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20 Cards in this Set
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allude |
(v.) to refer to casually or indirectly SYN: suggest, insinuate, intimate |
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clairvoyant |
(adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer SYN: (adj.) insightful, discerning, uncanny; (n.) visionary ANT: (adj.) blind, unseeing, myopic, dense |
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conclusive |
(adj.) serving to settle an issue; final SYN: decisive, convincing, definitive ANT: unsettled, provisional, indefinite |
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disreputable |
(adj.) not respectable, not esteemed SYN: disgraceful, discreditable, shady ANT: honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable |
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endemic |
(adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field SYN: indigenous, restricted to ANT: alien, foreign, extraneous |
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exemplary |
(adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model SYN: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative ANT: infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable |
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fathom |
(v.) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; (n.) a measure of depth in water SYN: (v.) grasp, figure out, plumb |
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guile |
(n.) treacherous cunning, deceit SYN: trickery, chicanery ANT: candor, artlessness, naivety, plain dealing |
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integrity |
(n.) honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness SYN: rectitude, probity ANT: dishonesty, corruption, turpitude |
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itinerary |
(n.) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook SYN: schedule, program |
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misconstrue |
(v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of SYN: misjudge, misinterpret |
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obnoxious |
(adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike SYN: disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious ANT: agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable |
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placate |
(v.) to appease, soothe, pacify SYN: satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate ANT: vex irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy |
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placid |
(adj.) calm, peaceful SYN: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene ANT: stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous |
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potent |
(adj.) powerful; highly effective SYN: mighty, formidable, forceful ANT: weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective |
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pretext |
(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse SYN: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion |
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protrude |
(v.) to stick out, thrust forth SYN: project, bulge |
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reparation |
(n.) a payment made for a wrong or an injury SYN: compensation, damages, redress |
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stark |
(adj.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adv.) utterly SYN: (adj.) sheer, downright, grim, bleak (adv.) absolutely ANT: (adj.) bright, cheerful, embellished, ornate |
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superficial |
(adj.) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow SYN: skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash ANT: deep, profound, thorough, exhaustive |
