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20 Cards in this Set
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askance
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ADVERB
with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval; distrustfully, suspiciously, skeptically |
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attenuate
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VERB
to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value; thin out, dilute, water down ANT thicken, strengthen, bolster |
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benign
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ADJECTIVE
gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant; benevolent, salutary, salubrious, harmless ANT malevolent, deleterious |
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cavil
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VERB
to find fault in a petty way, carp, nitpick, quibble NOUN a trivial objection or criticism |
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charlatan
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NOUN
one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, imposter, or quack; fraud, mountebank |
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decimate
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VERB
to kill or destroy a large part of; ravage, devastate |
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foible
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NOUN
a weak point, failing, minor flaw; shortcoming, defect, quirk ANT forte, virtue |
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forgo
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VERB
to do without, abstain from, give up, refrain from, renounce ANT indulge in, partake of |
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fraught
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ADJECTIVE
full of or loaded with; accompanied by, charged with ANT devoid of, lacking, deficient in |
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inure
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VERB
to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure; accustom, acclimate |
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luminous
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ADJECTIVE
emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating; radiant, bright, refulgent, lustrous ANT dark, opaque, dim, murky |
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obsequious
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ADJECTIVE
marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons; fawning, servile, sycophantic, mealymouthed ANT assertive, bumptious, overbearing, candid, frank, independent |
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obtuse
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ADJECTIVE
blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180; not causing a sharp impression; stupid, dumb, thick, mild, dull-witted ANT acute, perceptive, quick-witted |
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oscillate
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VERB
to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver; vibrate, vacillate |
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penitent
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NOUN
one who is sorry for wrongdoing ADJECTIVE regretful for one's sins or mistakes; remorseful, regretful, rueful, sorry ANT unrepentant, remorseless |
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peremptory
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ADJECTIVE
having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute; high-handed, unconditional ANT irresolute, tentative, mild, unassuming |
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rebuff
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NOUN
a curt rejection, a check, a setback VERB to snub; to repel, drive away; spurn, repulse, reject ANT accept, welcome |
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reconnoiter
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VERB
to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection; scout |
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shambles
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NOUN
a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess |
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sporadic
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ADJECTIVE
occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order; intermittent, spasmodic ANT constant, steady, continuous, uninterrupted |
