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33 Cards in this Set
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adverse averse |
unfavorable, unfriendly, opposing. She overcame seeral adverse conditions to win the race. opposed. The councilwoman was averse to the new proposal |
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affront confront |
insult, offense. His comment was an affront to the speaker to face. He will confront the student with the evidence |
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apprise appraise |
to let know, to inform. The judge will apprise the jury of the pertinent statutes. to estimate the value of. The painting was appraised at two million dollars |
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complacent complaisnat |
contented. The students were complacent about their grades willing, obligin. All day long the compaisant horse pulled the vegetable cart. |
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credulous confused with credible, creditable |
ready to believe, gullible, easily convinced. The credulous woman accepted the neighbor's story without question. |
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denote connote |
to refer to explicitly. The workd black denotes the characteristic of an object that reflects no color to suggest. The work black has been taken to connote wickedness or evil |
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depredation deprecation |
sack, pluder, robbing. The effects of the Huns' depredation of the villages were obvious. disapproval, disparagement. The deprecation of the new exhibit hall by all of the townspeaople was disheartening to the architect. |
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discreet discrete |
prudent, carful, tactful. The attorney was discreet in his questioning of the young girl separate, distinct, separate. The arty was composed of two discrete groups--the progressives and the conservatives |
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disinterested uninterested |
impartial, having nothing to gain. The chairperson was complete disinterested in the outcome of the committee vote. not interested in, unconcorned, incurious. The boy was completely uninterested in the subjects he had to study. |
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elicit illicit |
to draw out. She questioned him for an hour but was unable to elicit any information unlawful, illegal. The police will crack down on all illicit parking |
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eminent imminent immanent |
prominent, illustrious, preeminent. Gandhi was an eminent statesman. close at hand, impending. The jury's verdict is imminent. inherent, innate, intrinsic. Psychologists are studying behavior patterns to determine which are immanent and which are acquired. |
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flammable inflammable |
combustible, able to burn combustible, able to burn You must be careful when storing flammable material. (The antonym of flammable and inflammable is unflammable) |
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ingenious ingenuous |
clever. The ingenious monkey figured out hwo to reach the bananas by constructing a platform. frank, artless, naive. The ingenuous child told his grandmother that he didn't like her dress. |
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lugubrious |
gloomy. The music was lugubrious, suitable for a funeral. |
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perquisite |
privilege that comes with a job. Members of Congress receive mailing privileges as a perquisite. |
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precipitous |
steep. Prices during the inflation period rose precipitously |
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supplant |
to replace, to usurpt the place of. Robots will supplant workers in some factories |
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venal venial |
capable of being bribed, corrupt. The judge was accused of being venal and accepting large usms of money. forgivable. His continual tardiness was often annoying but venial. |
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accept except |
agree to receive nt including |
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advice advise |
guidance to give guidance |
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affect effect |
make a difference the result |
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allusion illusion |
a reference a deceptive appearance |
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ascent assent |
the journey up agreement |
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capital capitol |
the city where government is located the principal building where government is locatd |
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cite site |
to reference a location |
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complement compliment |
goes well with kind words of approval |
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confident confidant |
assuredness a trusted person |
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council counsel |
a group that advises to give suggestion |
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dependant dependent |
someone who relies on another contingent on |
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ensure insure |
to make sure of to arrange for compensation |
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incite insight |
stir up understnading |
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lie lay |
to rest horizontally to put down |
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principal principle |
head of a school a governing belief |
