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20 Cards in this Set
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acuity
e kyu e te |
(n) sharpness (partiularly of the mind or senses)
syn: keenenss, acuteness ant: dullness, obtuseness |
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delineate
ki lin e at |
(v) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
syn: depict, picture, render |
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depraved
do pravd |
(adj) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of mral principles
syn: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt ant: moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted |
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emervate
em er vat |
(v) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
syn: impair, cripple, paralyze ant: invigorate, strengthen, buttress |
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esoteric
es e ter ik |
(adj) intended for or understoood by only a select few, private, secret
syn: occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite ant: accessible, comprehensible, intelligible |
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fecund
fek und |
(adj) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
syn: fertile, teeming, prolific ant: infertile, barren, unproductive |
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fiat
fe et |
(n) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
syn: edict, dictum, ukase |
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figment
fig' ment |
(n) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
syn: creation, invention, fancy |
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garner
gar' ner |
(v) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away as for future use
syn: collect, accumulate accrue ant: scatter, squander, waste, dissipate |
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hallow
hal' o |
(v) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
syn: venerate, bless ant: desecrate, defile, profane |
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idiosncrasy
id e e sin kre see |
(n) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
syn: eccentricity, quirk, mannerism |
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ignominy
ig' ne min e |
(n) shame or disgrace
syn: dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium ant: honor, glory, acclaim |
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mundane
men dan |
(adj) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
syn: prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary ant: heavenly, unworldly, spiritual, transcendental |
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nuance
nu ans |
(n) a subtle or slight variation as in color, meaning, quality, delicate graduation or shade of difference
syn: shade, nicety, refinement |
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overweening
o ver we nin |
(adj) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
syn: arrogant, unbridled, inflated ant: restrained, understated, modest, meek |
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penchant
pen' chent |
(n) a strong attraction or inclination
syn: proclivity, propensity, predilection ant: disinclination, aversion |
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reputed
ri pyut id |
9adj) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation;
syn: putative, reputable, supposed ant: proven, corroborated, authenticated |
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sophistry
saf e stre |
(n) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
syn: specious reasoning |
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sumptuous
semp' chu es |
(adj) costly, rich, magnificent
syn: lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid ant: skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan |
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ubiquitous
yu bik we tes |
(adj) present or existing everywhere
syn: omnipresent, pervasive, universal ant: restricted, limited, rare, scarce |
