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20 Cards in this Set
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acuity
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NOUN
sharpnes (particularly of the mind or senses) keenness, acuteness ANT dullness, obtuseness |
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delineate
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VERB
to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially depict, picture, render |
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depraved
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ADJECTIVE
marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt ANT moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted |
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enervate
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VERB
to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring impair, cripple, paralyze ANT invigorate, strengthen, buttress |
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esoteric
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ADJECTIVE
intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite ANT accessible, comprehensible, intelligible |
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fecund
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ADJECTIVE
fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive fertile, teeming, prolific ANT infertile, barren, unproductive |
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fiat
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NOUN
an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness edict, dictum, ukase |
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figment
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NOUN
a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion creationm, invention, fancy |
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garner
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VERB
to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use collect, accumulate, accrue ANT scatter, squander, waste, dissipate |
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hallow
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VERB
to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere venerate, bless ANT desecrate, defile, profane |
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idiosyncracy
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NOUN
a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify eccentricity, quirk, mannerism |
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ignominy
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NOUN
shame and disgrace dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium ANT honor, glory, acclaim |
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mundane
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ADJECTIVE
earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary ANT heavenly, unworldly, spiritual, transcendental |
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nuance
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NOUN
a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference shade, nicety, refinement |
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overweening
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ADJECTIVE
conceited, presumptious; excessive, immoderate arrogant, unbridled, inflated ANT restrained, understated, modest, meek |
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penchant
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NOUN
a strong attraction or inclination proclivity, propensity, predilection ANT disinclination, aversion |
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reputed
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ADJECTIVE
according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part) alleged putative, reputable, supposed ANT proven, corroborated, authenticated |
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sophistry
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NOUN
reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy specious reasoning |
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sumptuous
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ADJECTIVE
costly, rich, magnificent lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid ANT skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan |
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ubiquitous
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ADJECTIVE
present or existing everywhere omnipresent, pervasive, universal ANT restricted, limited, rare, scarce |
