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20 Cards in this Set
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Acuity |
(n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) syn: acuteness ant: dullness, obtuseness |
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Delineate |
(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially syn: picture, render |
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Depraved |
(adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles syn: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt ant: moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted |
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Enervate |
(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 |
(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret |
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Fecund |
(adj.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive syn: fertile, teeming, prolific ant: infertile, barren, unproductive |
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Flat |
(n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness syn: dictum, ukase |
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Figment |
(n.) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion syn: invention, fancy |
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Garner |
(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 |
(v.) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, concentrate; to honor greatly, revere syn: venerate, bless ant: defile, profane |
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Idiosyncrasy |
(n.) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify syn: quirk, mannerism |
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Ignominy |
(n.) shame and disgrace syn: humiliation, disrepute, odium ant: honor, acclaim |
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Mundane |
(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary syn: prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary ant: heavenly, spiritual, transcendental |
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Nuance |
(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 |
(adj.) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate syn: arrogant, unbridled, inflated ant: restrained, understated, meek |
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Penchant |
(n.) a strong attraction or inclination syn: proclivity, predilection ant: disinclination, aversion |
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Reputed |
(adj.) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; alleged syn: putative, reputable ant: proven, corroborated, authenticated |
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Sophistry |
(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy syn: specious reasoning |
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Sumptuous |
(adj.) costly, rich, magnificent syn: lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid ant: skimpy, stingy, niggardly, spartan |
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Ubiquitous |
(adj.) present or existing everywhere syn: pervasive, universal ant: restricted, limited, rare, scarce |
