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35 Cards in this Set
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aegis |
(n)- a shield; protection; sponsorship. The candidate felt he had a chance in the election b/c of the aegis of a former office holder |
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aesthetic |
(adj)- pertaining to beauty. syn: artistic |
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affectation |
(n)- a phony attitude; pose. syn: insincerity, charm. ant: sincerity, genuineness |
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aggrandize |
(v) to enlarge; to expand. syn: increase, augment, enrich. ant: decrease, diminish |
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altruism |
(n)- a concern for others; generosity. syn: unselfishness, magnanimity |
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antipathy |
(n)- an intense dislike. syn: aversion |
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antithesis |
(n)- an exact opposite; an extreme opposite (ex- love and hate) |
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badinage |
(n)- playful, teasing talk; (v)- to banter; to tease with playful talk. ex- Although it started out as badinage, it quickly escalated to cutting insults. |
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banal |
(adj)- common, ordinary. ex- his ---------------- remarks bored the entire class. |
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baroque |
(adj)- overly decorated, ornate |
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bedlam |
(n)- a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion |
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beguile |
(v)- to deceive; to charm; to enchant |
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bestial |
(adj)- savage, brutal |
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Bilious |
Adj- bad tempered, cross; ex- no one could stand being in the same room with Sam when he was in a _____ mood. |
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Blanch |
V- to whiten, make pale |
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Cataract |
(N)- large waterfall; abnormality of the eye |
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Bauble |
(N)- A showy but useless thing |
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Blandishment |
Flattery |
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Bombast |
(N)- impressive but meaningless language. Ex- please, professor, no more ______ just give me the facts. |
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Boor |
N- a rude or impolite person. Ex- My brother was acting like a ____. |
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Bowdlerize |
v- to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc. ex- if the editors _____ much more of the book, there won't be anything left to read. |
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Bucolic |
Adj- pertaining to the countryside, rural. Ex- Jim wanted to find an old inn in a ____ setting in which to have lunch. |
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Carcinogen |
(N)- cancer-causing |
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Carnal |
(Adj)- sensual, sexual. Ex- Even though Evelyn didn't understand the painting, she knew it had a carnal feeling about it. |
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Carrion |
Decaying flesh |
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Cataclysm |
A violent change |
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Besmirch |
V- to make dirty, stain |
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Callow |
Adj- young and inexperienced. Although he was not the typical ---- youth, he was not as experienced as he pretended |
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Caveat |
A warning |
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Caveat |
A warning |
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Chagrin |
Embarrassment; complete loss of courage... Joanne had never felt such chagrin as the time |
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Chimerical |
Imaginary, fantastical |
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Debache |
A complete failure; a total collapse |
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Deference |
Respect, consideration...in deference to the old widow we moved aside quietly and allowed her to leave first. |
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Deride |
To ridicule, mock... The professor was unpopular because he derided his students if they made a mistake |
