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91 Cards in this Set
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Befuddle |
Bewilder |
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Beget |
Bring about |
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Chasm |
Fissure or cleft in earth |
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Chaste |
Virgin Pure |
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Chastise |
Flay monish admonish berate upbraid Censure castigate condemn chide chastise Denounce Rate Reprimand reproach |
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Curtail |
Truncate |
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Demoniac |
Nefarious Fiendish Brutish Satanic |
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Demur |
Object Objector- demurrer |
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Demure |
Timid |
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Amend vs emend |
Amend- change something Emend- correct something |
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Emissary |
Envoy |
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Haven |
Asylum |
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Inchoate |
Rudimentary |
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Languish vs languid |
Languish- Weaken Wither Atrophied Laguid- Lackadaisical Lazy |
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Preempt |
1.To occupy before someone 2. To prevent by acting first |
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Peremptory |
Dictatorial |
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Disloyal synonyms |
Disloyal Decietful Perfidious Treacherous |
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Peripatetic |
Itinerant |
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Premise |
Assertion |
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Propitious |
Opportune Auspicious |
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Rebuff |
Ungracious rejection |
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Rebut |
Attempt to Refute |
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Subjugate |
Conquer |
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Surmise |
Conjecture |
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Rebuke |
Strong criticism |
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Refute |
Strongly disprove with evidences. |
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Affable |
Amiable |
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Beguile |
Entice Seduce |
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Chicanery |
Trickery |
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Chide |
Flay, Monish , admonish, berate, Upbraid castigate, censure, condemn, Chide Denounce Rate, reprimand, reproach |
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Denigrate |
Defame |
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Denouement |
Climax |
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Enamoured |
In love |
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Fickle |
Capricious (caprice) |
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Fidelity |
Loyalty |
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Impropriety |
Indecency |
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Imprecate |
Curse |
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Inveigh against |
Protest vehemently |
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Ken |
Range of knowledge Cognizance |
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Larceny |
Burgalry |
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Nettle |
Irritate |
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Nuptial |
Related to marriage |
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Obdurate |
Ob- opposite Durate- harden Stubborn |
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Perpetual |
Everlasting Perennial |
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Recalcitrant |
Refractory |
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Relegate |
Renegade- deserter Relegate- demotion |
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Repulse |
Repel |
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Scurry |
Move hurriedly |
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Sinecure |
An ecstatical benefice without the cure of souls. Extremely profitable business without much work. |
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Stentorian |
Vociferous |
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Tenet |
Dogma Doctrine |
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Unconcscionable |
- Conscience Barbarian Outrageous |
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Venturesome |
Bold |
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Woe |
Hardships Asperity |
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Accomplice |
Partner in crime |
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Affront |
Intentional act of disrespect |
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Asperity |
Asper- harsh |
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Behoove |
Morally obligated |
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Choleric |
Hot tempered (cholera) |
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Chortle |
Giggle Chuckle Cackle Chortle |
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Deplore |
Rue |
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Encomium |
Eulogy |
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Fetter |
Chain or shackle on the feet |
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Figment |
मनगढ़ंत |
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Filibuster |
Procrastination of a legislation by making long speeches in parliament |
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Impudence |
Chutzpah |
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Impugn |
Challenge |
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Perseverance |
Tenacity |
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Perquisite |
Perk |
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Recant |
Annul Disavow |
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Recidivism |
Relapse |
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Sever |
Separate |
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Shard |
Piece of broken ceramic |
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Tenuous |
Rare |
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Wont |
Custom |
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Obfuscate |
Confuse |
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Abyss |
Chasm Crevasse Depth Void |
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Heckle |
Verbal harrassment |
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Import |
The implicit meaning |
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Importune |
Badger Beseech Beg |
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Premise |
Assumption Surmise- guess |
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Sentient |
Sensitive |
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Terse |
Sententious |
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Tendentious |
Aiming to promote a controversial cause |
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Uncanny |
Strange Canny- shrewd |
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Factitious |
Imaginary |
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Garish |
Gaudy |
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Hedonist |
Pleasure seeking |
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Fractious |
Obstinate Fractious Refractory Recalcitrant |
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Abrogate |
Abolish |
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Perpetuate |
Bolster Maintain Preserve |
