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20 Cards in this Set
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What is approbation?
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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
commendation, sanction |
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What is a hiatus?
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a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
pause, lacuna |
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What is jaded?
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wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
sated, surfeited, cloyed |
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What is drivel?
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saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense
to let saliva flow from the mouth to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot, slaver |
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What is infringe?
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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
encroach, impinge, intrude, poach |
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What is circuitous?
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roundabout, not direct
indirect, meandering, winding |
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What is vitriolic?
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bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
withering, acerbic, mordant |
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What is erudite?
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scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
profoundly educated, well-read |
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What is propensity?
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a natural inclination or predilection toward
natural bent, proclivity, penchant |
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What is repudiate?
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to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
disavow, abjure, renounce |
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What is resilient?
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able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy |
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What is fractious?
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tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
refractory, recalcitrant, peevish |
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What is vapid?
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dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
insipid, lifeless, colorless |
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What is ennui?
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weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
languor, world-weariness, listlessness |
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What is sinecure?
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a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
"no-show" job, cushy job, "plum" |
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What is inconsequential?
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trifling, unimportant
trivial, negligible, petty, paltry |
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What is mitigate?
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to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish |
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What is equivocate?
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to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
to talk out of both sides of one's mouth, palter, hedge |
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What is imperious?
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overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative |
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What is winsome?
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charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)
winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing |
