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23 Cards in this Set
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It is not long before a young star has a clique around him who sporadically gets their names into the newspapers. |
Small, exclusive group of people |
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At a time that requires tangible proposals, all he offers is unconscionable rhetoric. |
Use (sometimes exaggerated) of language |
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The detective interrogated the adamant prisoner in such a facile way that he confessed after giving incontrovertible evidence. |
Easily accomplished or attained |
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Youngsters scoff when their elders extol the halcyon days of long ago. |
Praise highly |
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Amidst the adulation of the throng, the firm star, in all humility, credited her mentor as the one most responsible. |
Counselor, coach, tutor |
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To live in a fool's paradise |
To be happy without a real basis |
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We feel sanctimonious when we vilify the character of a felon. |
Slander, malign |
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The diplomat was astute enough to see through the Cant of the machiavellian ambassador. |
Insincere or almost meaningless talk |
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A somber examination when he took umbrage at my whimsical remarks. |
Resentment, offense |
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The judge ordered the censer to elucidate his reasons for removing passages from the book in such a capricious manner. |
To make clear |
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The sum and substance |
The heart or substantial part |
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As the scion of an affluent family, he was often in proximity to opulence. |
Nearness |
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After playing with his progeny in the enervating sun, he staggered back to his room where he was overcome with lassitude. |
Weariness, weakness |
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As a concomitant to his belligerent and vituperative antipathy toward his government, he became an expatriate, but he found it a vapid life. |
Uninteresting, dull |
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Kyra was so disgruntled about having to move the unwieldy piano, she procrastinated for days. |
Bulky, difficult to handle |
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The irrelevant evidence seemed to vitiate the prosecutor's case and precluded a conviction. |
Destroy the use or value |
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On pins and needles |
To be on edge, jumpy |
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The new employer wanted to gain favor with his boss, and his obsequious desires led to the most fatuous behavior. |
Foolish, silly, inane |
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Her virtuosity was demonstrated by the work she performed from her repertoire. |
Works that an artist is ready to perform |
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He had always appeared virile, so that the imperceptible decline toward senility went unnoticed until he succumbed and began to use a cane. |
Extremely slight or gradual |
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The paroxysm of coughing served to contort her body until she could gain a respite. |
Twist violently |
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The parsimonious octogenarian sought to augment his wealth by removing it from its cache and placing it in a bank. |
Enlarged, increase |
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To have at one's fingertips |
To have thorough knowledge, to have ready |
