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20 Cards in this Set
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Allude |
to refer to casually or indirectly suggest, insinuate |
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Clairvoyant |
Supernaturally perceptive/ one who possesses extrasensory powers/ seer insightful, discerning, uncanny, visionary |
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Conclusive |
Serving to settle an issue/ final decisive, indisputable, convincing, definitive
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disreputable |
not respectable/ not esteemed disgraceful, discreditable
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endemic |
native or confined to a particular region or people/ characteristic of or prevalent in a field indigenous, restricted to |
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Exemplary |
worthy of imitation/ commendable/ serving as a model praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative |
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fathom |
to understand/ get to the bottom of/ to determine the depth of/ a measure of depth in water grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb |
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guile |
treacherous cunning/ deceit trickery, duplicity, chicanery |
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integrity |
honesty/ high moral standards/ an unimpaired condition/ completeness/ soundness rectitude, probity |
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itinerary |
a route of travel/ a record of travel/ a guidebook schedule, program |
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misconstrue |
to interpret wrongly/ mistake the meaning of misjudge, misinterpret |
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obnoxious |
highly offensive/ arousing strong dislike disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious
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placate |
to appease/ sooth/ pacify satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate |
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placid |
calm and peaceful undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene |
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plagiarism |
passing off or using as one's own/ the writing or materials of another person piracy, theft |
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potent |
powerful/ highly effective mighty, formidable, forceful
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pretext |
a false reason/ deceptive excuse pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion |
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protrude |
to stick out/ thrust forth project, jut out, bulge |
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stark |
harsh/ unrelieved/ desolate/ utterly sheer, downright, grim, bleak, absolutely |
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superficial |
on or near the surface/ concerned with or only understanding only what is on the surface/ shallow skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash |
