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50 Cards in this Set
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abridge
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to shorten or condense
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abstract
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nonrepresentational; theoretical; not concrete
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acclaim
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applaud; announce with great approval
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adulation
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flattery; admiration
MNEUMONIC: looks and sounds like "adoration" "Justin Bieber is the object of many girls' adulation" (many girls love him) |
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adversary
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opponent
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adversity
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poverty; misfortune
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affirmation
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confirmation; positive assertion
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aesthetic
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artistic; appreciation of beauty
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advocated
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urge; plead for
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alleviate
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relieve
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altruistic
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unselfishly generous
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
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having mixed feelings about something
"The family was ambivalent about moving to NY" -- they were both happy and sad about it. MNEUMONIC: valence: positive and negative electrons |
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anarchist
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a person who seeks to overturn the government; advocate of abolishing of authority.
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apathy(apathetic)
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lack of caring
-Try not to allow their apathy to affect your enthusiasm. |
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arbitrary
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capricious; randomly chosen
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articulate (ADJECTIVE)
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expressive, good at expressing thoughts, clear
"People on the debate team have to be articulate" |
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ascendancy
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controlling influence
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ascetic
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someone who is very hard on themselves, extreme self-denial and living a very simple life
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astute
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wise; shrewd; keen
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Austere
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forbiddingly stern; severely simple
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Autonomous
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self governing; autonomy, independent.
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Belied
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contradict; give a false impression
-(think lied) |
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Benevolent
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generous
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Brevity
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Conciseness
-brief (the brevity of a human life) |
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Cajole
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persuade someone to do what you want by brownnosing/flattering them
"Upon her arrival at such places her first chore was to charm and cajole the villagers into working without pay." |
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Capricious
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unpredictable (in mood or behavior) ; fickle
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Censorious
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critical
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Censured
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blame; criticize
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Coercion(coerce)
(verb = coerce) |
use of force to get someone to obey
(forcing someone to do what you want) The police coerced the suspect into telling the truth. |
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commemorates
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honor the memory of
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compliance(comply, compliant)
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readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements
cooperation; obedience |
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conciliatory(conciliate)
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soothing;reconcile(to make compatible)
-to win or gain -to overcome the distrust of someone |
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concise
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brief and compact
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condoned(condone)
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overlook; forgive;excuse
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conflagration
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great fire
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consensus
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general agreement
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constraint
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compulsion; repression of feelings. constrain v(synonyms are force, obligation)
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contentious(contentiousness (n))
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quarrelsome - argumentative(having to do or tending with a argument or problem.)
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conviction (2)
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(1) judgment that someone is guilty of a crime
"He was convicted of the cirme" (2) strongly held belief "The woman has strong convictions about women's rights" |
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corroborate
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confirm; support
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credulity
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belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete
adjective: credulous |
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criterion
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standard used in judging
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cryptic
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mysterious;hidden; secret
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cursory
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doing something hastily (too quickly/casually)
"The boy did his homework in a cursory manner, so he made lots of mistakes" "a cursory glance at the article" -- means you didn't look at it carefully. |
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decorum
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propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners, decorous adj.
- having proper manners. (queen of england has good decorum.) |
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delineate
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portray
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denounce
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condemn; criticize. denunciation v
- blame |
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depravity(deprave)
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extreme corruption; wickedness
-evil(the state of being evil or wicked) |
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deprecate
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express dissaproval of; protest against
"self-deprecating humor" -- make fun of yourself; say bad things about yourself. |
