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Cards in this set: Term acquisitive Definition (adj.) able to get and retain ideas and information, concerned with acquiring wealth or property synonyms: greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive antonyms: altruistic, unretentive Term arrogate Definition (v.) to claim or take without right synonyms: expropriate, usurp, commandeer antonyms: relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon Term banal Definition (adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace synonyms: stale, insipid antonyms: fresh, novel, original, new Term belabor Definition (v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly synonyms: overwork Term carping Definition (adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism synonyms: nit-picking, caviling antonyms: approving, uncritical Term coherent Definition (adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful synonyms: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive antonyms: muddled, chaotic, disjointed Term congeal Definition (v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken, to make something inflexible synonyms: harden, jell, coagulate, solidify antonyms: melt, liquefy Term emulate Definition (v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model synonyms: copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to Term encomium Definition (n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute synonyms: panegyric, eulogy, commendation antonyms: condemnation, castigation, criticism Term eschew Definition (v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from synonyms: abstain from, steer clear of, forgo antonyms: embrace, adopt Term germane Definition (adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting synonyms: pertinent antonyms: irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate Term insatiable Definition (adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied synonyms: unquenchable, ravenous, voractious Term intransigent Definition (adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable synonyms: uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate antonyms: lukewarm, half-hearted, yielding Term invidious Definition (adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment synonyms: malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative antonyms: complimentary, flattering, ameliorative Term largesse Definition (n.) generosity in giving, lavish or bountiful contributions synonyms: malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative antonyms: complimentary, flattering, ameliorative Term reconnaissance Definition (n.) a survey made for military purposes, any kind of preliminary inspection or examination synonym: scouting expedition Term substantiate Definition v.) to establish by evidence, prove, to give concrete or substantial form to synonym: verify, confirm, validate, authenticate antonym: refute, disprove, invalidate Term taciturn Definition (adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little synonyms: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic antonyms: garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose Term temporize Definition (v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision, to compromise synonyms: hedge, dilly dally, procrastinate Term tenable Definition (adj.) capable of being held or defended synonyms: defensible, justifiable, maintainable antonyms: indefensible, unjustifiable Term accost Definition (v.) to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way synonyms: buttonhole, approach, confront antonyms: evade, avoid, shun Term animadversion Definition (n.) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval synonyms: rebuke, reproof antonyms: praise, compliment Term avid Definition (adj.) desirous of something to the point of greed, intensely eager synonyms: keen, enthusiastic, grasping antonyms: reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic Term brackish Definition (adj.) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink synonyms: briny, saline antonyms: fresh, clear, sweet Term celerity Definition (n.) swiftness, rapidity of motion or action synonyms: promptness, alacrity, speed antonyms: slowness, sluggishness, dilatoriness Term devious Definition (adj.) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way synonyms: roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful antonyms: direct, straightforward, open, aboveboard Term gambit Definition (n.) in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type synonyms: ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver Term halcyon Definition (n.) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher, (adj.) of or relating to the halcyon; calm peaceful; happy golden; prosperous, affluent synonyms: adj.; tranquil, serene, placid, palmy antonyms: adj.; turbulent, chaotic, tumultuous Term histrionic Definition (adj.) pertaining to actors and their techniques, theatrical, artificial, melodramatic synonyms: affected, stagy antonyms: low-keyed, muted, untheatrical, subdued Term incendiary Definition (adj.) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; (n.) one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist, one who causes strife synonyms: inflammatory, provocative, firebrand antonyms: soothing, quieting, peacemaker Term maelstrom Definition (n.) a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a a whirlpool in violence and destruction synonyms: vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult Term myopic Definition (adj.) nearsighted, lacking a broad realistic view of a situation, lacking foresight or discernment synonyms: shortsighted antonyms: farsighted Term overt Definition (adj.) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized synonyms: clear, obvious, manifest, patent antonyms: secret, clandestine, covert, concealed Term pejorative Definition (adj.) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling antonyms: complimentary, ameliorative Term propriety Definition (n.) the state of being proper, appropriateness, (pl.) the standards of what is proper and socially acceptable synonyms: fitness, correctness, decorum antonyms: unseemliness, inappropriateness Term sacrilege Definition (n.) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred synonyms: desecration, profanation, defilement Term summarily Definition (adv.) without delay or formality; briefly, concisely synonyms: promptly, peremptorily, abruptly Term suppliant Definition (adj.) asking humbly and earnestly, (n.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, a suitor Term talisman Definition (n.) an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish Term undulate Definition (v.) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion, to have a wavelike appearance or form synonyms: ripple, fluctuate, rise and fall Term articulate Definition v - to pronounce distinctly, to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints. synonyms: pronounce, elucidate, eloquent antonyms: mumble, slur, tongue tied, halting adj - expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed Term cavort Definition v - to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry synonyms: gambol Term credence Definition n - belief, mental acceptance synonyms: credit, trust, confidence antonyms: disbelief, skepticism, incredulity Term decry Definition v - to comdemn, express strong disapproval; to officially deprecate synonyms: denounce, censure, devalue antonyms: tout , commend, extol, laud, praise Term dissemble Definition v - disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression synonyms: dissimulate, feign, mask Term distraught Definition adj - very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict synonyms: frantic, distracted antonyms: calm, composed, collected Term eulogy Definition n - a formal statement of commendation; high praise synonyms: panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial antonyms: philippic, diatribe, invective Term evince Definition v - to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke synonyms: exhibit, manifest, occasion Term exhume Definition v - to remove from a grave; to bring to light synonyms: disinter, unearth, uncover antonyms: bury, inter Term feckless Definition ajd - lacking in spirit or strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable synonyms: feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual antonyms: competent, capable, effective Term murky Definition adj - dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision synonyms: dim, cloudy, unclear antonyms: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid Term nefarious Definition adj - wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards synonyms: iniquitous, reprehensible antonyms: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious Term piquant Definition adj - stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative. synonyms: tangy, zestful antonyms: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild Term primordial Definition adj - developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient of times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic synonyms: original, primeval, primal Term propinquity Definition n - nearness in place or time; kinship synonyms: proximity, similarity antonyms: remoteness, distance Term unwonted Definition adj - not usual or expected; not in character synonyms: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical antonyms: usual, customary, typical Term utopian Definition adj - founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical synonyms: idealistic antonyms: realistic, pragmatic Term verbiage Definition n - language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression synonyms: verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon Term verdant Definition adj - green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment synonyms: artless, naive antonyms: scorched, sere, barren, arid Term viscous Definition adj - having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity synonyms: gummy, sticky, thick antonyms: runny, watery, aqueous Term atrophy Definition n - a wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure v - to waste away Term bastion Definition n - a fortified place, stronghold Term concord Definition n - a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant Term consummate Definition adj - complete or perfect in the highest degree v - to bring to a state of completion or perfection Term disarray Definition n - disorder, confusion v-to throw into disorder Term exigency Definition n often plural - urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency Term flotsam Definition n - floating debris; homeless, impoverished people Term frenetic Definition adj - frenzied, highly agitated Term glean Definition v - to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers Term grouse Definition n - a type of game bird; a complaint v - to complain, grumble Term incarcerate Definition v - to imprison, confine, jail Term incumbent Definition adj - obligatory, required n - one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of Term jocular Definition adj - humorous, jesting, jolly, joking Term ludicrous Definition adj - ridiculous, laughable, absurd Term mordant Definition adj - biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh Term nettle Definition n - a prickly or stinging plant v - to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely Term pecuniary Definition adj - consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money Term pusillanimous Definition adj - contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited Term recumbent Definition adj - in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting Term stratagem Definition n - a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end. Term acuity Definition n.- sharpness particularly in the mind or senses syn: keenness, acuteness ant: dullness, obtuseness Term delineate Definition v.- to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail, to represent pictorially syn: depict, picture, render Term depraved Definition adj - marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles syn: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt ant: moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted Term enervate Definition v. to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of, enfeeble, hamstring syn - impair, cripple, paralyze ant - invigorate, strengthen, buttress Term esoteric Definition adj - intended to be understood by only a few, private, secret syn: occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite ant: accessible, comprehensible, intelligible Term fecund Definition adj - fruitful in offspring or vegetation, intellectually productive syn - fertile, teeming, prolific ant - infertile, barren, unproductive Term fiat Definition n - an arbitrary order or decree, a command or act of will or consciousness, syn - edict, dictum, ukase Term figment Definition n - a fabrication of the mind, an arbitrary notion syn - creation, invention, fancy Term garner Definition v - to acquire as the result of effort, to gather and store away, as for future use syn - collect, accumulate, accrue ant - scatter, squander, waste, dissipate Term hallow Definition v - to set apart as holy or sacred, consecrate, to honor greatly, revere syn - venerate/bless ant - desecrate, defile, profane Term idiosyncrasy Definition n - a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify syn - eccentricity, quirk, mannerism Term ignominy Definition n - shame and disgrace syn - dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium ant - honor, glory acclaim Term mundane Definition adj - earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs, concerned with what is ordinary syn - prosaic, humdrum, routine sublunary ant- heavenly, unworldly, spiritual, transcendental Term nuance Definition n - a subtle or slight variation as in color, meaning, quality, delicate gradation or shade of difference syn - shade, nicety, refinement Term overweening Definition adj - conceited, presumptuous, excessive, immoderate syn - arrogant, unbridled, inflated ant - restrained, understated, modest, meek Term penchant Definition n - a strong attraction or inclination syn - a proclivity, propensity, predilection ant - restrained, understated, modest, meek Term reputed Definition adj - according to reputation or general belief, having widespread acceptance and good reputation; part. - alleged syn - putative, reputable, supposed ant - proven, corroborated, authenticated Term sophistry Definition n - reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound, a fallacy syn - specious reasoning Term sumptuous Definition adj - costly, rich, magnificent syn - lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid ant - skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan Term ubiquitous Definition adj - present or existing everywhere syn - omnipresent, pervasive, universal ant - restricted, limited, rare, scarce