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20 Cards in this Set
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adamant
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firm in purpose or opinion, unyeilding, implacable, infelxible
antonyms: yeilding flexible pliable |
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brouhaha
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a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub, an uproar or commotion
synonyms: furor, hullabaloo, tumult |
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bulwark
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a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense
to provide such defense or protection |
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choleric
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easily made angry, bad-tempered
synonyms:strong hold, citadel, bastion, rampart antonyms: affable, genial, even tempered |
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cloy
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to spoil or destroy a appetite by too much indulgence, esp. in sweet/rich things, to glut, surfeit
ant: stimulate, whet |
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curtail
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to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner then planned, to reduce
syn: limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract ant: protract, extend |
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deference
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courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person
syn:respect, consideriation ant: contempt, disrespect, scorn, disdain |
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definitive
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conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done
syn: exhaustive, authoritative ant: tentative, inconclusive |
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demeanor
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the way a person behaves, overall impression
syn:conduct, behavior, bearing, carriage |
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enigmatic
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puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood
syn: baffling, mysterious ant: intelligible, understandable |
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impromptu
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without preperation, offhand, sudden
an extemporaneous composition or remark syn:spontaneous, improvised, unrehearsed ant: rehearsed, planned, prepared |
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mawkish
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excessively and objectionably sentimental
syn: sentimentalized, maudlin, mushy ant:unsentimental, callous, insesitive |
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mollify
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to soften, make gentle, pacify, to calm, assuage, placate
ant: enrage, anger, aggravate |
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onus
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something that is heavy or burdensome, a stigma
syn: burden, obligation, duty |
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presentiment
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a vague snese of approaching misfortune
syn: foreboding, premonition, hunch |
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remit
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to send or hand in, forgive, pardon, to lessen, diminish
syn: pay absolve subside abate |
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profligate
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given over to dissapation and self-indulgence, immoral
a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending syn: prodigal, improvident, spendthrift ant: penny-pinching, frugal |
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requisite
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needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable
syn: required, obligatory, incumbent ant: nonessential, superfluous, optional |
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sartorial
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of or pertaining to a tailor or his work, clothing or dress
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thwart
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to oppose successfully, to prevent, frustrate
syn: foil, baffle ant: aid, assist, abet |
