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20 Cards in this Set
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askance
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with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
syn: distrustfully, suspiciously, skeptically |
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attenuate
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to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensily, or value
syn: thin out, dilute, water down ant: thicken, strengthen, bolster |
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benign
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gentle, kind, forgiving; understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant
syn: benevolent, salutary, salubrious, harmless ant: malevolent, deleterious |
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cavil
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to find fault in a petty way, carp...a trivial objection or criticism
syn: nitpick, quibble |
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charlatan
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one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack
syn: fraud, mounteback |
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decimate
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to kill or destroy a large part of
syn: ravage, mountebank |
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foible
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a weak point, failing, minor flaw
syn: shortcoming, abstain from, give up ant: forte, virtue |
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forgo
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to do without, abstain from, give up
syn: refrain from, renounce ant: indulge in, partake of |
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fraught
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full of or loaded with; accompanied by
syn: charged with ant: devoid of, lacking, deficient in |
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inure
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to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
syn: accustom, acclimate |
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luminous
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emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating
syn: radiant, bright, refulgent, lustrous ant: dark, opaque, dim, murky |
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obsequious
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marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons
syn: fawning, servile, sycophantic, mealymouthed ant: assertive, bumptious, overbearing, candid, frank, independent |
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obtuse
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blutn, not coming to a point, slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression
syn: stupid, dump, thick, mild, dull-witted ant: acute, perceptive, quick-witted |
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oscillate
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to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver
syn: vibrate, vacillate |
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penitent
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regretful for one's sins or mistakes; one who is sorry for wrongdoing
syn: remorseful, regretful, rueful, sorry ant: unrepentant, remorseless |
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peremptory
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having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute
syn: high-handed, unconditional ant: irresolute, tentative, mild, unassuming |
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rebuff
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to snub; to repel, drive away; a curt rejection, a check
syn: spurn, repulse, reject; setback ant: accept, welcome |
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reconnoiter
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to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection
syn: scout |
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shambles
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a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess
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sporadic
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occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order
syn: intermittent, spasmodic ant: constant, steady, continuous, uninterrupted |
