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Unit Five Are you ready for it???
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acuity Noun Synonyms: keenness, acuteness
Sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) Synonyms: keenness, acuteness Antonyms: dullness, obtuseness
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delineate Verb Synonyms: depict, picture, render
To portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail to represent pictorially Synonyms: depict, picture, render
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depraved Adjective Synonyms: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt
Marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles Synonyms: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt Antonyms: moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted
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enervate Verb Synonyms: impair, cripple, paralyze
To weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring Synonyms: impair, cripple, paralyze Antonyms: invigorate, strengthen, buttress
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esoteric Adjective Synonyms: occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite
Intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret Synonyms: occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite Antonyms: accessible, comprehensible, intelligible
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fecund Adjective Synonyms: fertile, teeming, prolific
Fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive Synonyms: fertile, teeming, prolific Antonyms: infertile, barren, unproductive
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fiat Noun Synonyms: edict, dictum, ukase
An arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness Synonyms: edict, dictum, ukase
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figment Noun Synonyms: creation, invention, fancy
A fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion Synonyms: creation, invention, fancy
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garner Verb Synonyms: collect, accumulate, accrue
To acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use Synonyms: collect, accumulate, accrue Antonyms: scatter, squander, waste, dissipate
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hallow Verb Synonyms: venerate, bless
To set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere Synonyms: venerate, bless Antonyms: desecrate, defile, profane
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idiosyncrasy Noun Synonyms: eccentricity, quirk, mannerism
A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify Synonyms: eccentricity, quirk, mannerism
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ignominy Noun Synonyms: dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium
A shame and disgrace Synonyms: dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium Antonyms: honor, glory, acclaim
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mundane Adjective Synonyms: prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary
Earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary Synonyms: prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary Antonyms: heavenly, unworldly, spiritual, transcendental
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nuance Noun Synonyms: shade, nicety, refinement
A subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference Synonyms: shade, nicety, refinement
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overweening Adjective Synonyms: arrogant, unbridled, inflated
Conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate Synonyms: arrogant, unbridled, inflated Antonyms: restrained, understated, modest, meek
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penchant Noun Synonyms: proclivity, propensity, predilection
A strong attraction or inclination Synonyms: proclivity, propensity, predilection Antonyms: disinclination, aversion
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reputed Adjective Synonyms: putative, reputable, supposed
According to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part.) alleged Synonyms: putative, reputable, supposed Antonyms: proven, corroborated, authenticated
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sophistry Noun Synonyms: specious reasoning
Reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy Synonyms: specious reasoning
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sumptuous Adjective Synonyms: lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid
Costly, rich, magnificent Synonyms: lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid Antonyms: skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan
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ubiquitous Adjective Synonyms: omnipresent, pervasive, universal
Present or existing everywhere Synonyms: omnipresent, pervasive, universal Antonyms: restricted, limited, rare, scarce
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