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20 Cards in this Set
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Anomalous(adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
Synonyms; Exceptional:Above and beyond Atypical:Irregualr or unusual Unusual:Odd, peculiar Aberrant:marked different from the norm |
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normal:regular regular:normal customary:ailke typical: ordinary: |
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Aspersion(n)- A damaging or derogatort statement; the act of slandering or defaming
Synonyms* Innuendo:a hint or reference Calumny:a law, defamation Denigration:a belittling comment |
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endorsment:an ammendment testimonial:a statement praise:adore |
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Bizzare(adj)-extremely strange, unusual, atypical
Synonyms* grotesque:distorted, unnatural fantastic:excellent,great outlandish:bizarre,unusual |
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normal:usual, common typical:alike ordinary:typical, common expected:knowing, familiar |
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Brusque(adj)-abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
Synonyms curt: tactless:unaware of someones feelings ungracious:unthankful gruff:crusty, surly rough:hard,tough Synonyms* |
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gracious:thankful tactful:able to deal with courteous:respectful,manners diplomatic:smart,intelligent |
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Cajole(v)-to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to decieve with soothing thoughts or false promises
Synonyms* wheedle:influence,urge inveigle:entice, lure soft-soap:persuade sweet-talk:flirt,put on a good side |
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coerce:to compel force:to make you do something strong-arm:handle roughly |
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Castigate(v)-to punish severely; to criticize severely
Synonyms: chastise- rebuke- harsh criticism censure- disaproval upbraid- to scold |
Antonyms:
reward-prize honor-respect, thank praise-pray,respect in high amounts laud-glorify |
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Contrive(v)-to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
Synonyms: think up-make up,brainstorm devise- invent, come up with concoct-think of, make up fabricate- |
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Demagogue(n)-a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
Synonyms: rabble-rouser-a political leader firebrand-argumentive troublemaker |
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Diasabuse(v)-to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
Synonyms: undecieve- undecided enlighten-make easy or happy set straight-lay down the law |
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decieve-lie, fake out delude-change the story pull wool over one's eyes- lie and make up |
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Ennui(n)-weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupatioin or interest, boredom
Synonyms: languor- world-weariness- sadness on thinking about the evils of the world listlessness-lack of interest |
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enthusiasm-extreme excitement liveliness-full of emotion excitement-very happy,looking forward to intensity- strictness |
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Fetter(n)-a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural) anything that confines or restrains
(v)to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent Synonyms: (n)bond-to hold together restraint-to hold back (v)bind-to enclose hamper-to keep |
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(v)free-on your own liberate-to set free emancipate- to free something |
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Heinous(adj)-very wicked, offensive, hateful
Synonyms: evil-devil-like odious-crazy abominable-imbearable outrageous-insane |
Antonyms:
excellent-superb wonderful-great splendid-lovely |
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Immutable(adj)-not subject to change, constraint
Synonyms: unchangeable-staying the same unalterable-unchangable fixed- set invariable-permanent |
Antonyms:
changeable-able to change inconstant-able to switch variable-changable fickle-casually changable |
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Insurgent(n)-one who rebels or rises against authority
(adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on Synonyms:(adj) revolutionary-memorable rebellious-against mutinous-troublesome |
Antonyms: (adj)
loyalist-someone who is trustworthy loyal-to stick to one's side faithful-loyal |
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Megalomania(n)-a delusion marker by a feeling of power, wealth, talent etc., far in excess of reality
Synonyms: delusions of grandeur-a delusion that is much more powerful than yourself |
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humility-embarresed modesty-proper manner self-abasement: self-punishment |
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Sinecure(n)-a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
Synonyms: "no show" job-useless cushy job- easy,simple "plum"-clean,complete |
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Surreptitious(adj)-stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
Synonyms: furtive-taken to covert-put into clandestine- concealed-enclosed |
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open-exposed frank-honest aboveboard-in an honest manner overt-observable |
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Trangress(v)-to go beyond a limit or boundary;to sin or violate a law
Synonyms: overstep- take to far exceed-overdo trespass-invaid err-to make a mistake |
Antonyms:
obey-follow toe the line-do what is expected |
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Transmute(v)-to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
Synonyms: transform-to become something new convert-change translate-change to understand metamorphose- |
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maintain unchanged-stay the same preserve-save as it is |
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Vicarious(adj)-performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
Synonyms: surrogate-biological substitute-step in, replacement imagined-thought up secondhand-second in command |
Antonyms:
real- actual actual-the real thing firsthand- |