Unit 5 Synonyms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 keenness | acuity |
| acuteness | acuity |
| depict | delineate |
| picture | delineate |
| render | delineate |
| perverted | depraved |
| degenerate | depraved |
| vicious | depraved |
| corrupt | depraved |
| impair | enervate |
| cripple | enervate |
| paralyze | enervate |
| occult | esoteric |
| cryptic | esoteric |
| arcane | esoteric |
| recondite | esoteric |
| fertile | fecund |
| teeming | fecund |
| prolific | fecund |
| edict | fiat |
| dictum | fiat |
| ukase | fiat |
| creation | figment |
| invention | figment |
| fancy | figment |
| collect | garner |
| accumulate | garner |
| accrue | garner |
| venerate | hallow |
| bless | hallow |
| eccentricity | idiosyncrasy |
| quirk | idiosyncrasy |
| mannerism | idiosyncrasy |
| dishonor | ignominy |
| humiliation | ignominy |
| disrepute | ignominy |
| odium | ignominy |
| prosaic | mundane |
| humdrum | mundane |
| routine | mundane |
| sublunary | mundane |
| shade | nuance |
| nicety | nuance |
| refinement | nuance |
| arrogant | overweening |
| unbridled | overweening |
| inflated | overweening |
| proclivity | penchant |
| propensity | penchant |
| predilection | penchant |
| putative | reputed |
| reputable | reputed |
| supposed | reputed |
| specious reasoning | sophistry |
| lavish | sumptuous |
| munificent | sumptuous |
| opulent | sumptuous |
| splendid | sumptuous |
| omnipresent | ubiquitous |
| pervasive | ubiquitous |
| universal | ubiquitous |
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