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Section 1
(50 cards)
adulterate
to contaminate or make impure by introducing inferior elements
articulate
well spoken
advocate
to recommend, support, or advise
artless
without artifice, natural
ambiguous
unclear
bolster
to shore up, support
astonishment
total surprise, shock
burgeon
flourish, bloom, expand
antipathy
strong dislike or hatred
alleiate
to relieve a problem or ease a burden
biased
prejudiced
banal
boring, cliché
austere
severe
aggrandize
enlarge or increase, esp. wealth, power, reputaiton
antithetical
contrary to the very nature of
ameliorate
to improve a situation
avarice
greed
abscound
to leave secretly, evading detection
abstain
to voluntarily refrain from doing something
bucolic
pastoral, rustic, countryfied
anoint
to choose for a particular office or person
appease
to satisity
belie
give a false impression in word, appearance, or deed
arduous
difficult, taxing
alacrity
promptness and eagerness
ascetic
austere or self-denying
bombastic
aoverblown, theatrical
brazen
bold or open to the point of shocking, shameless
apathy
state of total disinterest or unenthusiasm
aver
to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner
archaic
old fashioned
arbitrary
seemingly chosen to designated without reason or purpose
audacious
very bold
benign
gentle, harmless
Abjure
to reject or renounce
admonish
scold or to advise firmly
aesthetic
concerned with the nature of beauty and art
amalgamte
to combine or mix together
assuage
to provide reliefe from an unpleasant feeling
arcane
secret or known only to a select group
anomaly
an exception or unusual case
acumen
keen judgment and preception
affectation
fake or artificial behavior, often meant to impress or conceal the truth
Abate
To diminish in intensity
analogous
comparable
ambivalent
having mixed or contradictory feelings about someone or something
cacophony
loud noise
anachronism
something old fashioned
Aberrant
diverging from the standard type
amenable
easily convinced or persuaded
Section 2
(50 cards)
convoluted
not straightforward
capacity
capability to perform or produce
deride
to mock or ridicule
censure
to express intense condemnation, dissaprove
desiccate
to dry out completely
deflect
divert
caustic
corrosive
craven
cowardly to the point of being shamful
didactic
educational or with an instrucitve purpose
diatribe
rant or angry speech
demur
to object or raise concerns
delineate
to describe very accurately
chicanery
trickery; deception
castigae
to scold
deftness
skillfulness
diffident
shy, timid,
desultory
halfhearted, no plan, confused
detachment
objectivity or aloofness
deference
respect or polite submission
chauvinish
someone who believes prejudicially that their own group is superior
comprehesive
complete
condone
to approve or allow
capricious
unpredictable
derivative
adj. imitates another work in a way that is unoriginal or uninspiring
craft
cunning, skill
catalyst
something that speeds up a process
contentious
controverisal
commensurate
in accordance with, proportional
covet
to desire something that does not belong to you
credence
belief or trust
compelling
captivating
consequential
as a result of
canon
accepted rules of discipline
cosmopolitan
city or urban area
decorum
appropriate behavior or good manners
contrite
remorseful
connoisseur
an expert in a particular subject matter area, usually relating to the fine arts or cultural pursuits
cogent
clearly laid out or persuasive
credulous
gullible, naïve
chronolgical
ordered by time
confound
To confuse and frustrate
construe
to interpret
content
assert or clain
copious
plentiful or abudant
coalesce
to come together
denigrate
say negative things about
derterminate
a strong factor in an outcome
calumny
lie or slander
consumption
utilization
candid
honest, open
Section 3
(50 cards)
empirical
based on evidence
erroneous
incorrect
angender
to cause or give rise to
erudite
learned
diverge
to split apart
exposition
a thorough explanation, a public show
exculpate
exonerate or vindicate
disparage
to belittle
dissonance
a clash between two elements that don't blend well
dilettante
someone with an amateur, nonserious interest in something
dissemble
to mislead or conceal the truth
explicate
to explain in detail
disabuse
to dispel someones illusion or fall impressions about something
facetious
glib or flippant
eclectic
composed of a variety of styles, themes, motifs
esoteric
intended for only a group of people
discern
to perceive
eccentric
unusual, quirky
efficacy
effectiveness
enervate
to exhaust or drain of energy
dirge
funeral or sad song
elegy
sad poem or song
exigent
urgent
equable
even-tempered
expatiate
to elaborate on something in great detail
exacting
challenging
elicit
to provoke a resopnse
exonerate
to clear of charges
ebullient
cheerful, enthusiastic
extrapolate
to estimate or conjecture about the future based on presently available facts and info
disseminate
to spread widely
enhance
intensify, increase
dispassionate
impartial or cool
emulate
to imitate
eloquence
persuasive and articulate speech
eminent
well-known, respected, distinguished
extraneous
irrelevant
disinteresnted
objective, unbiased
equivocate
to use ambiguous language in order to mislead or deceive
discrepancy
inconsistency
dogma
the official beliefs of a group
eulogy
memorial speech for the dead
disregard
to ignore
eschew
avoid or abstain from
entitlement
one deserves everything
exacerbate
to make worse
disparate
dissimilar to such a degree that comparison is not possible
dupe
to decieve or fool
estimable
deserving respect
ephemeral
short-lived
Section 4
(50 cards)
immutable
unchangeable
fallacious
relying on a fallacy and thus inncorrect
indolent
lazy, idle
inscrutable
unable to understand (inscrutable evidence)
fluctuate
to shift without apparent pattern
imprudence
bad judgement
impair
to hinder or weaken
foment
to foster unrest or discontent
implicit
implied
harangue
diatribe or rant
fastidious
meticulous, invested in cleanliness
indefatigable
cannot be made tired
intensive
concentrated and in depth
inimical
harmful or hostile
galvanize
to prod someone into actaion
indebted
owing money
hyperbole
obvious exaggeration for effect
inadvertent
by accident or unintentional
hierarchical
arranged in rand order or heirarchy
imminent
about to happen
homogenous
uniformed, same
idealogical
relating to a particular belief system or theory
gauche
socially inept, inappropriate
glib
talking volubly, but carelessly
implacable
unforgiving relentless
iconoclast
a person who attacks traditional religious or cultural institutions
infer
conclude from implicit evidence
frugal
economical
insipid
bland, uninspired
inconclusive
unresolved
germane
relevant to the matter at hand
garrulous
talkative
hackneyed
cliche, triate, banal
innocuous
harmless
impudent
disrespectful
imperturbable
remaining calm under any circumstance
gregarious
sociable
intermediary
a go between
intimate
close
guile
craftiness, cunning
facillitate
to make something easier or simple
inchoate
in the beginning stages
hedonism
the pursuit of pleasure
insular
adj. tight-knit and isolated; uninterested in matters outside one's immediate sphere
fortuitous
fortunate or lucky
gainsy
deny or oppose
forestall
to hold off or try to prevent
ingenuous
innocent naive
impediment
barrier, obtruction
intractable
unmanageable
Section 5
(50 cards)
laud
to praise
monotony
boredome, repitition
mendacity
untruthfullness
occulde
block
maladroit
clumsy, awkward, inept
intrepid
bold
obstinate
stubborn
laconic
saying little
maverick
an unorthordox person or rebel
neglect
abandon
irascible
irritable
mercurial
easily changeable
laudable
praiseworthy
loquacious
talkative
occult
supernatural
litigation
legal proceedings
obdurate
stubborn
modest
not boastful
munificent
very generous
magnanimity
generosity and nobility of spirit
nascent
jsut beginning
opaque
not see through
ostentatious
overly showing in a way that is gaudy
olfactory
relating to smell
luic
clear and coherent
invunerable
indestructible
omniscience
the quality or state of being all-knowing
misanthrope
person whoh hates humanity
obsequious
overly obedient
mitigate
to mprove a painful, unpleasent, or negative situtaion
nuance
subtle shades of difference
oscillate
swing back and forth
nonplussed
confused
obscure
nysterious, cover something up
notoriety
criminal, well known for something bad
intransigent
uncrompromising
mundane
boring
inveterate
ingrained
luminous
full of light
naive
gullible
obviate
to prevernt
offset
couteract
irresolute
adj. wishy-washy, hesitant
opportunism
taking advantage
mollify
placate (make someone less angry)
meticulous
paying close attetntion to detail
opprobrium
criticism
malign
evil or harmful, to speak negativity about someone
onerous
difficult or burdensome
malleable
easily influenced
Section 6
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pragmatic
practical
peripheral
not centeral
pervasive
found everywhere
perserverance
persistence in the face of obstacles
perfunctory
done without much effort or care
paucity
poverty
placate
to calm an angry person
phlegmatic
cool and unruffled
prodigal
reckless
presumptuous
overly familiar, invades social baoudaries
perfidy
deceit
permeate
to pervade or penetrate throughout
recondite
arcane or obscure
outstrip
to overtake
reconcile
to fix
propitiate
to appease someone who is angry
phenomena
things that happen
patent
blatant, obvious
painstaking
attentive to detail
peruse
to read something carefully or quickly (based on context)
polemical
adj. angry, hostile, harshly critical
pedestrian
run of the mill
plethora
overabundance of something
precarious
uncertain
precursor
a forerunner
prevaricate
to evade or deciee withou outright lying
pedantic
overly concerned with irrelevant detail
qualificiaton
credential
quotidian
relating to everyday
partial
incomplete
propriety
appropriateness
plastic
easily shaped or molded
pristine
untouched
plausible
reasonable
profligate
estravagant and wasteful in an immoral way
partisan
deovted supporter of a group
plummet
to fall quickly
polarize
to cause a sharp division between two groups
preipitate
to cause, matter formed in a solution, well considreed
overshadow
literally cast a shadow on or be more notable than anther
prescient
knowing things before they happen
prececed
went before
prevail
to succeed, to convince or persuade
probity
integrity
prodigious
enormous, immense
proliferate
to multiply
prospective
potential or likely
rationalize
justify with reason
pith
the essential substance of something
platitude
cliche statment
Section 7
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reproach
to scold
taciturn
reticent or reserved, tending towards silence
undermine
to weaken or compromise
synthesize
to combine disparate parts intoa coherent whole
tortuous
winding or twist, complicated
venality
the state of being capable of being bribed
tirade
an angry rant
vacillate
to shift between multiple opinions
temperance
moderation and restraint,
substantiate
corroborate
sanciton
to give official permissions, or punishments
sediment
material that settles to the bottom of water/liquid
solicitous
considerate
unadorned
plain
tractable
can be easily influenced or managed.
spurious
take or false
refute
to disprove
relentless
never stopping
simultaneous
occuring at the same moment
rhetoic
art of effective communication
veracity
truth or factual accuracy
satiate
to completely satisfy
sporadic
occasional or scattered
sparse
scattered or scarce
rescind
to take back
sycophant
a fawning, insincere admirer
trasient
passes quickly, short-lived
sedulous
dedicated and careful
respectively
in a sequential order given
supplant
to overtake or replace
timorous
meed or timid
subjective
open to personal view
salubrious
health-promoting
tenuous
weak
sufficient
enough
soporific
makes sleepy
untenable
weak or unsupportable with respone to an opinion or situation
torpor
tiredness
stolid
calm or dependable
specious
appearing true but really false
tacit
unspolken, implicit
reticent
hesitant to speak, silent
repudiate
to renounce
superbly
excellently
supine
laying back with face up opposite: prone
venerate
to give a high degree of respect
secular
relating to the world
underscore
to line underneath for empasis, emphasize
ubiquitous
universal
subversive
meant to undercut established norms
Section 8
(5 cards)