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38 Cards in this Set
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Impute (v.) |
To assign blame or responsibility for; attribute |
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Dispute (v. & n.) |
1.) (v.) To disagree with; deny 2.) (n.) A disagreement or argument |
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Disreputable (adj.) |
Not respectable; having a bad reputation; notorious |
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Connotation (n.) |
An image or idea associated with a word; overtone |
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Denotation (n.) |
The dictionary definition of a word |
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Annotate (v.) |
To explain or discuss through a note |
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Irrational (adj.) |
Not based on reason or logic; illogical |
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Rationale (n.) |
A reason for doing something; explanation |
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Rationalize (v.) |
Justify; give reason for; excuse |
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Conscientious (adj.) |
Diligent and careful |
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Unconscionable (adj.) |
Not obeying moral laws; unscrupulous |
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Prescient (adj.) |
Showing knowledge of events before they happen; far-sighted |
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Inquisitive (adj.) |
Curious; asking many questions |
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Acquisitive (adj.) |
Seeking to get things; greedy; demanding |
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Requisition (n. & v.) |
1) n. Act of ordering or demanding something 2) v. To make a request or deman |
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Espouse (v.) |
To support; pledge support to; advocate |
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Correspond (v.) |
To be similar to; compare to; match |
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Despondent (adj.) |
Lacking all hope; despairing |
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Interrogate (v.) |
To formally question; grill |
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Derogatory (adj.) |
Insulting; degrading; belittling |
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Arrogant (adj.) |
Excessively proud; haughty; conceited |
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Abrogate (v.) |
To cancel; to repeal; abolish |
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Precarious (adj.) |
Threatened or unsafe; risky |
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Imprecation (n.) |
A curse |
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Deprecate (v.) |
To show disapproval of; belittle |
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Aesthetic (adj.) |
Having to do with beauty or order; artistic |
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Anesthetic (n.) |
A substance which causes loss of feeling |
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Apathetic (adj.) |
Not interested; having no strong emotion towards; indifferent |
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Empathy (n.) |
Sharing of another's emotions; compassion |
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Pathos (n.) |
Power of evoking great sadness or sympathy; pitifulness |
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Antipathy (n.) |
Hostility or hatred; dislike |
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Sentient (adj.) |
Conscious; aware |
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Sentinel (n.) |
One who watches or guards |
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Sentiment (n.) |
A feeling about something; attitude |
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Presentiment (n.) |
A feeling about something before it happens; foreboding |
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Tangible (adj.) |
Able to be grasped or perceived; concrete |
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Tactile (adj.) |
Pertaining to touch |
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Intact (adj.) |
Unbroken; whole; unharmed |
