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50 Cards in this Set
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overwrought |
extremely nervous or excited |
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recapitulate |
to summarize; to paraphase |
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sedulous |
working hard and steadily; diligent |
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transparent |
obvious; undisguised |
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rhapsody |
a state of great happiness; such a state expressed in speech or writing |
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self-abnegation |
the putting aside of personal interest for the sake of others or for a belief, cause, or principle |
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punitive |
inflicting or intended to inflict punishment |
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somnolent |
sleepy |
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abjure |
to renounce under oath; to give up or deny |
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hone |
to sharpen; to make more effective |
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sardonic |
bitterly sneering; mocking |
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subtle |
not immediately obvious; hard to understand |
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debase |
to make lower in value, quality, or character |
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slipshod |
marked by carelessness or casual attention to detail; shody |
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nirvana |
a place of ideal peace and harmony |
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proclivity |
a natural or habitual tendency or inclination |
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bureaucracy |
a group of offcials and administrators, esp. of goverment |
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canny |
clever and cautious |
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refactory |
stubbornly resistent to control, authority, or treatment |
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tremulous |
shaking; fearful |
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intricate |
elaborately detailed |
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raze |
to demolish; to flatten to ground level |
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opprobrium |
a bad reputationor disgrace gained after a specific action |
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pariah |
a social outcast |
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pantheon |
all the gods of a people; a group highly respected in a field |
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scourge |
a cause of widespead suffering |
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abound |
to be plentiful |
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coy |
bashful or shy; pretending to be shy; unwilling to make a commitment or divulge information |
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resign |
to accept a bad situation |
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feat |
an act or accomplishment showing skill |
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remedial |
supplying a remedy; intended to correct |
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reverie |
daydream |
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umbrage |
offense or resentment (used with "take") |
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auditory |
relating to the sense of hearing |
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prepensity |
a natural inclination; a tendency |
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rejoinder |
an answer, esp. to another answer |
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defame |
to attack a person's reputation; to slander |
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renegade |
someone who rejects one group, cause, or allegience for another |
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humdrum |
dull; routine; commonplace |
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solicit |
to ask for; to seek |
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sojourn |
a brief visit |
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truculent |
inclined to fight; expressing violence or hostility |
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perspicacious |
having keen perception or understanding |
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moribund |
approaching death; nearly obsolete |
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heresy |
deviation from church doctine or from an established belief |
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credible |
capable or being believed |
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poise |
self-assurace; composure; equilibrium |
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bellicose |
warlike |
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oscillate |
to move back and forth regularly |
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recreant |
showing faithless disloyalty a disloyal coward |
