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50 Cards in this Set
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mandarin |
a high goverment official; a member of an elite group, esp. having high status in intellectual or cultural circles |
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prevalent |
dominant; widespread |
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mayhem |
deliberate injury of someone, esp. maiming; a state of violent chaos |
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obtrude |
to push forward; to impose (oneself or ideas) on others |
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convey |
to carry or transmit; to communicate |
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pervade |
to spread through or be present throughout |
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forte |
something at which a person excels |
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mercenary |
geedy; motivated by desire for money |
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parsimony |
excessive care in spending, stinginess |
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pedantic |
putting unnecessary stress on minor or purely academic knowledge |
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precursor |
someone or something that comes before another and announces or suggest what is to come |
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sententious |
expressing much in few words; given to pompous moralizing |
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opaque |
not letting in light; unintelligible |
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passé |
old fashioned; out-of-style |
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manacles |
shackles; handcuffs |
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nonpareil |
having no equal |
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oust |
to eject or expel |
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commence |
to begin |
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mesmerize |
to hypnotize or spellbind |
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menagerie |
a collection of wild and strange animals kept in cages |
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pious |
exhibiting reverence and religious observation |
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venture |
to take a risk; to dare; to dare to go |
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nascent |
coming into being; being born |
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docile |
easy to teach; submissive |
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millennium |
a period of 1000 years |
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obliging |
ready to do favors; helpful; courteous |
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whimsical |
not able to be predicted; constantly changing |
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nomenclature |
a specialized list of terms, words or names |
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redeem |
to turn in and recieve something in exchange; to make up for |
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pronounced |
strongly marked; clearly indicated |
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patent |
obvious; evident |
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venerate |
to look upon with respect and honor |
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reprehensible |
deserving to be serverely criticized |
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harrowing |
very distressing; painful |
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acoustics |
science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
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collaborate |
to work together, esp. at an intellectual effort |
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rectitude |
conduct according to moral principles |
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panacea |
a cure-all or an all-purpose solution |
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squander |
to spend wastefully |
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subservient |
subordinate in function; obsequious |
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capsize |
to overturn |
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shiftless |
lazy; lacking ambition |
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raucous |
loud and harsh |
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assert |
to state confidently |
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surmise |
to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence such an inference |
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objective |
having actual existence or reality; not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice |
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tamper |
to interfere esp. in order to damage or weaken |
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eschew |
to avoid; to shun |
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tractable |
easily managed or controlled |
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fortuitous |
occurring by chance (either positive or negative) |
