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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abridge (verb) | to reduce in scope, to shorten in duration or extent, without sacrifice of sense; abbreviate, condense, diminish, shorten; extend, lengthen, augment, enlarge |
| apprise (verb) | to give notice to; acquaint, tell, brief, inform, advise, clue in, notify, enlighten, update; keep in the dark, hide |
| burgeon (verb) | to grow and expand rapidly; accelerate, rise, multiply, proliferate, flourish, prosper, bloom, develop; decrease, contract, recede, wither, die, languish, fail |
| circuitous (adjective) | having a circular or winding course, not being forthright or direct in language or action; indirect, roundabout, meandering, winding, digressing, devious, rambling; direct, straightforward, to the point, blunt |
| eclectic (adjective, noun) | composed of methods drawn from various sources, one who uses a method or approach that is composed of elements drawn from various sources; motley, mixed, colorful, selective; narrow, uniform, from the same source |
| malinger (verb) | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness as to avoid duty or work; fake, feign |
| mandate (noun, verb) | an authoritative command, to administer or assign, to officially require something; call, decree, dictate; veto, denial, suggestion, request, petition |
| oblivion (noun) | condition/state of being forgotten or unknown; forgetfulness, obscurity, nothingness, disregard; awareness, informed, famous, celebrity, existence |
| oblivious (adjective) | lacking active conscious knowledge, awareness, or memory; clueless, unaware, inattentive, careless, distracted, unconcerned; aware, mindful, conscious |
| penury (noun) | severe poverty; beggary, neediness, impoverishment, destitution; affluence, wealth, richness |
| pique (noun, verb) | resentment, to arouse anger in; huff, resent, umbrage, aggravate, bother, vex; compliment, please, satisfy |
| retribution (noun) | the dispensing/receiving of reward or punishment, compensation; payback, retaliation, justice; reward |
| stupefy (verb) | to make stupid, numb, groggy, insensible, flabbergast; surprise, confound, daze, stagger, astound, shock; nonplus, overwhelm |
| succinct (adjective) | close fitting, marked by compact and precise expression without wasted words; terse, brief, curt, concise, pithy, compact, to the point; prolix, verbose, rambling, discursive, circuitous, long winded |
| underscore (verb) | to draw a line under, to make evident; accentuate, stress, emphasize, heighten, intensify; minimize, trivialize |
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