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20 Cards in this Set
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ab'ject
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(adj) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved.
syn: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter. ant: lofty, noble, exalted. |
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agnos'tic
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(n) one who believes that noting can be known about God; a skeptic; (adj) without faith, skeptical.
syn: (n) doubter ant: (n) believer |
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complic'ity
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(n) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice.
syn: connivance, collusion ant: noninvolvement, innocence. |
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der'elict
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(n) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj) left abandoned; neglectful of duty.
syn: (n) vagrant; (adj) remiss, delinquent. ant: (adj) punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous. |
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di'atribe
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(n) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack.
syn: harangue, tirade ant: panegyric, encomium, eulogy. |
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eff'igy
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(n) a crude image of a despised person.
syn:figure, figurine, likeness. |
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eq'uity
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(n) the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim.
syn: justice, fairness, impartiality. ant: injustice, unfairness, bias, prejudice. |
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inane'
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(adj) silly, empty of meaning or value.
syn: vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous. ant: sensible, meaningful, profound. |
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indict'ment
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(n) the act of accusing; a formal accusation.
syn: charge, accusation |
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indu'bitable
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(adj) certain, not to be doubted or denied.
syn: unquestionable, indisputable. ant: questionable, debatable, dubious. |
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intermitt'ent
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(adj) stopping and beginning again, sporadic.
syn: fitful, spasmodic, random ant: continuous, uninterrupted |
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moot
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(adj) open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v) to bring up for discussion; (n) a hypothetical law case argued by students.
syn: (adj) debatable, questionable; (v) broach ant: (adj) undebatable, indisputable, self-evident. |
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motif'
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(n) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design.
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ne'ophyte
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(n) a new convert, beginner, novice.
syn: tenderfoot, tyro, rookie. ant: veteran, past master, expert, pro. |
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perspicac'ity
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(n) keenness in observing and understanding.
syn: acuity, acumen, discernment ant: dullness, obtuseness. |
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plen'ary
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(adj) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members.
syn: unlimited, unrestricted ant: limited, restricted, incomplete. |
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survei'llance
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(n) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation.
syn: observation, scrutiny, monitoring. |
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syl'van
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(adj) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody.
syn: forested, arcadian. |
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tes'ty
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(adj) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation.
syn: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant. ant: even-tempered, imperturbable, unexcitable. |
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trav'esty
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(n) a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; (v) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion.
syn: (n) burlesque, parody, caricature, farce. |
