List B Flashcards

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Germane sent

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Bringing up examples from the past is not germane to the present discussion

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Germane

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Relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

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Germane synonyms

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Pertinent

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Germane antonym

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Irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate

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Insatiable

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So great or demanding to be satisfied

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Insatiable sent

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People with an insatiable appetite for gossip often do not have compelling stories of their own

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Insatiable synonyms

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Unquenchabel, ravenous, voracious

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Intransigent

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Refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

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Intransigent sent

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Little will get accomplished if the legislators of both parties maintain their intransigent attitudes

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Intransigent synonyms

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Uncompomising, unyeiling, obdurate

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Intransigent ant

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Lukewarm, halfhearted, yeilding

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Invidious

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Offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

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Invidious sent

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Teachers should avoid making invidious comparisons between their students

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Invidious synonyms

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Malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative

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Invidious ant

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Complimentary, flattering, ameliorative

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Largesse

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Generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

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Largesse sent

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The university was the fortunate beneficiary of the largesse of its graduates

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Largesse synonyms

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Liberality, munificence, bounty

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Largesse ant

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Stinginess, miserliness, niggardless

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Reconnaissance

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A survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

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Reconnaissance sent

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The field officer required a thorough Reconnaissance before ordering any troop movements

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Reconnaissance synonyms

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Scouting expidition

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Substantiate

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To establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form of

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Substantiate sent

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The prospector was unable to substantiate his claim to the land where the gold was found

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Substantiate synonyms
Verify, confirm, validate, authenticate
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Substantiate ant
Refute, disprove, invalidate
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Taciturn
Habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
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Taciturn sent
Abraham Lincoln has the reputation of having a dour and taciturn personality
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Taciturn synonyms
Tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic
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Taciturn ant
Garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose
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Temporize
To stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
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Temporize sent
For most of Shakepeare's greatest tragedy, the protagonist Hamlet chooses to Temporize rather than act
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Temporize synonyms
Hedge, dilly dally, procrastinate
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Tenable
Capable of being held or defended
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Tenable sent
The researchers put forth a tenable theory, but their conclusions would be reviewed carefully by others
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Tenable synonyms
Defensible, justifiable, maintainable
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Tenable ant
Indefensible, unjustifiable