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30 Cards in this Set
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Pedestrian |
Ordinary or dull Ant- imaginative, compelling |
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Bona fide |
In good faith Ant: fraudulent, phony |
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Adventitious |
Accidental, nonessential |
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Fecund |
Fertile, productive Ant- sterile |
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Deviate |
To turn aside from a course; to stray |
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Obfuscate |
To confuse; to bewilder Ant- clarify; elucidate |
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Impale |
To pierce with a sharp stake through the body |
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Extenuate |
To lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses |
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Parochial |
Local, narrow, limited Ant- universal, catholic |
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Glower |
To stare angrily Ant- growl |
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Edify |
To improve morally |
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Ambiguous |
Open to more than one interpretation Ant- explicit, define |
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Cataclysm |
A violent change |
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Optimum |
Best, most favorable, ideal |
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Importuen |
To ask persistently, to beg |
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Celibate |
Abstaining from intercourse, unmarried |
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Fortuitous |
Happening by chance or accident Ant- premeditated, intentional |
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Recapitulate |
To summarize, to repeat briefly |
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Perfunctory |
Done without care, in a routine fashion |
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Baroque |
Overly decorated Ant- simple |
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Hedonism |
Pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses |
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Obloquy |
Strong disapproval, a bad reputation resulting from public criticism Ant- acclaim, praise |
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Debacle |
A complete failure, total collapse Ant- success, triumph |
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Quasi |
Resembling, seeming, half |
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Besmirch |
To make dirty, to stain Ant- cleanse |
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Sacrosanct |
Extremely holy |
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Sadistic |
Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others Ant- civilized, humane |
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Demeanor |
Behavior, manner of conducting oneself |
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Facetious |
Comical, jocular, flippant Ant- solemn, serious |
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Imperative |
Extremely necessary, vitally important |
