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25 Cards in this Set
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Arbitrary
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Arbitrarily
-Characterized by absolute power, or authority; random |
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Omnipotent
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Omnipotence, The Omnipotent (G-d)
-All powerful, having unlimited power |
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Vanquish
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Ed, Ly, Ing (V)
-Conquer, Over Power |
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Override
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Ed, Ly, Ing (V)
-To dominate, veto |
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Constrain
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Constraining, Constraint, Ed, Ly, Ing
-To force or restrain |
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Incantaion
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Incantory
-The use of magical words to cast a spell; magic |
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Conciliate
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Conciliation, Conciliator, Conciliatory (V)
Soothe the anger of; win goodwill them over w/ good acts |
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Mollify
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Mollification, Mollifier, Mollifying (V)
-To reduce in intensity of |
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Assuage
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(V)
-To make less severe |
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Sufferance
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-To tolerate, or permission implied by failure to interfere
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Succumb
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(V)
-To give way to superior force, to die |
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Susceptible
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Susceptibility
-Easily Influenced or to sensitive. |
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Provocation
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(Provocative, Provoke, Provoking)
Shouting imprecations at someone might be considered provocation. Something that irritates, incites, angers, or excites |
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Militate
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The imprecations of the Cyclops militated against Odysseus’s homecoming
To have weight or effect or to operate against or in favor of (usually against) |
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Embroil
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(Embroilment)
After the accident, the two drivers became embroiled in a heated discussion. To involve in a quarrel, conflict, problem; thrown in confusion |
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Contrive
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(Contrived, Contrivance)
Odysseus contrived to defeat the Trojans through the use of the wooden horse To scheme or plan, invent or design; to manage to do (most often ideas- nonmaterial) |
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Conduce
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(Conducive)
Studying is certainly conducive to good grades. To contribute toward, further, promote; lead toward a desirable result |
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Ingratiate
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(Ingratiating, Ingratiation, Ingrate)
The employee tried to ingratiate himself with his boss through compliments. To bring oneself into another’s favor or good graces- to attempt to get on the “good side” |
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Ingratiate
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Ingratiate
(Ingratiating, Ingratiation, Ingrate) The employee tried to ingratiate himself with his boss through compliments. To bring oneself into another’s favor or good graces- to attempt to get on the “good side” |
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Incantation
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(Incantory)
Abracadabra is perhaps the most famous incantation. The use of magical words to cast a spell; magic |
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Conciliate
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(Conciliation, Conciliator, Conciliatory)
The owners attempted to conciliate the players by offering higher salaries To pacify or soothe the anger of; to win goodwill by friendly acts |
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Assuage
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In the Land of the Dead, Odysseus assuaged the dead by offering a sacrifice.
To pacify, calm, or satisfy to make less severe |
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Sufferance
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Turning the other cheek is an example of sufferance.
Toleration or permission implied by failure to interfere; patient endurance, the ability to bear or endure pain, distress |
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Succumb
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Despite his tribulations, Odysseus did not succumb to despondency.
To yield or give way to a superior force; to die (usually followed by TO) |
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Susceptible
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(Susceptibility)
Her parents worried about her since she was susceptible to peer pressure. Easily influenced or impressionable; subject to, prone to, or sensitive to |