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20 Cards in this Set
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allay (v.)
syn: reduce alleviate moderate ant:aggravate exacerbate intensify |
to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve
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bestial (adj.)
syn: animal depraved loathsome ant: human humane clement virtuous upright |
beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
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convivial (adj.)
syn: fun-loving, jovial, merry ant: dour, grim, sullen, unsociable |
festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
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coterie (n.)
syn: clique, set |
a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interset
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counterpart (n.)
syn: match |
a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement
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demur (v.) & (n.)
syn: (v.) protest, object to ant: (v.) assent to, consent to, accept, agree to |
(v.) to object or take exception to
(n.) an objection |
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effrontery (n.)
syn: gall chutzpah nerve impertinence cheek ant: shyness, diffidence, timidity |
shameless boldness, impudence
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embellish (v.)
syn: ornament garnish ant: strip mar disfigure |
to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
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ephemeral (adj.)
syn: fleeting transient evanescent transitory ant: durable long-lasting permanent perpetual |
lasting only a short time, short-lived
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felicitous (adj.)
syn: fortunate, well-put ant: inappropriate, inept, graceless, unhappy |
appropriate apt well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
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furtive (adj.)
syn: clandestine covert surreptitious ant: forthright aboveboard open |
done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen
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garish (adj.)
syn: gaudy flashy tawdry ant: subdued muted understated quiet |
glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
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illusory (adj.)
syn: specious spurious fanciful imaginary ant: actual real factual objective |
misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality
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indigent (adj.)
syn: penniless poverty-stricken, destitiute ant: wealthy affluent prosperous |
needy, impoverished
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inordinate (adj.)
syn: exorbitant, extravagant ant: moderate reasonable equitable |
far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
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jettison (v.)
syn: cast off, discard dump junk abandon ant: conserve, retain, hold on to keep |
to cast overboard, get rid of as unneccesary or burdensome
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misanthrope (n.)
syn: people-hater |
a person who hates or despises people
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pertinacious (adj.)
syn: stubborn dogged determined |
very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied
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picayune (adj.)
syn: inconsequential piddling trifling ant: important significant huge gigantic |
of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded
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raiment (n.)
syn: apparel, attire |
clothing, garments
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