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10 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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hate, loathe, detest
The honest person abhors corruption. |
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abjure
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renounce, recant
Deeply affected by what he saw at the completed museum, Jack abjured his former stance against building the Holocaust museum in Washington, D. C. |
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cacophony
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jumbled noise, discord
Modern jazz sounded like mere cacophony to her untrained ear. |
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charlatan
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fraud, fake
Although he claimed that he was earning for his investors relatively high yields on their money invested with him, Bernard Madoff was a charlatan, the operator of a Ponzi scheme. |
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efficacy
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capacity to accomplish some desired end
Currently, legislators are debating the efficacy of various health-care reform proposals. |
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enigma
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puzzle, mystery, riddle
Why he refused to attend his own birthday party remains an enigma. |
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heinous
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terrible, abominable, odious
Charles Manson's heinous crimes shocked the nation. |
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inane
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silly, void of sense
Because her ideas are so inane, only the very polite can keep from ridiculing her. |
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mellifluous
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sweetly flowing, smooth
From somewhere nearby floated the mellifluous sound of a fine violin. |
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parsimonious
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excessively stingy, penny-pinching
The belief that the Scottish people are parsimonious form the basis for many jokes. |
