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15 Cards in this Set
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acquisitive (adj)
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able to get ideas; WEALTH
syn:greedy, grasping, avaricious ant: altruistic, unretentive |
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arrogate (v)
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to claim or take w/o right
syn: expropriate, usurp ant: relinquish, renounce |
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banal (adj)
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hackneyed, commonplace
syn: stale an: fresh, novel |
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belabor (v)
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to work on excessively; thrash soundly
synL overwork |
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carping (adj) (n)
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adj: tending to find fault- nasty way
n: nagging criticism syn: nit-picking ant: approving |
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coherent (adj)
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making a logical hole, sticking together
syn:connected, unified ant:muddled, cahaotic |
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congeal (v)
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liquid->solid, thicken
syn: harden, jell ant: melt, liquefy |
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emulate (v)
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to imitate- and surpass
syn:panegyric antL condemnation |
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eschew (v)
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to aviod, shun
syn: abstain from any: embrace, adopt |
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germane (adj)
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revelant, appropriate
syn: pertinent ant; irrelevant |
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insatiable (adj)
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so demanding as not to be satisfied
syn: unquenchable |
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intransigent (adj)
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resfusing to compromise
syn: uncompromising ant: lukewarm, halfhearted |
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invidious (adj)
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offenseive, hateful
syn: malicious, spiteful ant: complimentary, flattering |
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largesse (n)
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generosity in giving; contributions
syn: liberality ant: stinginess |
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reconnaissance (n)
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survey-POLITICAL
syn: scouting expedition |