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20 Cards in this Set
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allude
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(V) refer to casually or indirectly
Syn: suggest, insinuate, hint at, intimate |
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clairvoyant
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(adj) supernatuarally perceptive; (N) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer.
Syn;(adj) insightful, discerning, uncanny, (N.) visionary Antonyms: (adj) blind, unseeing, myopic, dense, imperceptive Ant: |
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conclusive
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(adj) serving to settle an issue; final
Syn: decisive, indisputable,convincing,definitive Ant: unsettled, provisional, indefinte |
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disreputable
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(adj) not respectable, not esteemed
Syn: disgraceful, discreditable, shady ant: honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable |
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endemic
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(adj) native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field
Syn: indigenous, restricted to Ant: alien, foreign, extraneous "Scientist have yet to indentify may plant and animal spcies endemic to the rain forest." |
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exemplary
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(adj.)workthy o fimitation, commendable, serving as a model.
SYN: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative ANT: infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable |
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fathom
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(v.) to understand, geto to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; (n.) a measure of depth of water
Syn: grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb. |
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guile
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(n.) treacherous, cunning, deciet
SYN: trickery, duplicity, chicanery ANT: candor, artlessness, naivete, plain dealing |
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integrity
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(n.) honesty,high moral standards; unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness
SYN: rectitude, probity ANT: dishonesty, corruption, turpitude |
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itinerary
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(n.) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook
SYN: schedule, program |
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misconstrue
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(v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
SYN: misjudge, misinterpret |
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obnoxious
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(adj). highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
SYN: disagreeable, repugant, hateful, odious ANT: agreeable,pleasing, engaging, personable |
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placate
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(v.) to appease, soothe, pacify
Syn: satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate Ant: vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy. |
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placid
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(adj.) calm, peaceful
Syn: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene. ANT: stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous |
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plagerism
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(n.) passing off or using as one's own the writing (or other materials) of another person
Syn: Piracy, theft |
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potent
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(adj.) powerful; highly effective
Syn: might formidable, forceful Ant: weak inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective |
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pretext
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(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse
SYN: pretense, coverstory, rationale, evasion |
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protrude
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(v.) to stick out, thrust forth
SYN. : project, jut out, bulge |
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stark
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(adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adv. utterly
STN: sheer, downright, grim, bleak; (adv) absolutely Ant: brigh, cheerful, embellished, ornate |
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superficial
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(adj) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow.
SYN: skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash ANT: deep, profound, thorough, exhasutive. |
