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52 Cards in this Set
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ASSUAGE
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- to make something unpleasant less severe
ALLAY - to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet.. to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate: to allay pain.. COMFORT LIGHTEN PACIFY PROPITIATE SWEETEN ALLEVIATE CONCILIATE MITIGATE PALLIATE RELIEVE APPEASE EASE MOLLIFY PLACATE SOOTHE |
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PRECIPITATE
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- (adj)sudden&unexpected
- (v)to throw down from a height, to cause to happen PRECIPITOUS - hasty, quickly, w/too little caution, very steep PRECIPICE - a steep cliff ABRUPT HURRIED IMPULSIVE RECKLESS HASTY ILL-CONSIDERED PROMPT SUDDEN HEADLONG IMPETUOUS RASH |
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LUCID
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-clear and easily understood
LUCIDITY - clarity LUCENT - glowing with light CLEAR COHERENT EXPLICIT INTELLIGIBLE LIMPID - clear&simple, transparent |
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EQUIVOCAL
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ambiguous, open to interpretations
AMBIGUOUS EVASIVE WAFFLING |
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ANOMALY
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irregularity or deviation from the norm
ANOMALOUS ABERRANCE DEVIANCE PRETERNATURALNESS ABNORMALITY IRREGULARITY |
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ZEAL
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-passion, excitement
ZEALOT - a fanatic ARDENCY FERVOR PASSION FIRE |
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PLACATE
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to soothe or pacify
PLACID - tolerant, calm IMPLACABLE - unable to be made peaceful APPEASE CONCILIATE MOLLIFY |
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OPAQUE
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impossible to see through
OPACITY - the quality of being obscure and indecipherable OBSCURE - dim, unclear, not well-known OBSCURITY - place or thing that is hard to perceive |
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ERUDITE
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learned, scholarly, bookish
ERUDITION - extensive knowledge or learning SCHOLASTIC LEARNED WISE |
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FERVID
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intensely emotional, feverish
FERVENT - enthusiastic FERVOR - passion BURNING VEHEMENT IMPASSIONED PASSIONATE ZEALOUS |
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PRODIGAL
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lavish, wasteful
PRODIGALITY - excessive or reckless spending EXTRAVAGANT SPENDTHRIFT LAVISH WASTEFUL PROFLIGATE - corrupt, degenerate |
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ENIGMA
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a puzzle, a mystery
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ABSTAIN
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to choose not to do something
FORBEAR REFRAIN WITHHOLD |
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AUDACIOUS
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fearless and daring
AUDACITY - the quality of being audacious ADVENTURESOME BOLD DARING FEARLESS HEROIC PLUCKY AGGRESSIVE BRAVE DAUNTLESS GALLANT INTREPID STOUT ASSERTIVE COURAGEOUS DOUGHTY GAME METTLESOME STOUTHEARTED UNAFRAID VALOROUS UNDAUNTED VENTURESOME VALIANT VENTUROUS |
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DESICCATE
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to dry out thoroughly
DESICCANT - smth that removes water from another substance DRY PARCH DEHYDRATE |
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GULLIBLE
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easily deceived
GULL - a person who is easily tricked CREDULOUS EXPLOITABLE NAIVE |
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LAUD
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to give praise; to glorify
LAUDABLE - worth of praise LAUDATORY - expressing praise ACCLAIM COMPLIMENT HAIL APPLAUD EXALT PRAISE COMMEND EXTOL |
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PEDANT
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1. a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
2. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details. 3. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense. PEDANTIC - making an excessive display of learning |
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VACILLATE
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to sway physically; to be indecisive.
DITHER OSCILLATE FALTER WAVER FLUCTUATE |
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ADULTERATE
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to make impure.
UNADULTERATED - pure ADULTERY - an illicit relationship; an affair DOCTOR |
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APATHY
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lack of interest or emotion
COOLNESS DISINTEREST DISREGARD IMPASSIVITY LASSITUDE PHLEGM UNRESPONSIVENESS INDIFFERENCE LETHARGY STOLIDITY INSENSIBILITY LISTLESSNESS UNCONCERN |
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CAPRICIOUS
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changing one's mind quickly and often.
CAPRICE - whim, sudden fancy. ARBITRARY CHANCE CHANGEABLE ERRATIC FICKLE INCONSTANT MERCURIAL RANDOM WHIMSICAL WILLFUL |
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CORROBORATE
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to provide supporting evidence.
AUTHENTICATE BACK BEAR OUT BUTTRESS CONFIRM SUBSTANTIATE VALIDATE VERIFY |
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ENGENDER
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to produce, cause, or bring about.
BEGET GENERATE PROCREATE PROLIFERATE REPRODUCE SPAWN |
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EPHEMERAL
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- lasting a short time
EVANESCENT FLEETING MOMENTARY TRANSIENT |
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HOMOGENOUS
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- of a familiar kind.
HOMOGENIZED - thoroughly mixed together CONSISTENT STANDARDIZED UNIFORM UNVARYING |
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LACONIC
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- using a few words.
CONCISE CURT TACITURN - inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation PITHY |
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LOQUACIOUS
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- talkative.
ELOQUENCE - powerful, convincing speaking. LOQUACITY - the quality of being loquacious. EFFUSIVE GARRULOUS VERBOSE |
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MITIGATE
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- to soften, to lessen.
ALLAY ALLEVIATE EASE MOLLIFY LIGHTEN PALLIATE ASSUAGE MODERATE TEMPER |
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PRAGMATIC
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- practical as opposed to idealistic.
PRAGMATISM - a practical approach to problem solving. REALISTIC RATIONAL |
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PROPRIETY
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- correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs.
APPROPRIATE - suitable for a particular occasion or place DECENCY SEEMLINESS DECORUM MODESTY |
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VOLATILE
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- easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
CAPRICIOUS INCONSISTENT TEMPERAMENTAL ERRATIC INCONSTANT FICKLE MERCURIAL |
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ADVOCATE
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- to speak in favor of.
ADVOCACY - active support for. BACK CHAMPION SUPPORT |
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ANTIPATHY
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- extreme dislike.
ANIMOSITY AVERSION REPELLENCE ANIMUS ENMITY ANTAGONISM HOSTILITY |
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BOLSTER
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- to support; to prop up.
BRACE SUPPORT UPHOLD BUTTRESS SUSTAIN PROP UNDERPIN |
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CACOPHONY
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- harsh, jarring noise.
DISCORD NOISE CHAOS CLAMOR DISHARMONY DIN |
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DERIDE
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- to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock.
DERISION - mockery and taunts |
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DISSONANCE
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- a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds.
CLASH DISSENSION FRICTION CONTENTION DISSENT STRIFE DISCORD DISSIDENCE VARIANCE |
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ENERVATE
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- to reduce in strength.
UNNERVE - to deprive of strength or courage. DEBILITATE WEAKEN ENFEEBLE SAP - to drain the sap from |
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EULOGY
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- speech in praise of someone.
COMMEND EXTOL LAUD |
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GARRULOUS
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- tending to talk a lot.
EFFUSIVE LOQUACIOUS |
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INGENUOUS
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- showing innocence or childlike simplicity.
INGÉNUE - a naive girl or young woman. DISINGENUOUS - giving a false impression of innocence. ARTLESS NAIVE GUILELESS SIMPLE INNOCENT UNAFFECTED |
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LETHARGIC
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- acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner.
APATHETIC LISTLESS LANGUID TORPID LACKADAISICAL |
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MALLEABLE
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- capable of being shaped.
ADAPTABLE PLIABLE DUCTILE PLIANT PLASTIC |
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MISANTHROPE
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- a person who dislikes others.
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OBDURATE
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- hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion.
INFLEXIBLE TENACIOUS INTRANSIGENT UNYIELDING RECALCITRANT - resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory... hard to deal with, manage, or operate |
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OSTENTATION
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- excessive showiness.
- pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others OSTENSIBLE - apparent. CONSPICUOUS FLASHINESS PRETENTIOUS SHOWINESS |
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PARADOX
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- a contradiction or dilemma.
INCONGRUITY AMBIGUITY |
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PHILANTHROPY
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- charity; a desire to effort to promote goodness.
PHILANTHROPIST - someone who is generous and desires to promote goodness. HUMANITARIANISM ALTRUISM |
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PREVARICATE
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- to lie or deviate from the truth.
- deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression EQUIVOCATE LIE PERJURE |
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VENERATE
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- to respect deeply.
VENERABLE - old, worthy of respect. ADORE REVERE HONOR IDOLIZE |
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WAVER
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- to fluctuate between choices. DITHER
OSCILLATE FALTER VACILLATE FLUCTUATE |
