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20 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate
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(v) to improve, make better, correct a flaw o shortcoming
SYNONYMS: amend, better ANTONYMS: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate |
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aplomb
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(n) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
SYNONYMS: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness ANTONYMS: confusion, embarrassment, abashment |
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bombastic
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(adj) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
SYNONYMS: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious ANTONYMS: unadorned, simple, plain, austere |
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callow
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(adj) without experience; immature, no fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
SYNONYMS: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced ANTONYMS: mature, grown up, polished, sophisticated |
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drivel
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(n)saliva or mucus; foolish, aimless talking or over thinking; nonsense; (v) to let saliva flow; to utter nonsense; to waste or fritter away foolishly
SYNONYMS: (n) balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot (v) salver |
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epitome
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(n) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
SYNONYMS: abstract, digest, model, archetype |
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exhort
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(v) to urge strongly, advise earnestly
SYNONYMS: entreat, implore, adjure ANTONYMS: discourage, advise against, deprecate |
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ex officio
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(adj, adv) by virtue of holding a certain office
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infringe
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(v) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
SYNONYMS: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach ANTONYMS: stay in bounds |
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ingratiate
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(v) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others
SYNONYMS: curry favor to, cozy-up-to ANTONYMS: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself |
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interloper
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(n) one who moves in where he/she is no wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
SYNONYMS: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky |
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intrinsic
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(adj) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent, originating in a bodily organ or part
SYNONYMS: immanent, organic ANTONYMS: extrinsic, external, outward |
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inveigh
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(v) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
SYNONYMS: rail, harangue, fulminate remonstrate ANTONYMS: acclaim, glorify, extol |
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lassitude
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(n) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
SYNONYMS: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor ANTONYMS: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness |
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millennium
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(n) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
SYNONYMS: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace ANTONYMS: doomsday, day of judgment |
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occult
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(adj) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n) matters involving the supernatural
SYNONYMS: (adj) supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane ANTONYMS: mundane, common, public, exoteric |
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permeate
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(v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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precipitate
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(v) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from great height; to give distinct form to;(adj) characterized by excessive haste; (n) moisture; the product of an action or process
SYNONYMS:(v)provoke, produce;(adj)reckless ANTONYMS:(adj)wary, cautious, circumspect |
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stringent
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(adj) strict, severe; rigorous o urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to taste
SYNONYMS: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative ANTONYMS: lenient, mild, lax, permissive |
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surmise
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(v) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n likely idea that lacks definite proof
SYNONYMS; (v) infer, gather; (n) interference, presumption |
