore to tears, repel, put something off |
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Extenuate
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to lessen the serioiusness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
Syn: moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay Ant: intensify, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate |
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Implicit
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Implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in
Syn: inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional Any: explicit, expressed, stated, revealed |
