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133 Cards in this Set
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Discomfit
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to embarrass
syn:perturb ant:relax |
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Edification
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improvement
syn:betterment |
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Malfeasance
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misconduct
syn:wrongdoing |
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Feasible
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capable of being accomplished
syn:possible ant:impossible |
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Surfeit
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too full
syn:abundance ant:shortage |
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Magnum Opus
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Great work of an artist
syn:pinnacle |
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Modus Operandi
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manner of working
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Opulent
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great wealth
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Synergy
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power from two or more forces
syn:confluence |
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Liturgy
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prayer or worship
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Lethargy
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sluggishness
syn:laziness ant:activity |
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Laborious
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requiring mental or physical effort
syn:industrious |
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Belabor
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discuss in too much detail
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Elaborate
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explain in greater detail
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stanch
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stop the flow
syn:cease |
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staunch
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firm and steadfast
syn:strong ant:fickle |
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extant
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still in existence
syn:existing ant: extinct |
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restive
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difficult to control
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apropos
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with regard to
syn:proper ant:inappropriate |
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depose
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remove from office
syn:elect |
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static
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have no motion
syn:still ant:dynamic |
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ecstasy
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intense joy
syn:joy ant:misery |
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stasis
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no change
syn:equilibrium |
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entity
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a being
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essence
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most important ingredient
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quintessential
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most typical, important
syn:essential |
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verdure
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greenery, fresh ripe
syn:foliage |
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verdant
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green, lush with vegetation
ant:barren |
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viridity
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lack of experience
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candid
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open and sincere
syn:frank ant:duplictious |
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candor
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openness
syn:truth ant:falseness |
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incandescent
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shining brilliantly
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pallor
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extreme or unnatural paleness
ant:flushed |
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pallid
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lacking color, dull
syn:wan |
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appall
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to fill with horror
syn:horrify |
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livid
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enraged,furious
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denigrate
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to attack, to mock
syn:belittle ant:praise |
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peccadillo
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a small sin or fault
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impeccable
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having no flaws
syn:perfect ant:flawed |
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peccant
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sinful, violating a law
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pejorative
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insulting
syn:belittling ant:praising |
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impair
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diminish, strength
syn:harm ant:fix |
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malign
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maliciously, insult
syn:deprecate ant:praise |
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malinger
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pretend to be sick
syn:shirk |
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malaise
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depression
syn:boredom |
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negligent
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not properly attentive
syn:careless ant:carefull |
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negliglible
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unimportant
syn:remote ant:significant |
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negate
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cancel the effect, nullify
syn:deny, conradict ant:affirm |
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jocose
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cheerful,merry
syn:happy ant:morose |
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jocular
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joking
syn:jovial |
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festoon
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to drape or adorn festively
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fete
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to honor with a feast
syn:to celebrate |
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bacchic
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wild celebration
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bacchanal
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druken party or celebration
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plaintive
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sorrowful
ant:joyful |
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plaint
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lament or complaint
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elegy
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somg or poem memorializing
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elegiac
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mourning lost or past
syn:mournful |
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somnolent
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drowsy, sleepy
syn:drowsy ant:alert |
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soporific
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causing sleep
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sopor
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sleep
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languid
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lacking energy
syn:weak ant:active |
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languish
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to waste away
syn:weaken |
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languor
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lack of physical or mental energy
syn:lethargy |
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vigilant
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on the alert
syn:aware |
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vigilante
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someone who takes law enforcement into own hands
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acquiesce
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to give in
syn:accede ant:resist |
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requiem
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song service for dead
syn:elegy |
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quittance
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repayment
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fortuitous
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fortunate
syn:providential ant:unlucky |
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fortuity
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chance or accident
syn:adversity ant:purpose |
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auspices
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protection or support
syn:guidance |
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auspicious
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favorable circumstances
syn: propitious, promising |
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predestination
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ones fate has been determined
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destine
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intend for specific purpose
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consortium
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group of companies
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consort
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to keep company, romantic one
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propitiate
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to soothe satisfy
syn:reconcile |
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propitious
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lucky
ant:unlucky |
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importune
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beg
syn:plead |
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importunate
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demanding
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rapport
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positive relationship
syn:friendship |
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insufferable
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intolerable
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preferential
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an advantage to one another
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conferment
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formal offer
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periphery
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outermost part
syn:surroundings ant:center |
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euphoria
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feeling of great happiness
syn:joy ant:misery |
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congested
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overcroweded
syn:full ant:empty |
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gestate
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develop iin mind or body
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gesticulate
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make gesures for emphasis
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solipsism
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self is only reality
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desolate
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deserted and lonely
syn:bare ant:crowded |
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soliloquy
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dramatic speech
syn:monologue ant:conversation |
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monotonous
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lacking in variety
syn:boring ant:varying |
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monosyllabic
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having only one syllable
ant:polysyllabic |
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monotone
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sameness of sound
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divulge
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to make public
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vulgar
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of the common people
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polymath
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knowledge of many subjects
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hoi polloi
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the common people
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polyglot
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knowledge of several languages
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totalitarian
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one person controls everything
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totality
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completeness
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holistic
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whole rather than parts
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catholic
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covering a broade range
syn:narrow |
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consummate
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perfect or ideal
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summation
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accumulation, total result
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trenchant
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sharply effective
syn:clear |
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truncate
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to cut short
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parcel
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divide into parts
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parse
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examine or analyze
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repartee
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quick conversation
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assertion
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something declared
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exertion
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use of power
ant:relaxation |
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dissertation
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formal long paper
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disconcert
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upset confuse
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certitude
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certainity
syn:surety ant:doubt |
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ascertain
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to discover, find out
syn:determine |
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annex
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to attach oneself
ant:disconnect |
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nexus
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center
syn:crux ant:periphery |
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liaision
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go between
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obligatory
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expected, required
syn:mandatory |
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ligature
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binding or joining
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sedition
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rebellion
syn:treason ant:loyalty |
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ambiance
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atmosphere
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circuious
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roundabout or lenghy
ant:direct |
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transitory
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short-lived
ant:permanent |
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accede
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agree with urging of another
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antecedent
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one that precedes another
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precedent
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tradition
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contravene
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violate
ant:agree |
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adventitious
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artificial
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parvenu
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someone newly wealthy
syn:nouveau riche |
