abrogate (v)
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Abrogate (v). To repeal, cancel, declare null and void Syn : annul, revoke Ant: reaffirm, renew, ratify ** abolish. Ambient ( adj ). Completely surrounding, encompassing ** ambiance. Asperity (n). Roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness Syn : rigor, harshness - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Abrogate (v)To repeal, cancel, declare null and void
Syn: annul, revokeAnt: reaffirm, renew, ratify
**abolish
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Ambient (adj)
Completely surrounding, encompassing
**ambiance
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Asperity (n)Roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness
Syn: rigor, harshnessAnt: mildness, blandness, softness, lenience
**severity
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Burnish (v)To make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n) gloss, brightness, luster
Syn: (v) shine, buttAnt: (v) tarnish, dull, abrade
**polish
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Cabal (n)A small group working in secret
Syn: clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracy
**Kabul – where Bin Laden secretly met with his cabal
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Delectable (adj)Delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n) an appealing or appetizing food or dish
Syn: (adj) delicious, scrumptiousAnt: (adj) repugnant, repulsive, distasteful
***delightful, delicious
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Deprecate (v)To express mild disapproval
Syn: deplore, frown uponAnt: smile on, countenance, approve
**disapprove, deplore
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Detritus (n)Loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction
Syn: debris, wreckage, ruins, rubble
**debris
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Ebullient (adj)Overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling
Syn: exhilarated, elated, exuberantAnt: gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blasé
***exuberant
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Eclectic (adj)Drawn from different sources; (n) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
Syn: (adj) selective, synthetic, pick-and-chooseAnt: (adj) uniform, monolithic
**elect use a variety of things
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Flaccid (adj)Limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness
Syn: soft, flabbyAnt: hard, firm, solid
**flabby
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Impecunious (adj)Having little or no money
Syn: penniless, impoverished, indigentAnt: affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich
**impossible to live off of nothing
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Inexorable (adj)Inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding
Syn: inescapable, ineluctable, obdurateAnt: avoidable, yielding, pliant
**inflexible, inescapable
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Moribund (adj)Dying, on the way out
Syn: obsolescentAnt: flourishing, thriving
** “morbid” can relate to death – dying art - outmoded
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Necromancer (n)One who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard
Syn: sorcerer, conjurer
**sorcerer
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Onerous (adj)Burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty
Syn: oppressive, weightyAnt: light, easy, undemanding, untaxing
**the “onus” is on dr. to give bad news
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Rife (adj) Common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete
Syn: devoid of, lacking
*** rumors are rife
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Rudiments (n. pl.)The parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything
Syn: fundamentals, basics
**basics
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Sequester (v)To set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody
Syn: seclude, segregate, isolate, closet
**separate
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Winnow (v)To get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on in; to blow on, fan
Syn; sift, strain, filter, sort
**blow air, wind