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

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Pellucid
Lucid; transparent; clear; perspicuous
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Tactiturn
Aloof; reserved; distant; reticent
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Ruminate
Ponder; excogitare; contemplate
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Hackneyed
Banal; trite; unoriginal;
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Prosaic
Humdrum; commonplace; prosy; uninteresting ; dull
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Placid
Quiet; smooth; gentle; tranquil
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Restive
Impatient; on edge; tense; skittish; restless
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Vociferous
Loudmouth; outspoken; clamorous; clamant
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Circumscribed
Limited; restricted;
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Decorous
Becoming; decent; in good taste; comely; staid; seemly
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Fallow
Undeveloped; unexploited
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Recalcitrant
Defiant; refractory; disobedient
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Slapdash
Haphazard; reckless; sloppy; careless
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Reprobate
Scoundrel; degenerate
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Zenith
Acme; vertex; superlative; meridian; peak; summit; pinnacle
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Indemnify
Underwrite; cover; insure
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Amiable
Affable; cordial; genial; friendly
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Screed
Harangue; rant;
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Demure
Coy; modest; timid; shy
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Emaciated
Gaunt; cadaverous; haggard
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Contrite
Remorseful; Ruthful; rueful; repentant ;
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Errant
Fallible ; uncontrolled;
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Bellicose
Combative; battleful
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Aboveboard
Square; straightforward; honest
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Lassitude
Lethargic; languor;
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Obdurate
Stubborn; cussed; obstinate; uncompromising;
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Paucity
Dearth; scarce; shortage
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Obdurate
Obstinate; Stubborn; unyielding; heartless; unrepentant
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Pithy
Concise; laconic; breviloquent; terse
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Transitory
Fugacious; fleeting; ephemeral; short-lived
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Quandary
Dilema; pickle; predicament; quagmire
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Negative prefix
A- ; Ab-; An- ; Anti- ; Dis-; Ig-; Il- ; Im- ; In- ; Ir- ; Mis- ; Non- ; Un- ;
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Foible
Idiosyncransy; mannerism; quirk/shortcoming(pos/neg); specialness
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Besmerch
Slander; asperse; calumniate; defame; smear; sully; smirch
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Besmirch
Calumny; smear; slander; defame