5243592117 | Acuity | Noun - sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) | 0 | |
5243592118 | Acuity | SYN - acuteness ANT - dullness | 1 | |
5243592119 | Acuity | ex. The __________ of one's hearing | 2 | |
5243595286 | Delineate | Verb - to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail. | 3 | |
5243595881 | Delineate | ex. ____________ the main features of the plan. | 4 | |
5243599635 | Depraved | adj - marked by evil or corruption, devoid of moral principals | 5 | |
5243619166 | Depraved | SYN - perverted, degenerate ANT - moral, virtuous | 6 | |
5243619167 | Depraved | ex. A _____ and wicked criminal in an episode of CSI | 7 | |
5243600192 | Enervate | verb - to weaken, lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble. | 8 | |
5243621863 | Enervate | SYN- impair, cripple ANT- invigorate, buttress | 9 | |
5243622331 | Enervate | ex. A mind that has been ________(ed)_ by disease | 10 | |
5243605539 | Esoteric | Adjective - intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret | 11 | |
5243625467 | Esoteric | SYN- occult, cryptic ANT - accessible, intelligible | 12 | |
5243625468 | Esoteric | ex. _________ rites at the Masonic temple | 13 | |
5243606474 | Fecund | Adj - fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive | 14 | |
5243629210 | Fecund | SYN - fertile, prolific ANT - barren, unproductive | 15 | |
5243629211 | Fecund | ex. A remarkably ________ brain. | 16 | |
5243607145 | Fiat | Noun- an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness | 17 | |
5243631513 | Fiat | SYN - edict, dictum | 18 | |
5243631514 | Fiat | ex. The _________ of consciousness | 19 | |
5243607772 | Figment | Noun - a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion | 20 | |
5243633940 | Figment | SYN - creation, invention, fancy | 21 | |
5243633941 | Figment | ex. A _____ of the imagination | 22 | |
5243608302 | Garner | v - to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use. | 23 | |
5243636275 | Garner | SYN - collect, accumulate ANT - scatter, squander, waste | 24 | |
5243636276 | Garner | ex. _________ wisdom ex. ______ wisdom throughout the years. | 25 | |
5243608303 | Hallow | Verb - to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate, revere; to honor greatly | 26 | |
5243638498 | Hallow | SYN - venerate, bliss ANT - desecrate | 27 | |
5243638499 | Hallow | ex. ____________ the field on which they fought. | 28 | |
5243609395 | Idiosyncrasy | - n - peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify. | 29 | |
5243639937 | Idiosyncrasy | SYN - eccentricity, quirk. | 30 | |
5243640597 | Idiosyncrasy | Ex. ____ of the Latin alphabet is that a U was written as a V. | 31 | |
5243609396 | Ignominy | - n - shame and disgrace | 32 | |
5245579076 | Ignominy | SYN - dishonor, humiliation, disrepute ANT - honor, glory | 33 | |
5245579886 | Ignominy | ex. The _________ resulting from the scandal | 34 | |
5243610083 | Mundane | adj - earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary. | 35 | |
5245590756 | Mundane | SYN - prosaic, humdrum, routine ANT - heavenly, unworldly, spiritual | 36 | |
5245593069 | Mundane | ex. _____ concerns of science. | 37 | |
5243613348 | Nuance | n - a subtle or slight variation (color, meaning, or quality) delicate degradation or shade of difference | 38 | |
5245605391 | Nuance | ex. A ____ of meaning | 39 | |
5243613971 | Overweening | adj - conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate | 40 | |
5245636363 | Overweening | SYN - inflated, arrogant ANT - understated, modest | 41 | |
5245637328 | Overweening | ex. _____________ pride | 42 | |
5243614591 | Penchant | - n - a strong inclination or attraction | 43 | |
5245643264 | Penchant | SYN - proclivity, propensity ANT - aversion, disinclination | 44 | |
5245643265 | Penchant | ex. A _______________ for belaboring the obvious. | 45 | |
5243615207 | Reputed | adj - according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation. | 46 | |
5245656754 | Reputed | ex. The ___________ head of a crime syndicate. | 47 | |
5243615208 | Sophistry | n - reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy. | 48 | |
5245660857 | Sophistry | ex. Beguiled by clever _____________. | 49 | |
5243616149 | Sumptuous | adj. Costly, rich, magnificent | 50 | |
5245663812 | Sumptuous | ex. The ____ feast. | 51 | |
5243616659 | Ubiquitous | adjective - present or existing everywhere. | 52 | |
5245673647 | Ubiquitous | SYN - omnipresent, pervasive, universal ANT - restricted, limited, rare, scarce. | 53 | |
5245674926 | Ubiquitous | ex. The __________ eye of the TV camera. | 54 |
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