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20 Cards in this Set
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Cavort Verb |
To romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry s: gambol |
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Credence Noun |
Belief, mental acceptance S: credit, trust, confidence A: disbelief, skepticism, incredulity |
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Decry Verb |
To condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate S: denounce, censure, devalue A: tout,commend, extol, laud, praise |
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Dissemble Verb |
To disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression S: dissimulate, mask, feign |
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Distraught Adjective |
Very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict S: distracted A: calm, collected |
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Eulogy Noun |
A formal statement of commendation; high praise S: panegyric, encomium, tribute A: philippic, invective |
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Evince Verb |
To display clearly, to make evident, to provoke S: exhibit, manifest, occasion |
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Exhume Verb |
To remove from a grave; to bring to light S: disinter, unearth, uncover A: bury, inter |
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Feckless Adjective |
Lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable S: feeble, incompetent, ineffectual A: competent, capable, effective |
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Murky Adjective |
Dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision S: dim, cloudy A: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid |
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Nefarious Adjective |
Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards S: iniquitous, reprehensible A: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious |
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Piquant Adjective |
Stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative S: zestful, tangy A: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild |
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Primordial Adejctive |
Developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic S: original, primal |
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Propinquity noun |
nearness in place or time; kinship S:similarity A:remoteness, distance |
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substantive adjective |
real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic S: firm, substantial, meaty A: imaginary, unreal, meaningless |
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Unwonted Adjective |
not usual or expected; not in character S: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical A: usual, customary, typical |
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Utopian Adjective |
founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical S: idealistic A: realistic, pragmatic |
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Verbiage Noun |
language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression S: prolixity, diction, jargon |
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Verdant Adjective |
green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment S: artless, naive A: scorched, sere, barren |
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Viscous Adjective |
having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity S: sticky, thick A: watery, aqueous |
