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60 Cards in this Set
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Jaded
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(adj.) Wearied, worn-out, dulled
syn. sated, surfeited, cloyed ant. unspoiled, uncloyed |
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Approbation
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(n.) The expression of approval or favorable opinion. prouse; official approval
syn. commendation, sanction ant.disapproval, condemnation, censure |
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Asuage
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(v.) To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet,calm; to put an end to appease, satisfuy, quence.
syn: mitigate, alleviate, slake, alloy ant: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate |
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Coalition
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(n.) A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
syn: alliance, league, federation, combine. ant: splinter group |
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Decadence
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(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
syn: degeneration, corruption ant: rise, growth, development, maturation |
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Elicit
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(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source.
syn: call forth, evoke, extract, educe. ant: repress, quash, squelch, stifle |
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Expostulate
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(v.) to attempt t odissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
syn: protest, remonstrate, complain |
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Hackneyed
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(adj.) Used so often as to lack freshness or originality
syn: banal, trite, commonplace, corny ant: new, fresh, novel, original |
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Hiatus
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(n.) A gap, opening, break
syn: pause, lacuna ant: continuity, continuation |
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Innuendo
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(n.) A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
syn: insinuation, intimation ant: direct statement |
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Intercede
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(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go between in a disagreement.
syn: intervene, mediate |
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Lurid
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(adj.) Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint.
syn: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly ant: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome |
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Meritorious
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(adj.) Worthy, deserving recognition and praise.
syn: praise worth, laudable, commendable ant: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable |
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Petulant
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(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset.
syn: irritable, testy, waspish ant: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable |
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Prerogative
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(n.) A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence.
syn: perquisite, perk |
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Provincial
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(adj.) Pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from on outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony.
syn: (adj.) narrow-minded, parochila, insular, naive ant: (adj.)cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded |
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Simulate
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(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
syn: feign, pretend, affect |
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Transcend
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(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed
syn: surpass, outstrip |
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Umbrage
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(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vage suspicion.
syn: irritation, pique, annoyance ant: pleasure, delight, satisfaction |
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Unctuous
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(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or peity; fatty, cily, pliable
syn: mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy ant: gruff, blunt |
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Abominate
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(v.) To have an intense dislike or hatred for
syn: loathe, abhor, despite, detest ant: relish, savor, cherish, esteam |
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Acculturation
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(n.) The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contance with those of another; the resultant blend
syn: adaptation |
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Adventitious
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(adj.) Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital.
syn: extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous ant: essential, intrinsic, inherent, congenital |
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Ascribe
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(v.) To assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute.
syn: impute, credit, attribute |
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Circuitous
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(adj.) Roundabout, not direct.
syn: indirect, meandering, winding ant: straight, direct, as the crow flies. |
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Commiserate
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(v.) To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress.
syn: feel sorry for, empathize ant: feel no sympathy for |
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Enjoin
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(v.) To direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit.
syn: bid, charge, command, adjure ant: allow, permit |
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Expedite
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(v.) To make easy, cause to progress faster.
syn: accelerate, facilitate, speed up. ant: hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct. |
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Expiate
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(v.) To make ammends, make up for; to avert.
syn: redeem, make amends for, atone, make reparation |
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Ferment
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(n.) A state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulance; (v.) To be in or work in such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action.
syn: (n.) commotion, turmoil, unrest ant: (n.) peace and quiet, tranquility, placidity |
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Inadvertant
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(adj.) Resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental
syn: accidental, unconsidered ant: deliberate, intentional, permidiated |
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Nominal
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(adj.) Existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously.
syn: titular, token, trifling, inconsequential ant: real, actual, exorbitant, excessive. |
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Noncommittal
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(adj.) Not decisive or defenite; unwilling to take clear position or to say yes or no.
syn: cagey, uninformative, playing it safe ant: positive, definite, commited |
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Peculate
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(v.) To steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use.
syn: embezzle, defraud, misappropriate |
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Proclivity
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(n.) A natural or habitual inclination or tendency
syn: natural bent, penchant, propensity ant: inability or incapability |
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Sangfroid
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(n.) Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances.
syn: poise, self-assurance, equanimity ant: excitability, hysteria, flappability |
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Seditious
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(adj.) Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government
syn: mutinous, rebellious, subversive ant: supportive, loyal, faithful, allegiant |
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Tenuous
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(adj.) Thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; laching a sound basis, poorly supported.
syn: flimsy, insubstantial, vague, hazy ant: strong, solid, substantial, valid |
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Vitriolic
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(adj.) Bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting
syn: withering, acerbic, mordant ant: bland, saccharine, honeyed, sugary |
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Wheedle
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(v.) To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end.
syn: cajole, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk ant: coerce, brow beat, intimidate, strong-arm |
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Amnesty
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(n.) A general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
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Autonomy
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(n.) Self-government, political control
syn: home rule |
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Axiomatic
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(adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule.
syn: taken for granted ant: questionable, dubious, controversial |
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Blazon
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(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
syn: broadcast, trumpet ant: hide, conceal, cover up, bury |
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Caveat
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(n.0 A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior.
syn: admonition, word to the wise |
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Equitable
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(adj.) Fair, just, embodying principles of justice
syn: right, resonable, evenhanded ant: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate |
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Extricate
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(v.) To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
syn: disentangle, extract, disengage ant: enmesh, entangle, involve |
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Flich
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(v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
syn: pilfer, purloin, swipe |
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Flout
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(v.) To mock, treat with contempt
syn: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn ant: obey, honor, revere, uphold |
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Fractious
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(adj.) Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable.
syn: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish ant: docile, tractable, cooperative |
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Precept
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(n.) A rule of conduct or action.
syn: principle, maxim |
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Salutary
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(adj.) Beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
syn: salubrious, curative ant: detrimental, deleterious, pernicious |
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Scathing
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(adj.) Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
syn: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage ant: bland, mild |
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Scourge
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(v.) To whip, punish severly; (n.) A cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism.
syn: (v.) flog, beat; (n.) Bane, plague, pestillence ant: (n.) Godsend, boon, blessing |
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Sepulchral
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(adj.) Funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal.
syn: doleful, lugebrious, mortuary |
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Soporific
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(adj.) Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep.
syn: (n.) narcotic, anesthetic ant: (adj.) stimulating; (n.) stimulant, stimulus |
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Straitlaced
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(adj.) Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
syn: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy ant: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute |
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Transient
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(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time.
syn: (adj.) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent ant: (adj.) permanent, imperishable, immortal |
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Unwieldy
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(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity.
syn: cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical ant: manageable, easy to handle |
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Vapid
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(adj.) Dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
syn; insipid, lifeless, colorless ant: zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively |
