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14 Cards in this Set
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Discomfort |
To embarrass and confuse |
Syn: perturb Ant: relax |
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Edification |
Improvement or enlightenment |
Syn: betterment |
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Malfeasance |
Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially buy a public official |
Syn: wrongdoing |
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Feasible |
Capable of being accomplished |
Syn: possible Ant: impossible |
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Surfeit |
Condition of being too full, overabundance |
Syn: abundance Ant: shortage; dearth |
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Magnum Opus |
The greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer |
Syn: Pinnacle |
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Modus Operandi |
Manner of working |
Modus = way + Operandi = way of working |
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Opulent |
Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent |
Rich |
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Synergy |
The power that results from the combination of two or more forces |
Syn: confluence |
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Liturgy |
A pattern of prayer or worship |
Leiton = town gathering + ergon = public work |
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Lethargy |
A state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy |
Syn: laziness Ant: Activity |
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Laborious |
Requiring mental or physical effort |
Syn: industrious |
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Belabor |
1. To discuss in too much detail 2. To attack |
Critics, reviewing, discuss |
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Elaborate |
To explain in greater detail |
Explaining |
