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20 Cards in this Set
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Acuity |
(n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) S: acuteness A: dullness, obtuseness |
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Delineate |
(adj.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially S: picture, render |
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Depraved |
(adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles S: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt A: moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted |
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Enervate |
(v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring S: impair, cripple, paralyze A: invigorate, strengthen, buttress |
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Esoteric |
(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret. S:cryptic, arcane, recondite A: accessible, comprehensible, intelligible |
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Fecund |
(adj.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive. S: fertile, teeming, prolific A: infertile, barren, unproductive |
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Fiat |
(n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or at of will or consciousness. S: dictum, ukase |
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Figment |
(n.) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion S: invention, fancy |
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Hallow |
(v.) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere S: venerate, bless A: defile, profane |
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Garner |
(v.) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use. S: collect, accumulate, accrue A: scatter, squander, waste, dissipate |
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Idiosyncrasy |
(n.) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify. S: quirk, mannerism |
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Ignominy |
(n.) shame and disgrace S: humiliation, disrepute, odium A: honor, acclaim |
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Mundane |
(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary. S: prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary A: heavenly, spiritual, transcendental |
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Nuance |
(n.) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning , quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference. S: shade, nicety, refinement |
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Overweening |
(adj.) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate. S: arrogant, unbridled, inflated A: restrained, understated, meekq |
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Penchant |
(n.) a strong attraction or inclination S: proclivity, predilection A: disinclination, aversion |
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Reputed |
(adj.) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part). alleged. S: putative, reputable A: proven, corroborated, authenticated |
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Sophistry |
(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy. |
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Sumptous |
(adj.) costly, rich, magnificent. S: lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid A: skimpy, stingy, niggardly, spartan |
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Ubiquitous |
(adj.) present or existing everywhere S: pervasive, universal A: restricted, limited, rare, scarce |