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19 Cards in this Set
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accure |
to grow or accumulate over time s- collect, proceed from a- dwindle, decrease, diminish |
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annotation |
a critical or explanatory note or comment |
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bedlam |
a state or scene of uproar; confusion s-commotion, pandemonium, chaos a- peace, order, tranquility |
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covert |
hidden, disguised, kept secret s- undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa a-open, overt, undisguised |
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debonair |
pleasant, courteous, lighthearted s- carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane a-distraught,boorish, churlish |
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dun |
to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt s-hound, pester, harass |
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efficacious |
effective, producing results s- effectual, efficient, potent, powerful a-ineffective, worthless, useless |
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equanimity |
calmness, composer, refusal to panic s- tranquility, imperturbability a- excitability, agitation |
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fortuitous |
accidental, occurring by a happy chance s- unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky a- intentional, deliberate, premeditated |
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gist |
the essential part, main point s- substance, core, nucleus |
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gratuitous |
freely given, not called for by circumstances s- voluntary, justified, uncalled-for a- justified, warranted |
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imperious |
overbearing, arrogant, seeking to dominate s-domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative a, fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuring |
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invective |
a strong denunciation or condemnation, abusive language s- vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic a- tribute, panegyric, econium |
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motley |
showing great variety s-variegated, heterogeneous, diverse a- uniform, homogeneous, monochromatic |
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munificent |
extremely generous, lavish s- bounteous, liberal a- stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious |
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procrastinate |
to delay, put off until later s- stall, temporize, dillydally |
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recondite |
exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding s- esoteric, arcane profound, abstuse a- simple, uncomplicated |
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reprobrate |
a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, a scoundrel, wicked, corrupt s- blackguard, immoral a- saint, virtuous, moral |
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sedentary |
characterized by or calling for continued sitting, to remain in one place s- stationary, static a- active peripatetic, migratory |
