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45 Cards in this Set
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circumspect
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cautions, aware of potential consequences
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banal
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predictable, cliched, boring
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castigate
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to punish or criticize harshly
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caustic
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biting in wit
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bombastic
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pompous in speech and manner
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chaos
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great disorder or confused situation
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burgeon
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to grow and flourish
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decorum
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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chauvinist
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someone prejudiced in favor of a group that he or she belongs to
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burnish
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to polish
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chicanery
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deception by means of craft or guile
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cacaphony
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harsh, jarring noise
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abscond
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to leave secretly
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aberrant
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deviating from what is normal or expected
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advocate
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to speak in favor of
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abate
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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
ebb, moderate, subside, lapse, relent, let up, slacken, wane |
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abyss
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an extremely deep hole
chasm, void |
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adulterate
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to make impure
doctor, debase, load |
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aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence and reputation
amplify dignify ennoble magnify apotheosize elevate exalt swell wax augment enlarge glorify uplift |
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candid
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impartial and honest in speech
direct honest straight forthright open straightforward frank sincere undisguised |
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coalesce
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to grow together to form a single whole
amalgamate condense blend consolidate unite coalesce fuse |
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catalyst
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something that brings about a change in something else
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bolster
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support, prop up
brace prop sustain buttress stay underpinning crutch support uphold |
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capricious
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changing one's mind quickly and often
arbitrary erratic mercurial chance fickle random willful changeable inconstant whimsical |
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corroborate
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supporting evidence
authenticate buttress validate back confirm bear out substantiate verify |
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crescendo
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steadily increasing in volume or force
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connoisseur
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a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes
authority gastronome epicure expert gourmet |
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abstain
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to choose not to do something
forbear refrain withhold |
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aesthetic
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concerning the appreciation of beauty
artistic tasteful |
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condone
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to overlook, pardon or disregard
exculpate excuse remit pardon |
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convoluted
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intricate and complicated
byzantine intricate perplexing complex knotty elaborate labyrinthine tangled |
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credulous
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too trusting; gullible
naive susceptible trusting |
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cogent
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convincing and well-reasoned
convincing sound persuasive telling solid valid |
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deride
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to speak of or treat with contempt, to mock
gibe ridicule jeer scoff taunt mock sneer |
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deference
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respect, courtesy
obeisance honor respect veneration homage reverence |
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desultory
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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
aimless haphazard objectless stray indiscriminate purposeless unconsidered erratic objectless random unplanned |
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desiccate
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to dry out thoroughly
parch dehydrate |
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence
backward demure self-effacing bashful modest shy coy retiring timid |
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diatribe
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an abusive, condemnatory speech
fulmination jeremiad harangue malediction tirade invective obloquy |
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dilatory
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intended to delay
dragging lagging slow-going flagging slow slow-paced laggard slow-footed tardy |
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dilate
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to make larger, expand
aplify enlarge develop expand elaborate expatiate |
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sublime
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lofty or grand
august grand majestic resplendent exalted magnificent noble glorious magnificent regal superb |
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tacit
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done without using words
implicit unsaid implied undeclared unuttered |
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tirade
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long, harsh speech or verbal attack
diatribe obloquy fulmination revilement harangue vilification |
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taciturn
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silent, not talkative
laconic reticent |
