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13 Cards in this Set
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Abstruse |
Extremely difficult to understand |
S: esoteric, arcane, recondite, occult A: simple, straightforward |
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Affront |
An open or intentional insult; a slight; to insult to one's face; to face in defiance, confront |
S: offense; offend A: compliment, praise |
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Canard |
A false rumor, fabricated story |
S: hoax |
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Captious |
Excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up |
S: faultfinding, nit-picking, carping A: uncritical |
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Cognizant |
Aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction |
S: conscious, acquainted A: unaware, unconscious, oblivious |
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Contrite |
Regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt; thoroughly penitent |
S: remorseful, rueful A: unrepentant, unapologetic, impeitent |
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Cynosure |
The center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct |
S: focus |
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Decorous |
Well behaved, dignified, socially proper |
S: seemly, becoming, tasteful A: unseemly, unbecoming, improper, tasteless |
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Deign |
To think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something; to condescend |
S: deem, stoop |
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Desiccated |
Thoroughly dried out; divested of spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting |
S: dehydrated, shriveled, parched A: sudden, soggy, waterlogged, drenched |
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Efficacy (Extra credit) |
The power to produce a desired result |
S: effectiveness, potency, reliability A: ineffectiveness, impotence |
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Engender (Extra credit) |
To bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form |
S: beget, generate, cause form A: stop, deter |
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Ethereal (Extra credit) |
Light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound) |
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