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20 Cards in this Set
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Anomalous |
(adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
Syn: exceptional, unusual, aberrant Ant: normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary |
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Aspersion |
(n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
Syn: innuendo, calumny Ant: endorsement, praise |
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Bizarre |
(adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical
Syn: grotesque, fantastic, outlandish Ant: normal, typical, ordinary, expected |
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Brusque |
(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
Syn: tactless, ungracious Ant: tactful, diplomatic |
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Cajole |
(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
Syn: wheedle, inveigle Ant: coerce, force |
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Castigate |
(v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely
Syn: chastise, censure Ant: honor, praise, laud |
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Contrive |
(v.) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
Syn: think up, concoct, fabricate |
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Demagogue |
(n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
Syn: rabble-rouser, firebrand |
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Disabuse |
(v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
Syn: undeceive, enlighten Ant: deceive, delude, pull wool over one's eyes
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Ennui |
(n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
Syn: languor, world-weariness, listlessness Ant: enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity |
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Fetter |
(n.) a chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains (v.) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent Syn: (n.) bond, restraint; (v.) bind, hamper Ant: (v.) free, liberate, emancipate
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Heinous |
(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful
Syn: evil, odious, outrageous Ant: excellent, wonderful, splendid |
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Immutable |
(adj.) not subject to change, constant
Syn: unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable Ant: changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle |
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Insurgent |
(n.) one who rebels or rises against authority (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
Syn: (adj.) revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous Ant: (adj.) loyalist, loyal, faithful |
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Megalomania |
(n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality
Syn: delusions of grandeur Ant: modesty, self-abasement |
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Sinecure |
(n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
Syn: "no-show" job, cushy job, "plum" |
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Surreptitious |
(adj.) Stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
Syn: furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed Ant: open, frank, aboveboard, overt |
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Transgress |
(v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
Syn: overstep, trespass Ant: obey, toe the lie |
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Transmute |
(v.) to change from one nature, substance or form to another
Syn: transform, convert Ant: preserve, maintain |
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Vicarious |
(adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
Syn: surrogate, secondhand Ant: actual, firsthand
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