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20 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate
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a. (verb) To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
b. Synonyms: Amend, better c. Antonyms: Worsen, aggravate, exacerbate |
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Aplomb
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a. (noun) Poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
b. Synonyms: Composure, self-possession, levelheadedness c. Antonyms: Confusion, embarrassment, abashment |
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Bombastic
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a. (Adj.) Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
b. Synonyms: Inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious c. Antonyms: Unadorned, simple, plain, austere |
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Callow
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a. (Adj.) Without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
b. Synonyms: Green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced c. Antonyms: Mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated |
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Drivel
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a. (noun) Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v) To let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
b. Synonyms: (n) Balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot; (v) slaver |
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Epitome
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a. (noun) A summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
b. Synonyms: Abstract, digest, model, archetype |
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Exhort
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a. (verb) To urge strongly, advise earnestly
b. Synonyms: Entreat, implore, adjure c. Antonyms: Discourage, advise against, deprecate |
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Ex officio
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a. (Adjective, adverb) By virtue of holding a certain office
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Infringe
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a. (verb) To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
b. Synonyms: Encroach, impinge, intrude, poach c. Antonyms: Stay in bounds |
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Ingratiate
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a. (verb) To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
b. Synonyms: Cozy up to, curry favor with c. Antonyms: Alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself |
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Interloper
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a. (noun) One who moves in were he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
b. Synonyms: Trespasser, meddler, buttinsky |
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Intrinsic
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a. (adjective) Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
b. Synonyms: Immanent, organic c. Antonyms: Extrinsic, external, outward |
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Inveigh
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a. (verb) To make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
b. Synonyms: Rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate c. Antonyms: Acclaim, glorify, extol |
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Lassitude
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a. (noun) Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
b. Synonyms: Fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor c. Antonyms: Energy, vitality, animation, liveliness |
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Millennium
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a. (noun) A period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
b. Chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace c. Antonyms: Doomsday, day of judgment |
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Occult
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a. (Adjective) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (verb) To hide, conceal; eclipse; (noun) Matters involving supernatural
b. Synonyms: (adj.) supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane c. Antonyms: (adj.) Mundane, common, public, exoteric |
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Permeate
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a. (verb) To spread through, penetrate, soak through
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Precipitate
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a. (verb) To falls as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (Adjective) characterized by excessive haste; (noun) moisture; the product of an action or process
b. Synonyms: (v) Provoke, produce; (adj.) Reckless, impetuous c. Antonyms: (adj.) Wary, cautious, circumspect |
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Stringent
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a. (Adjective) Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
b. Synonyms: Stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative c. Antonyms: Lenient, mild, tax, permissive |
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Surmise
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a. (verb) To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (noun) Likely idea that lacks definite proof
b. Synonyms: (v) infer, gather; (n) interference, presumption |
