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20 Cards in this Set
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Affiliated
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associated with
syn; attatched ant; dissacociated |
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Ascertain
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To find out
syn; discover, determine, establish |
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Attainment
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an accomplishment, the act of achieving
syn; achievemnt, fufillment ant; failure, defeat, frustration |
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Bequeath
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to give or pass on as an inheritance
syn; transmit, bestow, hand down |
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Cogent
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forceful, convincing, relevant
syn; persuasive, compelling ant; weak, uncovincing, ineffective, irrelevant |
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Converge
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to move toward one point, approach nearer together
syn; meet, unite, ant; diverge, separate |
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Disperse
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to scatter, spread far and wide
syn; break up, dispel ant; collect, congregate, assemble |
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Esteem
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to regard highly, a highly favorable opinion or judgment
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Expunge
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to erase completly
syn; delete, efface, annihilate ant; insert, mark, imprint |
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Finite
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having limits; lasting for a limited time
syn; bounded, measurable ant;unlimited, immeasurable |
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Invulnerable
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not able to be wounded or hurt, shielded
syn; impregnable, impervious ant; exposed, unprotected |
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Malevolent
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spiteful, showing ill will
syn; malicious, wicked, sinister ant; kind, benevolent |
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Nonchalant
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cool and confident, unconcerned
syn; composed, unruffled ant; pertrubed, agitated |
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Omniscient
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knowing everything;having unlimited awareness or understanding
syn; wise, all-knowing ant;ignorant |
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Panacea
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a remedy for all ills; cure-all an answer to all problems
syn; universal cure, easy solution |
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Scrupulous
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exact, careful
syn;painstaking, meticulous ant;careless, negligent |
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Skulk
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to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
syn; lurk, sink |
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Supercillious
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proud and contemptuous, showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
syn; snobbish, patronizing ant; humble |
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Uncanny
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strange, mysterious, weird
syn; eerie, inexplicable |
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Venial
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easily excused, pardonable
syn; excusable ant; inexcusable |
