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20 Cards in this Set
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Abject
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ADJ- degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete & unrelieved
SYNO- wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter ANTO- lofty, noble, exalted |
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agnostic
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N- one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic
Adj- w/o the faith, skeptical SYNO- doubter ANTO- believer |
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complicity
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N- involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
SYNO: connivance, collusion ANTO: noninvolvement, innocence |
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Derelict
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n- someone or something that is abandoned or neglected
Adj- left abandoned, neglectful of duty SYNO: vagrant,remiss, delinquent ANTO: punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous |
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Diatribe
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N- a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
SYNO: harangue, tirade ANTO: panegyric, encomium, eulogy |
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Effigy
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N- a crude image of a despised person
SYNO: figure, figurine, likeness |
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Equity
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N- the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair & equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortage or other claim
SYNO: justice, fairness, impartiality ANTO: injustice, unfairness, bias, prejudice |
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inane
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Adj- silly, empty of meaning or value
SYNO: vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous, ANTO: sensible, meaningful, profound |
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Indictment
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ADJ- the act of accusng; a formal accusation
SYNO: charge, accusation |
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Indubitable
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ADJ- certain, not to be doubted or denied
SYNO: unquestionable, indisputbable ANTO: questionable, debataeable, dubious |
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Intermittent
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ADJ-stopping & beginning again; sporadic
SYNO: fitful, spasmodic, random ANTO: continuous, uninterrupted |
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Moot
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ADJ- open to discussion and debate, unresolved
V- to bring up for discussion N- hypothetical law case SYNO: debatable, questionable ANTO: undebatable, indisputable, self- evident |
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Motif
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N- a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
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Neophyte
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N- a new convert, beginner, novice
SYNO: tenderfoot, tyro, rookie ANTO: veteran, past master, expert, pro |
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Perspicacity
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N- keeness in observing & understanding
SYNO: acuity, acumen, discernment ANTO: dullness, obtusenesss |
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Plenary
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ADJ- complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members
SYNO: unlimited, unrestricted ANTO: limited, restricted, incomplete |
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Surveillance
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N- a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation
SYNO: observation, scrutiny, monitoring |
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Sylvan
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ADJ- pertaining to or charcteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
SYNO: forested, arcadian |
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Testy
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ADJ- easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation
SYNO: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant ANTO: even-tempered, imperturable, unexciteable |
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Travesty
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N- a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex;
V- to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion SYNO: burlesque, parody, caicature, farce |
