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9 Cards in this Set
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VISCOUS
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HAVING A THICK CONSISTENCY, GELATINOUS (adj)
Syn: tenacious, clammy, gooey Ant: Winnie discovered that the viscous fluid dripping from the kitchen cupboard ws, in fact, honey oozing from a cracked jar. |
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GREGARIOUS
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OUTGOING, VERY FRIENDLY (adj)
Syn: talkative, social Ant: shy, reserved I am not a gregarious person; usually i am a wall flower. |
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ANOMALOUS
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IRREGULAR, UNUSUAL, DEVIATING (adj)
Syn: abnormal, odd, rare, eccentric Ant: normal, typical, usual Darwin once said that there is nothing more anomalous in nature than a bird that cannot fly. |
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CORROBORATE
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TO CONFIRM, TO MAKE CERTAIN (v)
Syn: approve, validate, endorse Ant: deny, refute, contradict Ethal could not find a witness to corroborate her alibi, so she was convicted on all counts. |
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EPHEMERAL
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FLEETING, OF SHORT LIFE OR DURATION (adj)
Syn: momentary, temporary Ant: eternal, permanent Sand castles are an ephemeral art form; they last only until the next tide. |
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IMPLICIT
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IMPLIED, TACITLY UNDERSTOOD, UNQUESTIONABLE (adj)
Syn: absolute, certain, unspoken Ant: not included Many constitutional scholars believe that the right of privacy is implicit in the Bill of Rights, even though it is nowhere stated as such. |
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INDIGENOUS
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NATIVE, ORIGINATING IN A PLACE (adj)
Syn: domestic, original, inherent Ant: foreign, newcomer, contracted, learned The indigenous peoples of South America are threatened by development in the rain forests. |
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PARADOX
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Seeming contradiction or an actual contradiction (n)
Syn: ambiguity, catch 22, error, opposite Ant: It is a paradox that while Dan speaks publicaly about good parenting, at home he is distant and neglectful of his children. |
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SUBJECTIVE
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RELATING TO THE MIND AS THE SUBJECT OF EXPERIENCE, ILLUSORY
Syn: Individual, biased, intuitive Ant: Human emotions can only be experienced in a subjective manner, they are inexplicable to an outside observer. |
