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20 Cards in this Set
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ALLUDE
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to refer to casually or indirectly
syn:suggest, isinuate, hint at, intimate |
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CLAIRVOYANT
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supernaturally perceptive
syn:insightful, discerning, uncanny |
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CONCLUSIVE
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serving to settle an issue; final
syn:decisive, indisputable, convincing, difinitive |
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DISREPUTABLE
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not respectable, not esteemed
syn:disgraceful, discredibility, shady |
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ENDEMIC
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native or confined to a particular region or people
syn:indigenous, restricted to |
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EXEMPLARY
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worthy of imitation, commendable
syn:praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative |
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FATHOM
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to understand or get to the bottom of
sym: grasp comprehend, figure out, plumb |
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GUILE
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treacherous cunning, deceit
syn:trickery, dupliciity, chicanery |
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INTEGRITY
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honesty. high moral standards
syn:rectitude, probity |
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ITINERARY
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a route of travel
syn:schedule, program |
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MISCONSTRUE
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to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
syn:misjudge, misinterpret |
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OBNOXIOUS
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highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
syn:disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious |
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PLACATE
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to appease, soothe, pacify
syn:satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate |
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PLACID
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calm, peaceful
syn:undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene |
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PLAGIARISM
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passing off or using as one's own the writing of another person
syn:piracy, theft |
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POTENT
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powerful: highly effective
syn:mighty, formidable, forceful |
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PRETEXT
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a false reason, deceptive excuse
syn:pretence, coverstory, rationale, evasion |
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PROTRUDE
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to stick put, thrust forth
syn:project, jut out, bulge |
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STARK
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harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly
syn:sheer, downright, grim, bleak |
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SUPERFICIAL
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on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow
syn:skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash |
