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50 Cards in this Set

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adjunct
n. an appendage; something added on that is subordinate
apropos
adv. at an opportune time; seasonably
prep. (used with "of") in regards to; concerning
behest
n. a command, especially an authoritative order
abjure
v. to renounce upon oath, to reject or abandon forever
appurtenance
n. something added on to something else; equipment used for a specific task
sophomoric
adj. overly confident and immature
ballyhoo
n. sensational advertising; a noisy uproar
ancillary
adj. subordinate; secondary; auxillary
titular
n. one who holds a title
adj. existing in name only
vacuous
adj. vacant, showing a lack of thought or intelligence
zeitgeist
n. the spirit of the times; the cultural movement or flow at a certain time period?
wizened
adj. withered; lean and wrinkled as if by age
angst
n. anxiety; painful sadness and emotional turmoil
accouterments
n. equipment worn by soldiers
arrant
adj. utter; complete
systemic
adj. affecting an entire system; pertaining to an entire system
tumult
n. an uproar; the noise made by a crowd
askance
adv. sideways; obliquely; with a side glance (looking in a Mr. Glynn type of way :) )
stint
v. to stop or hold back
stolid
adj. unemotional; like John Shen
stalwart
adj. strong
n. a strong and courageous person
specious
adj. deceptively alluring or attractive (like "The Shack")
brusque
adj. blunt, rudely abrupt
vagary
n. a whim; an impulsive, illogical, and erratic desire
cache
n. a hiding place
n. something that's hidden
v. to hide
adventitious
adj. from an external source, not inherent or innate
anathema
n. a formal rejection (usually ecclesiastical); accompanied w/ excommunication
bedlam
n. a chaotic uproar (very confused and not organized chaos)
accrue
v. to accumulate, increase, or amass
adage
n. a wise saying or proverb that is cliché
anthropomorphic
adj. having human characteristics
waft
v. to float easily and gently on the air
n. a light breeze
bacchanal
adj. relating to drunkeness and drunken revelry
n. someone who is always at drunken parties
thwart
v. to hinder the progress of; to obstruct
viscous
adj. dense, sticky (relating to a liquid)
baroque
adj. overly ornate, decorated, detailed
wane
v. to decrease in size; to diminish (like the moon)
apposite
adj. appropriate; well-suited (like thumbs on a human hand)
verdant
adj. naive; immature, youthful
usury
n. the practice of lending money at extremely high and illegal interest rates
trenchant
adj. sharp, biting, severe, vigorously articulate
sordid
adj. filthy, dirty, morally degrading
tryst
n. a secret meeting between lovers
slake
v. to go out, to become extinct, to abate, to recede
quotidian
adj. daily, occuring everyday, common
antipodal
adj. completely opposite; on opposite poles
spate
n. an overflow (such as a flood of rain)
cabal
n. a group of conspirators
vignette
n. a short scene or story
byzantine
adj. intricately involved or complicated