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53 Cards in this Set
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Illicitly Adverb |
-In a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom. =illegitimately ◑licitly -In an illegal manner. • they dumped the waste illicitly. =illegally, lawlessly |
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Invoke Verb |
-To refer to (something) in support of your ideas.
-To make use of (a law, a right, etc.) |
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Perplex Verb |
-To confuse (someone) very much. -To make more complicated. |
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Pejorative Noun |
A word expressing disapproval. |
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Consummate Adjective |
-Perfect in every respect; having all necessary qualities. • a consummate performance. • consummate happiness =complete ≈perfect
-Without qualification; used informally as an (often pejorative) intensifier. • a consummate fool
-Very bad. |
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Consummate Verb |
Complete a marriage by having sexual intercourse |
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Brunt Noun |
The principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
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Epidemic Noun |
-sudden quickly spreading occurrence of something harmful or unwanted |
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Memoir Noun |
An account of the author's personal experiences. |
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Pertain |
-To relate to someone or something.
-To have a connection to a person or thing. • My remark pertained to your earlier comments. |
To relate |
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Ploughing |
(farming) to break and turn over earth especially with a plow. |
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Lone Adjective |
-Lacking companions or companionship. = alone, lonely, solitary ≈ unaccompanied -Characterized by or preferring solitude. • a lone wolf = lonely, solitary ≈ unsocial -Being the only one; single and isolated from others. • the lone doctor in the entire county = lonesome, only, sole, solitary ≈ single |
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Scent Noun |
-A pleasant smell that is produced by something. -A slight indication of something that is going to happen or that might happen |
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Vocation Noun |
-The particular occupation for which you are trained. |
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Vocational adj. |
-Relating to the special skills, training, etc., that you need for a particular job or occupation. |
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Blandish Verb |
-Praise or compliment someone, esp. insincerely or to win favor. • No matter how much the sisters tried to Blandish their dad, he refused to buy any more tickets for rides = flatter |
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Blandishment Noun |
-Flattery intended to persuade. =cajolery, palaver
-The act of urging by means of teasing or flattery. =wheedling |
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Persuade Verb |
-To cause (someone) to do something by asking, arguing, or giving reasons.
-To cause (someone) to believe something. = Cajole, Coax, Wheedle |
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Deter Verb |
-Try to prevent; show opposition to. • We should deter this practice among our youth. = discourage -Turn away from by persuasion. • Negative campaigning will only deter people = dissuade |
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Condole Verb |
-To Express sympathetic sorrow. |
Lament, Grieve |
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Snare Noun |
-A device that has a loop (called a noose) which gets smaller when the end of it is pulled and that is used to catch animals.
- A kind of trap.
-A position or situation from which it is difficult to escape. |
Ambush, Net, Trap, Web |
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Snare Verb |
-To catch (an animal) in a snare. -To cause (something) to become caught in something (such as a net or trap). -To win or get (something) by skillful action or good luck. |
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Entangle verb |
-To cause (something) to get caught in or twisted with something else. -To get (someone) involved in a confusing or difficult situation. |
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Entice Verb |
-To attract (someone) especially by offering or showing something that is appealing, interesting, etc. |
Lure, Tempt |
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Blare |
- (Verb) To make a loud and usually unpleasant sound. - (Noun) A loud and usually unpleasant noise. =Clamour |
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Blare |
- (Verb) To make a loud and usually unpleasant sound. - (Noun) A loud and usually unpleasant noise. =Clamour |
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Blare |
- (Verb) To make a loud and usually unpleasant sound. - (Noun) A loud and usually unpleasant noise. =Clamour |
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Adulterated adj. |
-To make (something, such as a food or drink) impure or weaker by adding something of poor quality. |
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Vague adj. |
-Not clear in meaning : stated in a way that is general and not specific. =Obscure, Muddy, Unclear
-Not thinking or expressing your thoughts clearly or precisely.
-Not completely formed or developed. |
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Vogue Noun |
-The popular taste at a given time. • leather is the latest vogue. = style, trend -A current state of general acceptance and use. |
Style, Trend |
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Voyage Noun |
-A long journey to a distant or unknown place especially over water or through outer space. |
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Harp Verb |
-(usually with on) repeatedly come back to a subject; persistently complain about. • She is always harping on the same old things. =dwell -(music) play the harp. |
Dwell |
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Kith Noun |
-Your friends and acquaintances. • all his kith and kin |
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Kin Noun |
-A person's relatives. |
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Akin adj. |
-similar or related. 1. related by blood : descended from a common ancestor or prototype. 2. essentially similar, related, or compatible. • his interests are akin to mine. |
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Fore Noun |
-Something that occupies a front position. |
Anterior, front, forward |
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Anterior Adj. |
-Of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body. ≈front, frontal, prefrontal ◑posterior -Earlier in time=prior≈antecedent |
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Assort Verb |
-Keep company with; hang out with. • He assorts with strange people. = affiliate, associate, consort -Arrange or order by classes or categories. • How would you assort these pottery shards--are they prehistoric? = class, classify, separate, sort, sort out |
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Uncanny adj. |
-Surpassing the ordinary or normal • his uncanny sense of direction. • A number of uncanny parallels in the lives of the twins who had been separated at birth. =preternatural ≈extraordinary |
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Canny adj. |
-very clever and able to make intelligent decisions |
-Astute, shrewd, hardheaded, savvy, sharp, sharp-witted, smart |
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Astute adj. |
-having or showing an ability to notice and understand things clearly.
-mentally sharp or clever.
• an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease. |
Savvy, shrewd, smart. |
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Shrewd adj. |
-Serving one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner. • the most shrewd and selfish men in the community. =calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming. |
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Savvy adj. |
-Having practical and sound understanding or knowledge of something. -Having or showing perception, comprehension, or shrewdness especially in practical matters. |
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Savvy Noun/Verb |
-(Noun) The cognitive condition of someone who understands. = apprehension, discernment, understanding -(Verb)Get the meaning of something. • Do you savvy the meaning of this letter? = apprehend, comprehend,, grasp, grok |
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Cognition Noun |
-Conscious mental activities : the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering. |
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Cognition Noun |
-Conscious mental activities : the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering. |
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Cognitive adj. |
-of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering) |
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Knack Noun |
-An ability, talent, or special skill needed to do something. -A special way of doing something. |
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Verbose adj. |
-Using more words than are needed.
-Containing too many words. • verbose and ineffective instructional methods. • verbose speakers =tedious, windy, wordy |
Wordy |
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Implicit |
-Capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied <an implicit assumption> - Being without doubt or reserve : unquestioning <an implicit trust> |
Implied, unquestioning |
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Implication Noun |
-A possible future effect or result. • his resignation had political implications =deduction, entailment
-Something that is suggested without being said directly : something that is implied.
-The fact or state of being involved in or connected to something (such as a crime). • he was suspected of implication in several robberies.
-The fact or state of being implicated in something. |
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Entailment Noun |
-Something that is inferred (deduced, entailed or implied) • his resignation had political entailments. = deduction, implication |
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Nevertheless Adverb |
-In spite of what has just been said.
=all the same, even so, however, nonetheless, notwithstanding, still, withal, yet
Examples-I really don't want to; nevertheless, I will do it because you asked me to. |
However, Nonetheless |
