26-50 Flashcards

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1
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Auspicious

Propitious

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Very favorable

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Morose

Despondent

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Very depressed

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Impasse

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Failure to reach an agreement

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Anachronism

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Not in the proper time period

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Belie

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To give a false impression

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Mitigate
Mollify
Assuage
Alleviate

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To ease; relieve; lessen

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Covet

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To strongly desire; to crave

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Antithesis
Antithetical
Antipodal

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Direct opposite

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Prototype

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An original model

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Aloof

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Detached; reserved

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Trite
Hackneyed
Pedestrian
Platitudinous
Banal
Insipid
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Commonplace

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Antecedent
Forerunner
Precursor

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A preceding event

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Plausible

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Believable

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Implausible

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Not believable

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Prudent

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Careful; cautious

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Aesthetic

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An appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive

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Paradox

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A seeming contradiction that expresses a truth

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Enigmatic

Inscrutable

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Mysterious; baffling

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Acquiesce

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To comply

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Naïve
Gullible
Credulous

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Unsophisticated

21
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Autonomous

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Independant

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Futile

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Doomed to failure

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Indigenous

Endemic

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Native to an area

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Ubiquitous

Prevalent

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Everywhere; widespread; prevalent

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Pandemic

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Widespread epidemic

26
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Fortitude

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Strength of mind