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20 Cards in this Set
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NOUN
sharpness ~keenness,acuteness ~dullness,obtuseness |
acuity
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VERB
to portray,sketch,or describe in accurate and vivid detail ~depict,picture,render |
delineate
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ADJECTIVE
marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles ~perverted,degenerate,vicious,corrupt ~moral,virtuous,upright, uncorrupted |
depraved
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VERB
to weaken or lessen the mental,moral,or physical vigor of;enfeeble,hamstring ~impair,cripple,paralyze ~invigorate,strengthen,buttress |
enervate
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ADJECTIVE
intended for or understood by only a select few ~occult,cryptic,arcane,recondite ~accessible,comprehensible,intelligible |
esoteric
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ADJECTIVE
fruitful in offspring or vegetation;intellectually productive ~fertile,teeming,prolific ~infertile,barren,unproductive |
fecund
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NOUN
an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness ~edict,dictum,ukase |
fiat
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NOUN
a fabrication of the mind ~creation,invention,fancy |
figment
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VERB
to acquire as the result of effort;to gather and store away, as for future use ~collect,accumulate,accrue ~scatter,squander,waste,dissipate |
garner
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to set apart as holy or sacred,sanctify,consecrate;to honor greatly,revere ~venerate,bless ~desecrate,defile,profane |
hallow
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NOUN
a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify ~eccentricity,quirk,mannerism |
idiosyncrasy
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NOUN
shame and disgrace ~dishonor,humiliation,disrepute,odium ~honor,glory,acclaim |
ignominy
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ADJECTIVE
earthly,worldly,relating to practical and material affairs;concerned with what is ordinary ~prosaic,humdrum,routine, sublunary ~heavenly,unwordly,spiritual, transcendental |
mundane
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NOUN
subtle or slight variation ~shade,nicety,refinement |
nuance
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ADJECTIVE
conceited,presumptuous; excessive,immoderate ~arrogant,unbridled,inflated ~restrained,understand,modest,meek |
overweening
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NOUN
a strong attraction or inclination ~proclivity,propensity,predilection ~disinclination,aversion |
penchant
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ADJECTIVE
according to reputation or general belief;having widespread acceptance and good reputation ~putative,reputable,supposed ~proven,corroborated,authenticated |
reputed
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NOUN
reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound a fallacy ~specious reasoning |
sophistry
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ADJECTIVE
costly,rich,magnificent ~lavish,munificent,opulent, splendid ~skimpy,meager,stingy,niggardly,spartan |
sumptuous
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ADJECTIVE
present or existing everywhere ~omnipresent,pervasive,universal ~restricted,limited,rare,scarce |
ubiquitous
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