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