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40 Cards in this Set
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Denote |
Be a sign or indication of |
Syn: indicate |
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Itinerant |
Traveling from place to place |
Syn: peripatetic, wandering |
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Delineate |
Describe or portray in details |
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Apathy |
Lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern |
Syn: indifference |
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Panache |
Distinctive and showy elegance; flamboyant confidence |
Syn: flamboyance |
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Subsume |
Contain or include |
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Tantamount |
Being essentially equivalent to sth |
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Belligerent |
Hostile and aggressive |
Syn: hostile, aggressive |
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Mollify |
Appease the anger or anxiety of someone |
Syn: placate |
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Fallacious |
Based on a mistaken belief |
Syn: erroneous, inaccurate |
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Vilify |
Spread negative information about |
Syn: disparage, denigrate, condemn, denounce |
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Contrive |
To pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery |
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Jubilant |
Feeling or expressing great happiness and triump |
Syn: overjoyed, exultant, triumphant |
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Supplant |
Supersede and replace |
Syn: supersede, replace |
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Circumvent |
Find a way around (an obstacle) |
Syn: avoid, evade |
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Treacherous |
1. Tending to betray 2. Dangerously unstable and unpredicted |
Syn: traitorous, deceitful, deceptive, disloyal |
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Eclectic |
Comprised of a variety of styles |
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Unequivocal |
Leaving no doubt; unambiguous |
Syn: unambiguous |
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Ephemeral |
Lasting a very short time |
Syn: transient, transitory |
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Elucidate |
Make sth clear; to explain |
Syn: explain, clarify |
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Guileless |
Free of deceit |
Syn: ingenuous, naive |
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Staunch |
1. Loyal and committed in attitude 2. Of strong or firm construction |
Syn1: stalwart, loyalty, dedicated |
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Travesty |
A false, absurd, and distorted representation of sth |
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Tenacious |
Stubbornly unyielding; tending to keep a firm hold of sth |
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Incongruous |
Lacking in harmony; inappropriate |
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Eminent |
Famous and respected within a particular profession |
Syn: illustrious, renowned, preeminent, prestigious |
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Disaffected |
Dissatisfied with people in authority |
Syn: dissatisfied, discontented |
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Frustrate |
Hinder or prevent of sth |
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Abstain |
Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying sth |
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Vehement |
Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate or intense |
Syn: passionate, ardent |
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Forlorn |
Unlikely to succeed or fulfilled; hopeless |
Syn: hopeless, vain |
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Haughty |
Arrogantly superior and disdainful |
Syn: arrogant, vain, pompous |
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Ascetic |
Characterized by the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention |
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Avaricious |
Excessively greedy |
Syn: greedy, acquisitive, covetous |
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Rudimentary |
Being in the earliest step of development; basic |
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Jingoism |
Fanatical patriotism |
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Languid |
Not inclined towards physical exertion or efforts; slow and relaxed |
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Quotidian |
Of or occurring every day; daily |
Syn: daily |
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Negligible |
Insignificant |
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Insidious |
Proceeding in a gradual, but with harmful effects |
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