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20 Cards in this Set
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abject
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ADJECTIVE
degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter ANT lofty, noble, exalted |
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agnostic
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NOUN
one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic, doubter ANT believer ADJECTIVE without faith, skeptical |
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complicity
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NOUN
involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice; connivance, collusion ANT noninvolvement, innocence |
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derelict
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NOUN
someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; vagrant ADJECTIVE left abandoned; neglectful of duty; remiss, delinquent ANT punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous |
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diatribe
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NOUN
a bitter and prolonged verbal attack; harangue, tirade ANT panegyric, encomium, eulogy |
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effigy
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NOUN
a crude image of a despised person; figure, figuring, likeness |
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equity
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NOUN
the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim; justice, fairness, impartiality ANT injustice, unfairness, bias, prejudice |
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inane
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ADJECTIVE
silly, empty of meaning or value; vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous ANT sensible, meaningful, profound |
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indictment
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NOUN
the act of accusing; a formal accusation; charge, accusation |
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indubitable
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ADJECTIVE
certain, not to be doubted or denied; unquestionable, indisputable ANT questionable, debatable, dubious |
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intermittent
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ADJECTIVE
stopping and beginning again, sporadic; fitful, spasmodic, random ANT continuous, uninterrupted |
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moot
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ADJECTIVE
open to discussion and debate, unresolved; debatable, questionable ANT undebatable, indisputable, self-evident VERB to bring up for discussion; broach NOUN a hypothetical law case argued by students |
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motif
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NOUN
a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design |
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neophyte
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NOUN
a new convert, beginner, novice; tenderfoot, tyro, rookie ANT veteran, past master, expert, pro |
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perspicacity
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NOUN
keenness in observing and understanding; acuity, acumen, discernment ANT dullness, obtuseness |
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plenary
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ADJECTIVE
complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members; unlimited, unrestricted ANT limited, restricted, incomplete |
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surveillance
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NOUN
a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation; scrutiny, monitoring |
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sylvan
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody; forested, arcadian |
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testy
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ADJECTIVE
easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation; irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant ANT even-tempered, imperturbable, unexcitable |
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travesty
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NOUN
a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; burlesque, parody, caricature, farce VERB to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion |
