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25 Cards in this Set
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havoc (n.); (v.)
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(n.)- destruction; confusion
SYN: expunge, pandemonium (v.)- to destroy *Think of chaos or craziness! |
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chasten (trans. v.)
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to correct by punishment; to refine; to purify
SYN: compeuppance *Like going to jail. Or refined sugar. |
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fitful (adj.)
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irregular; spasmodic; erratic
*Think of a little kid at a grocery store, whining for something! |
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chasm (n.)
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a deep gorge; abyss; a seperation
CONNECTION: aperture? *Like the Grand Canyon! |
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absolve (trans. v.)
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to set free from obligation
SYN: remit *Not like a indulgence because it is POSITIVE; indulgence is negative |
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flagrant (adj.)
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burning; offensive
*If someone offends you, they are being FLAGRANT. |
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malice (n.)
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desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another
*This is NOT like Miss Nguyen malice, it's pure evil type malice. =D |
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eradicate (trans. verb)
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to pull up by the roots; to exterminate
SYN: expunge; havoc *I need to eradicate the weeds in the backyard this weekend. |
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deferential (adj.)
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showing respect & esteem
SYN: venerable *Showing respect, especially to an elder. |
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reticence (n.)
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being silent and reluctant
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efface (trans. v.)
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to eliminate by wearing away a surface; to make oneself inconspicuous
SYN: vestige?; eradicate?; expunge? * You can efface your shoe when you walk in them a lot. |
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covert (adj.); (n.)
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hiding place; shelter; wing feather; durable twilled cloth
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cataract (n.)
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waterfall; flood; a clouding of the lens of the eye
CONNECTION: gauzy? * Cataracts are when your eyes get a milky color when you get old. |
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abscond (intrans. v.)
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to depart secretly and hide
*Like leaving a party without telling anyone. |
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itinerant (adj.)
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traveling from place to place
CONNECTION: circuitous |
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coherence (n.)
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the state of being understandable
ANT: enigmatic; inscrutable |
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impeach (trans. v.); (n.)
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(trans. v.)- to accuse; to charge with a crime; to remove from office
(n.)- a charge; an accusation ANT: absolve * A president can be impeached. |
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gregarious (adj.)
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social; PLANTS: growing in a cluster
SYN: amity; voluble? ANT: reticent; diffident |
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amity (n.)
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friendship; peace
ANT: malice |
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remit (v.); (n.)
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(v.)- to relax; to slacken; to release from guilt or penalty; to give relief from; to restore to former status; to postpone; to send money
SYN: assuage; absolve; allay ANT: repudiate (no payment of money) (n.)- an act of...*see above* |
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impassive (adj.)
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apethetic; expressionless; giving no sign of feeling or emotion
*Kaipo? |
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thwart (trans. v.); (adv.); (adj.); (n.)
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(trans. v.)- to oppose successfully
(adv.)- across; in opposition to (adj.)- placed across from something (n.)- the rower's seat (in a boat) *If Alan is thwarted by Jamie in football... |
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imperative (adj.); (n.)
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(adj.) necessary; masterful
(n.) command; order; rule SYN: jurisdiction ANT: pandemonium; havoc |
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blatant (adj.)
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noisy; completely obvious
SYN: flagrant ANT: convert; abscond *Aman? |
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pandemonium (n.)
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hell; a wild uproar; chaos
SYN: havoc; rile? |