unit 5 vocbulary
Terms
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sharpness (particulary of the mind of senses)
s-keenness, acuteness
a-dullness, obtuseness - acuity
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to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
s-depict, picture, render - delineate
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marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
s-perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt
a-moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted - depraved
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to weaken or lessen the mental, moral or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
s-impair, cripple, paralyze
a-invigorate, strengthen, buttress - enervate
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intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
s-occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite
a-accessible, comprehensible, intelligble - esoteric
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fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
s-fertile, teeming, prolific
a-infertile, barren, unproductive - fecund
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an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
s-edict, dictum, unkase - fiat
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a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
s-creation, invention, fancy - figment
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to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
s-collect, accumulate, accrue
a-scatter, squander,waste, dissipate - garner
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to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
s-venerate, bless
a-desecrate, defile, profane - hallow
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a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
s-eccentricity, quirk, mannerism - idiosyncrasy
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shame and disgrace
s-dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium
a-honor, glory, acclaim - ignominy
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earthly, wordly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
s-prosaic,humdrum, routine, sublunary
a-heavenly,unworldly,spiritual, transcendental - mundane
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a subtle or slight variation (as incolor, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference
s-shade, nicety, refinement - nuance
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conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
s-arrogant, unbridled, inflated
a-restrained, understated, modest, meek - overweening
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a strong attraction or inclination
s-procivity, propensity, predilection
a-disinclination, aversion - penchant
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according to reputation or general beleif; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part.) alleged
s-putative, reputable, supposed
a-proven, corroborated, authenticated - reputed
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reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
s-specious reasoning - sophistry
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costly, rich, magnificent
s-lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid
a-skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan - sumptuous
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present or existing everywhere
s-omnipresent, pervasive, universal
a-restrcted, limited, rare, scarce - ubiquitous