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20 Cards in this Set
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affiliated
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def:associated, connected
syn:attached, related, joined ant:dissociated, unconnected |
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ascertain
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def:to find out
syn:discover, determine, establish |
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attainment
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def:an accomplishment, act of achieving
syn:achievement, fulfillment ant:failure, defeat, frustration |
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bequeath
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def:to give or pass on as an inheritance
syn:transmit, bestow, hand down |
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cogent
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def:forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point
syn:persuasive, compelling ant: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant |
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converge
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def:to move toward on point, approach nearer together
syn:meet, unite, intersect, merge ant:diverge, separate |
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disperse
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def:to scatter, spread far and wide
syn:break up, dispel ant:collect, congregate, assemble, muster |
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esteem
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def:to reguard highly, highly favorable opinion or judgement
syn:respect, admire, honor, revere ant:disdain, scorn, contempt |
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expunge
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def:to erase, obliterate, destroy
syn:delete, efface, annihilate ant:insert, mark, imprint, impress |
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finite
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def:having limits, lasting for a limited time
syn:bounded, measurable ant:unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal |
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invulnerable
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def:not able to be wounded or hurt, shielded against attack
syn:impregnable, impervious, immune ant:exposed, unprotected, defensless |
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malevolent
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def:spiteful, showing ill will
syn:malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant ant:kind, benevolent, compassionate |
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nonchalant
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def:cool and confident, unconcerned
syn:composed, unruffled, indifferent, blasé ant:perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed |
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omniscient
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def:knowing everything, having unlimited awareness or understanding
syn:wise, all-knowing ant:ignorant, unknowing |
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panacea
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def:a remedy for all ills, cure-all, an answer to all problems
syn:universal cure, easy solution |
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scrupulous
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def:exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details, having high moral standards, principled
syn:painstaking, meticulous, conscientious ant:careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest |
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skulk
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def:to move aobut stealthily, to lie in hiding
syn:lurk, slink, prowl |
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supercillious
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def:proud and contemptuous, showing scorn because of a felling of superiority
syn:snobbish, patronizing, overbearing ant:humble, meek, deferential, servile |
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uncanny
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def:atrange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
syn:eerie, inxplicable, spooky |
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venial
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def:easily excused, pardonable
syn:excusable, forgivable ant:inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable |
