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20 Cards in this Set
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amenity
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(n)
1. that which is pleasent or agreeable 2. attractive features, customs, etc. |
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aperture
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(n)
1. an opening, gap, hole 2. orifice ant- occlusion |
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dissidence
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(n)
1. difference of opinion 2. discontent ant- concord |
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epicurean
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(adj)
1. devoted to the pursuit of pleasure 2. fond of good food, comfort, and ease 3. with discriminating tastes (n) a person with discriminating tastes ant- ascetic |
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improvident
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(adj)
1. not thrifty 2. failing to plan ahead ant- frugal |
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iniquity
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(n)
1. wickedness, sin 2. a grossly immoral act ant- probity |
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invioable
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(adj)
1. sacred 2. must not be broken, injured, or profaned ant- assailable |
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mutable
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(adj)
open to or capable of change, fickle changeable ant- steadfast |
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nascent
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(adj)
1. just beggining to exist or develop 2. having just come into existance ant- moribund |
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obeisance
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(n)
1. a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission 2. deference, homage ant- irreverence |
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panegyric
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(n)
1. formal or elaborate praise 2. a tribute ant- philippic |
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pillory
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(n)
1. a device for publicly punishing offenders 2. a means for exposing oe to public comtempt or ridicule (v) to expose to public contempt or ridicule ant- laud |
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pittance
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(n)
a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion |
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presage
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(v)
1. to foreshadow or point to a future event 2. to predict (n) a warning or indication of the future ant- augur |
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progeny
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(n)
descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples |
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promulgate
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1. to announce ant- nullify |
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rectitude
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(n)
1. uprightness, righteousness 2. correctness ant- iniquity |
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restive
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(adj)
restless, hard to manage, balky ant- serene |
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seraphic
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(adj)
angelic, heavenly, celestial ant- devilish |
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subsist
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(v)
1. to have existance 2. to remail alive, manage to make a living or maintain life 3. to persist or continue |
