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