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79 Cards in this Set
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Approbation (Definition) |
Expression of approval, praise |
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approbation (S and A) |
S: commendation, sanction A: disapproval, condemnation |
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assuage (Definition) |
To make easier or milder |
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assuage (S and A) |
S: alleviate, slake A: intensify |
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coalition (definition) |
a combination for some specific purpose |
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coalition (S and A) |
S: alliance, league A: splinter group |
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decadence (definition) |
decline or decaying
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decadence (S and A) |
S: degeneration antonyms: rise, growth |
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elicit (definition) |
to bring a source
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elicit (S and A) |
S: call forth, evoke A: repress, quash |
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expostulate (definition) |
to attempt to dissuade someone |
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expostulate (S and A) |
S: protest, complain A: none |
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hackneyed (def) |
used so often as to lack orginality
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hackneyed (S and A) |
S: banal, trite A: new, fresh |
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hiatus (def) |
a gap, opening, or break |
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hiatus (S and A) |
S: pause A: continuity |
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innuendo (def) |
a hint or reference
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innuendo (S and A) |
S: insinuation A: direct statement |
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intercede (def) |
to plead on behalf of someone else
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intercede (S and A) |
S: intervene A: none |
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jaded (def) |
wearied, worn-out
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jaded (S and A) |
S: sated, cloyed A: unspoiled |
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lurid (def) |
causing shock, horror |
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lurid (S and A) |
S: gruesome A: attractive |
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meritorious (def) |
worthy, deserving praise
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meritorious (S and A) |
S: praiseworthy A: blameworthy |
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petulant (def) |
peevish, annoyed by trifles
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petulant (S and A) |
S: irritable A: even-tempered |
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prerogative (def) |
a special right or privilege
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prerogative (S and A) |
S: perk A: none |
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provincial (def) |
pertaining to an outlying area; local
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provincial (S and A) |
S: narrow-minded A: cosmopolitan |
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simulate (def) |
to make a pretense of, imitate
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simulte (S and A) |
S: feign A: none |
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transcend (def) |
to rise above or beyond
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transcend (S and A) |
S: surpass A: none |
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umbrage (def) |
shade cast by trees |
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umbrage (S and A) |
S: irritation A: pleasure, delight |
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unctuous (def) |
smooth or snug
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unctuous (S and A) |
S: servile, fawningA: gruff, blunt
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ameliorate (Definition) |
to improve, make better
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ameliorate (S and A) |
S: amend A: worsen |
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aplomb (def) |
poise, assurance
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aplomb (S and A)
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S: composure, self-possession A: confusion |
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bombastic (def)
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pompous or overblown in language
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bombastic (s and A)
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S: inflated A: unadorned |
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callow (def)
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without experience
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callow (S and A)
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S: green, raw A: mature, grown-up |
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drivel (def)
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saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth
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drivel (S and A)
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S: balderdash, hogwash A: none |
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epitome (def)
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summary, condensed account
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epitome (S and A)
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S: abstract A none |
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exhort (def)
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with dramatic gestures
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exhort (S and A)
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S: entreat A: discourage |
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ex officio (def)
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by virtue of holding a certain office
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ex officio (S and A)
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S: commander-in chief A: none |
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infringe (def)
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to violate, tresspass
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infringe (S and A)
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S: encroach A: stay in bounds |
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ingratiate (def)
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to make oneself agreeable
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ingratiate (S and A)
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S: cozy up to A: alienate |
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interloper (def)
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one who moves in where they aren't wanted |
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interloper (S and A)
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S: trespasser
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intrinsic (def)
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belonging to someone
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intrinsic (S and A)
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S: immanent, organic A: extrinsic, external |
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inveigh (def)
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to make a violent attack in words
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inveigh (S and A)
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S: rail A: acclaim |
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lassitude (def)
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weariness of body or mind
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lassitude (S and A)
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S: fatigue A: energy |
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millennium (def)
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period of one thousand years
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millennium (s and A)
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S: chiliad A: doomsday |
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occult (def)
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mysterious, magical
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occult (s and a)
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S: supernatural A: mundane |
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permeate (def) |
To spread through |
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precipitate (def) |
To fall as moisture |
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precipitate (s and a) |
S: provoke A: wary |
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Stringent (def) |
Strict, severe |
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Stringent (s and a) |
S: stern A: lenient |
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Surmise (def) |
To think or believe without certain evidence |
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Surmise (s and a) |
S: infer, gather A: none |
