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105 Cards in this Set
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Lucid |
expressed clearly, easy to understand. Bright or Luminous |
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Vociferous |
vehement or clamorous |
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waggish |
humorous in a playful, mischievous way |
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abstruse |
difficult to understand, obscure |
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panned |
to criticize someone severely |
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apocryphal |
(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated to be true |
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euphony |
pleasing or sweet sound, a harmonious succession of words having a pleasing sound |
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mellifluous |
(of words or voice) sweet or musical, pleasant to hear |
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laconic |
using very few words (of a person, speech or style of writing) |
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arcane |
understood by few, mysterious or secret |
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punctilious |
showing great attention to detail or correct behavior |
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vituperated |
blame or insult someone with violent or strong language |
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orotund |
round, full, imposing |
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acerbic |
tasting sour or bitter sharp and forthright (in a comment or speaking style) |
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depilation |
the removal of hair, wool or bristles using chemical or mechanical methods |
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obviate |
to make something no longer necessary to prevent or avoid something |
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mitigate |
to make something less severe, harmful, painful |
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aspersion |
an attack on the reputation or the integrity of a person of something or someone |
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calumny |
slander; making false statements to ruin someone's reputation |
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gainsay |
to deny or contradict; to speak against or oppose |
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inveigh |
to speak against or write against something with great hostility |
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Obloquy |
strong public criticism or abuse |
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castigate |
reprimand someone severely |
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harangue |
a lengthy and aggressive speech |
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lambaste |
criticize someone harshly |
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opprobrium |
harsh criticism or censure; the public disgrace arising from someone's shameful conduct |
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remonstrate |
to make a forceful reproachful protest |
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revile |
criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner |
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deride |
express contempt for; ridicule |
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excoriate |
censor or criticize severely |
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impugn |
to call something into question; to dispute some aspect of its viability |
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objurgate |
to scold |
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pillory |
to attack or ridicule publicly; to put someone in the stocks (also the word for the wooden frame holding someone's hands and head in public imprisonment from the old times) |
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reprehend |
to reprimand |
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dissemble |
to disguise or control one's hidden feelings or beliefs |
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perfidy |
deceitfulness; untrustworthiness |
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spurious |
false or fake |
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erroneous |
incorrect |
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canard |
an unfortunate rumor or story |
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duplicity |
deceitfulness, double dealing |
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ersatz |
a product used in place of another one, usually of inferior quality; not real or genuine |
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guile |
sly or cunning intelligence |
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prevaricate |
to speak or act in an evasive way |
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chicanery |
the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial or legal purpose |
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equivocate |
to speak misleadingly, when there are more than one possible meanings; not easily understood or explained with the intent to deceive. to avoid committing to what one says |
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mendacity |
lack of honesty |
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specious |
falsely appearing to be right, just or fair |
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fallacious |
containing a mistake, not accurate or true |
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capricious |
sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior |
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abstain |
to restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something |
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engender |
to case a (situation, condition, feeling) |
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equivocal |
ambiguous; open to more than one interpretation |
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laudable |
deserving praise or commendation |
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placate |
to make someone less angry or hostile |
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prodigal |
wasting extravagance; to spend or give freely on a lavish scale |
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adulterate |
to render something poorer in quality, usually by adding something of lower quality |
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assuage |
to make an unpleasant feeling feel less intense |
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enigma |
a puzzling or difficult to explain person or situation |
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erudite |
characterized by great knowledge, scholarly |
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loquacious |
talkative, chattering, babbling |
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propriety |
conformity to good behavior or proper manners; suitable |
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anomaly |
incongruity; inconsistency |
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audacious |
extremely bold; fearless |
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desiccate |
to remove the moisture from something to preserve it; lacking interest, passion or energy |
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ephemeral |
transitory |
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fervid |
heated or vehement in spirit or energy; burning |
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pedant |
a person who makes excessive displays of learning; a person who overemphasizes rules; a person who adheres to book logic without common sense |
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precipitate |
to bring prematurely, hasten; to fling or hurl something |
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vacillate |
to waver, to be indecisive |
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Ambivalent |
Conflicted emotions about something. Love/hate |
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Ambivalent |
Conflicted emotions about something. Love/hate |
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Edifying |
Providing moral instruction |
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Ambivalent |
Conflicted emotions about something. Love/hate |
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Edifying |
Providing moral instruction |
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Expurgating |
Removing questionable material |
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Ambivalent |
Conflicted emotions about something. Love/hate |
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Edifying |
Providing moral instruction |
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Expurgating |
Removing questionable material |
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Neologism |
New words or expressions based on modern phenomenon |
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Ambivalent |
Conflicted emotions about something. Love/hate |
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Edifying |
Providing moral instruction |
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Expurgating |
Removing questionable material |
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Neologism |
New words or expressions based on modern phenomenon |
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Inchoate |
Not fully formed or developed |
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Banal |
Lacking originality |
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Cosset |
To care for in an overly indulgent way |
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Dandle |
Move in a playful way
Indulgently care for |
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Ambivalent |
Conflicted emotions about something. Love/hate |
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Deleterious |
Causing harm or damage |
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Parochial |
Having limited or narrow outlook/scope |
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Pertinacious |
Holding firmly to an opinion or course of action |
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Diffidence |
Modesty/shyness from lack of confidence |
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Pecuniary |
Related to money |
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Pellucid |
Translucently clear
Easily understood |
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Affable |
Easy to talk to, good natured |
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Alacriti |
Brisk and cheerful readiness |
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Edifying |
Providing moral instruction |
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Expurgating |
Removing questionable material |
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Neologism |
New words or expressions based on modern phenomenon |
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Inchoate |
Not fully formed or developed |
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Banal |
Lacking originality |
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Cosset |
To care for in an overly indulgent way |
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Dandle |
Move in a playful way
Indulgently care for |
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Exculpated |
Show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrong doing |
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Craven |
Cowardly |