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15 Cards in this Set
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AGNOSTIC
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one who believes it impossible to know whether or not God exists
SYNONYMS:unbeliever, doubter, questioner, skeptic |
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NEPOTISM
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favoritism to relatives in giving jobs and offices
SYNONYMS: favoritism, patronage |
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ENIGMATIC
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puzzling, mysterious, perplexing
SYNONYMS: mystifying, baffling, bewildering, obsure, cryptic |
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BLATANT
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completely obvious, often offensively so; shameless
SYNONYMS: clear, outstanding, prominent, conspicuous |
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NEBULOUS
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unclear, hazy, indistinct
fuzzy, murky, impresise,confused, vague |
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PROCRUSTEAN
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forcing rigid conformity
SYNONYMS: unyielding, inflexible, unbending, drastically ridig, ruthlessly ridig, stringent |
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DENIGRATE
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defame, speak ill of, attack the reputation of
SYNONYMS: belittle, discredit, slander, disparage |
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PROSAIC
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commonplace, dull, uninspired
SYNONYMS: humdrum, uninteresting, ordinary, monotonous, mundane |
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DOCILE
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easily managed, controlled, or taught; gentle; submissive
SYNONYMS: obedient, mangement, amenable |
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BOYCOTT
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refuse to deal with as a means of protest and persuasion
SYNONYMS: reject, ban, exclude, ostracize |
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CARNAGE
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great slaughter, massacre
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CARNAL
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pertaining to desires of the flesh; sensual, lustful, worldly
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CARNIVOROUS
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flesh-eating
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INCARNATE
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having bodily form, especially human form; personified
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REINCARNATION
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rebirth in another form
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