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English Lesson: Verbal Advantage

Description:   Verbal Advantage List 8/27/07

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Card # English English Image
1 A coming into being, beginning, origin, birth, creation. Genesis
2 A counterreply, an answer to a reply. Rejoinder
3 A judge or umpire who makes a final decision or resolves a dispute. Arbitrator
4 A preliminary or incomplete theory based on insufficient evidence. Hypothesis
5 A quick reply, especially one that is cutting or witty. Retort
6 A revival, rebirth, resurgence, renewal of life or vigor. Renaissance
7 A single eyeglass. Monocle
8 A sudden change of mind or change in the emotions. Caprice
9 All Omni-
10 All-directional Omnidirectional
11 All-knowing, having universal knowledge Omniscient
12 All-powerful, almighty, having unlimited power or authority. Omnipotent
13 All-present, present everywhere at once Omnipresent
14 An assumption based on so little evidence that it is an educated guess. Conjecture
15 An assumption, theory, hypothesis. Supposition
16 Apart, at a distance, removed, withdrawn, not wishing to speak or associate with others. Aloof
17 Apparent, appearing or seeming to be true, professed or declared as true without being demonstrated or proved. Ostensible
18 Applies to material things or to a human body that is flexible and limber. Supple
19 Attractive, pleasing in appearance, handsome, comely, fair, presentable. Personable
20 Belief, professed faith or opinion, especially a system of religious belief. Creed
21 Bending easily, flexible, adaptable, workable. Pliant
22 Cheap and showy, gaudy, garish, sleazy. Tawdry
23 Containing a multitude, consisting of a great number of persons or things. Multitudinous
24 Determined or arrived at in a random or illogical manner. Arbitrary 2
25 Difficult to deal with, disagreeable, argumentative, quick to quarrel or to exhibit ill will. Cantankerous
26 Disrespectful in a frivolous way, treating something serious in a trivial manner. Flippant
27 Early development or maturity, especially in mental ability. Precociousness
28 Eating all kinds of food or taking in everything Omnivorous
29 Eerie, strange, weird, mysterious Uncanny
30 Exercising unrestrained or absolute power. Arbitrary 3
31 Extremely gloomy or dismal. Lugubrious
32 Firmly determined or settled, resolved, having a set opinion or purpose, steadfast, unwavering, persevering. Resolute
33 Frankness, openness, sincere expression. Candor
34 Gloomy, moody, glum, grumpy, ill-tempered, depressed. Morose
35 Having a bitter disposition or sour outlook on life. Saturnine
36 Having great variety or diversity. Multifarious
37 Having scruples. Scrupulous
38 Irritable, cross, complaining, fretful, ill-humored and impatient, difficult to please. Peevish
39 Lacking variety, tediously uniform, unvarying and dull. Monotonous
40 Marriage to one person. Monogamy
41 Mean-spirited, nasty, spiteful. Malicious
42 Mournful, full of sadness. Dolorous
43 Noisy, disagreeably or offensively loud, boisterous, clamorous. Blatant
44 Numerous and varied, consisting of many kinds, containing many elements, features, or characteristics. Manifold
45 Occasional, infrequent, irregular, not constant, happening from time to time, occurring in a scattered or random way. Sporadic
46 Practical, having to do with actual practice, concerned with everyday affairs as opposed to theory or speculation. Pragmatic
47 Quarrelsome, prone to argue or dispute. Contentious
48 Quick-tempered, easily angered, extremely irritable. Irascible
49 Required, necessary, binding, mandatory. Obligatory
50 Skilled. Adept
51 Soaked, thoroughly wet, full of moisture. Saturated
52 Something handed down from the past, an inheritance. Legacy
53 Something that causes hesitation or doubt in determing what is appropriate and proper. Scruple
54 Stubborn, flexible, unwilling to give in or compromise, not yielding to argument or persuasion. Obstinate
55 Sympathetic, agreeable, compatible, kindred, harmonious, having the same taste, nature, or temperament. Congenial
56 The forefront of an action or movement, leading position or person in a movement. Vanguard
57 To agree, be in accord with, unite in opinion. Concur
58 To guarantee, promise, give formal assurance of. Warrant 2
59 To justify, give good reason for, authorize, sanction. Warrant
60 To restate, put what someone else has expressed into different words. Paraphrase
61 To tear, cut roughly, rend, mangle. Lacerate
62 To twist, turn. Torquere
63 To wander, stray from the point, ramble, deviate, go off in another direction. Digress
64 Two or more letters woven into one. Monogram
65 Unimportant, trifling, of little consequence. Negligible
66 Unpredictable, tending to change abruptly for no apparent or logical reason. Capricious
67 Unreasoned, based on personal feelings or preferences rather than on reason, logic, or law. Arbitrary
68 Untrustworthy, dishonorable, deceitful, corrupt, lacking integrity or moral principles. Unscrupulous
69 Unyielding, immovable, inflexible, refusing to give in, unshakable, unrelenting, implacable. Adamant
70 Very difficult, hard to achieve or accomplish, requiring great effort. Arduous
71 a declared set of beliefs or opinions. A credo is
72 all assumptions or theories. A hypothesis, a conjecture, and a supposition are
73 are easily workable. Pliant and pliable usually refer to objects that
74 back re-
75 bending or moving easily. Pliant, pliable, and supple all mean
76 expresses his or her thoughts frankly and openly, with no hesitation. The candid person
77 one, single Mono-
78 speaks directly to the point, plainly and sometimes bluntly, in a no-nonsense manner. The forthright person
79 speaks honestly and sincerely, with no hint of evasiveness or deception. The ingenuous person
80 without good reason or authorization, unjustifiable. The adjective unwarranted means
81 you are feeling depressed and silent because you are feeling bitter or resentful. You are being morose when
82 you refuse to speak or associate with people because you're in a bad mood. You are being sullen when

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