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20 Cards in this Set
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Acquisitive
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(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property.
Synonyms. Greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive Antonyms. Altruistic, unretentive |
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Arrogate
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v. to claim or take without right.
Synonyms. Expropriate, usurp, commandeer Antonyms. Relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon |
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Banal:
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(adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace.
Synonyms. stale, insipid Antonyms. Fresh, novel, original, new |
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Belabor:
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(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly.
Synonyms. Overwork |
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Carping:
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(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism.
Synonyms. (adj.) nit-pitting, caviling Antonyms. (adj.) approving, uncritical |
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Coherent:
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(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful.
Synonyms. Connected, unified, consistent, cohesive Antonyms. Muddled, chaotic, disjointed |
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Congeal:
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(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid.
Synonyms. Harden, jell, coagulate, solidify Antonyms. Melt, liquefy |
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Emulate
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: (v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model.
Synonyms. Copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to. |
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Encomium:
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(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute.
Synonyms. Panegyric, eulogy, commendation Antonyms. Condemnation, castigation, criticism |
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Eschew:
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(v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from.
Synonyms. abstain from, steer clear of, forgo. Antonyms. Embrace, adopt |
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Germane:
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(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting.
Synonyms. pertinent Antonyms. Irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate |
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Insatiable:
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Insatiable: (adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied.
Synonyms. unquenchable, ravenous, voracious |
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Intransigent:
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(adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable.
Synonyms. uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate Antonyms. Lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding |
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Invidious:
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Invidious: (adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment.
Synonyms. malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative Antonyms. Complimentary, flattering, ameliorative |
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Largesse:
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(n.) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions.
Synonyms. Liberality, munificence, bounty Antonyms. Stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness |
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Reconnaissance:
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(n.) a survey made for military purposes; ay kind of preliminary inspection or examination.
Synonyms. Scouting expedition |
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Substantiate:
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(v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to.
Synonyms. Verify, confirm, validate, authenticate Antonyms. Refute, disprove, invalidate |
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Taciturn:
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(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little.
Synonyms. Tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic Antonyms. Garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose |
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Temporize:
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(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise.
Synonyms: hedge, dillydally, procrastinate |
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Tenable:
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( adj.) capable of being held or defended.
Synonyms. Defensible, justifiable, maintainable Antonyms. Indefensible, unjustifiable |
