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Synonyms Flashcards

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Platitude

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Trite, banal , hackneyed

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Gossamer

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Ethereal

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Perfidy

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Insidious, betrayal

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Harbinger

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Prophetic, herald, foretell

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Didactic

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Informative/instructive

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Exacting

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Fastidious/ pernickety

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Corroborate

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Confirm; substantiate; support

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Copious

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Voluminous; ample; aplenty; galore; abundant

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Acerbic

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Vitriolic ; corrosive ; astringent; sour

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Scathe

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Harm; berate; castigate; scathing; lambast; lecture

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Diffident

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Timid; coy; trepid

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Florid

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Aureate; elaborated or excessive; healthy; sanguine

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Sanguine

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Optimistic; healthy situation

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Tenuous

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Precarious ; unstable; fragile

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Ephemeral

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Fugacious; short-lived; transient

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Mercurial

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Erratic; fickle; unpredictable change

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Iconoclast

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Image breaker; ruiner

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Accede

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Submit; succumb; acquiesce;

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Belie

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Contradict; diverge;

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Imprudent

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Injudicious; Ill-judged; shortsighted; unwise;

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Frivolous

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Trivial; silly; unnecessary;

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Austere

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Strict; stern; severe

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Prolixity

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Verbose; long-winded; turgidity;

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Prodigal

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Profligate ; wasteful; spendthrift ; extravagant

25
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Pellucid

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Lucid; transparent; clear; perspicuous

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Tactiturn

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Aloof; reserved; distant; reticent

27
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Ruminate

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Ponder; excogitare; contemplate

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Hackneyed

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Banal; trite; unoriginal;

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Prosaic

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Humdrum; commonplace; prosy; uninteresting ; dull

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Placid

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Quiet; smooth; gentle; tranquil

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Restive

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Impatient; on edge; tense; skittish; restless

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Vociferous

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Loudmouth; outspoken; clamorous; clamant

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Circumscribed

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Limited; restricted;

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Decorous

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Becoming; decent; in good taste; comely; staid; seemly

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Fallow

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Undeveloped; unexploited

36
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Recalcitrant

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Defiant; refractory; disobedient

37
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Slapdash

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Haphazard; reckless; sloppy; careless

38
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Reprobate

A

Scoundrel; degenerate

39
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Zenith

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Acme; vertex; superlative; meridian; peak; summit; pinnacle

40
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Indemnify

A

Underwrite; cover; insure

41
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Amiable

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Affable; cordial; genial; friendly

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Screed

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Harangue; rant;

43
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Demure

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Coy; modest; timid; shy

44
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Emaciated

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Gaunt; cadaverous; haggard

45
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Contrite

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Remorseful; Ruthful; rueful; repentant ;

46
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Errant

A

Fallible ; uncontrolled;

47
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Bellicose

A

Combative; battleful

48
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Aboveboard

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Square; straightforward; honest

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Lassitude

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Lethargic; languor;

50
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Obdurate

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Stubborn; cussed; obstinate; uncompromising;

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Paucity

A

Dearth; scarce; shortage

52
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Obdurate

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Obstinate; Stubborn; unyielding; heartless; unrepentant

53
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Pithy

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Concise; laconic; breviloquent; terse

54
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Transitory

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Fugacious; fleeting; ephemeral; short-lived

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Quandary

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Dilema; pickle; predicament; quagmire

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Negative prefix

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A- ; Ab-; An- ; Anti- ; Dis-; Ig-; Il- ; Im- ; In- ; Ir- ; Mis- ; Non- ; Un- ;

57
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Foible

A

Idiosyncransy; mannerism; quirk/shortcoming(pos/neg); specialness

58
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Besmerch

A

Slander; asperse; calumniate; defame; smear; sully; smirch

59
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Besmirch

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Calumny; smear; slander; defame

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