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20 Cards in this Set
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affiliated
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adj. associated; connected
S.attatched,related,joined A.dissociated, unconnected |
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ascertain
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v. to find out
S.discover,determine,establish |
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attainment
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n. an accomplishment, the act of achieving
S.achievement,fulfillment A.failure,defeat,frustration |
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bequeath
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v. to give or pass on as an inheritance
S.transmit,bestow,hand down |
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cogent
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adj. forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
S.persuasive, compelling A.weak,unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant |
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converge
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v. to move toward one poin, approach nearer together
S.meet,unite,intersect,merge A.diverge,seperate |
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disperse
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v. to scatter , spread far and wide
S.break up, dispel A.collect,congregate,assemble,muster |
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esteem
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v. to regard highly
n. a highly favorable opinion or judgement S.respect,admire,honor,revere A.disdain,scorn,contempt |
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expunge
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v. to erase, obliterate, destroy
S.delete,efface,annihilate A.insert,mark,imprint,impress |
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finite
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adj. having limits; lasting for a limitd time
S.bounded, measurable A.unlimited,immeasurable, everlasting,eternal |
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invulnerable
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adj. not able to be wounded or hurt; sheilded against attack
S.impregnable,impervious, immune A.exposed,unprotected, defenceless |
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malevolent
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adj. spiteful, showing ill will
S.malicious,wicked,sinister, malignant A.kind,benevolent, compassionate |
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nonchalant
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adj. cool and confident, unconecerned
S.composed,unruffled, indifferent, blase A.perturbed,agitated, disconcerted,abashed |
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omnicient
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adj. knowing everthing; having unlimited awareness or understading
S.wise, all-knowing A.ignorant, unknowing |
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panacea
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n. a remedy for all ills; cure all; an answer to all problems
S.universal cure,easy solution |
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scrupulous
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adj. exact, careful, attending throughly to details; having high moral standards, principled
S.painstaking,meticulous, conscientious A.careless,negligent,remiss, dishonest |
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skulk
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v. to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
S.lurk,sink,prowl |
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supercilious
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adj. proud and contemptuous; sjowing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
S.snobbish,patronized, overbearing A.humble,meek,deferential, servile |
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uncanny
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adj. strange, mysterious, wierd,beyond explanation
S.eerie,inexplicable,spooky |
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venial
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adj. easily excuse; pardonable
S.excusable, forgivable A.inexcusable,unforgivable, unpardonable |
