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48 Cards in this Set

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Permanent
adj.- continuing or enduring without fundamental or marked change
Apprentice
noun- a person learning a craft under a skilled worker
Conscious
adj.- perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation
Marooned

verb- to put ashore and leave to one's fate;


isolation



Peculiar
adj.- belonging exclusively to one person, group, or thing
Plateau
verb.- to reach a level of stability
Procedure
verb.- to come forth; to go on in an orderly way
Administered
verb.- to manage or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of
Hunches
verb.- to assume or cause to assume a bent or crooked posture
Cower
verb.- to shrink or crouch down from fear or cold
Ward
noun.- guarding or being under guard or guardianship
Massive
adj.- forming or consisting of a large mass
Impulse
noun.- a force that starts a body in motion; an arousing of the mind and spirit to some unpremeditated action
Depraved
adj.- morally corrpt; wicked
Implication
noun.- the conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated
Consistent
adj.- unchanging in achievement or effect over a period of time
Obligation
noun.- an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment
Ironic
adj.- happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this
Pompous
adj.- affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important
Intuition

noun.- the ability to understand something


immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning

Queasy
adj.- nauseated; feeling sick
Despise
verb.- feel contempt or a deep repugnance for
Ornately
adverb.- made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns
Vague
adj.- of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning
Docile

adj.- ready to accept control or instruction;


submissive

Erratic

adj.- not even or regular in pattern or


movement

Futile

adj.- incapable of producing any useful result;


pointless

Lethargy
noun.- a lack of energy and enthusiasm
Luminescent
adj.- the emission of light by a substance that has not been heated
Paradoxical
adj.- seemingly absurd or self-contradictory
Juxtaposition
noun.- the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
Usurp
verb.- take illegally or by force
Recede
verb.- go or move back or further away from a previous position
Cryptic
adj.- ment to be puzzling or mysterious
Gambol
verb.- to skip about in play
Ignominious
adj.- marked by characterized disgrace or shame
Indefatigable
adj.- incapable of being fatigued
Parasitical

adj.- to depend on another and not making


adequate

Embolden
verb.- to inspire with courage
Malignity

noun.- the quality or state of being passionately and


relentlessly malevolent

Perpendicularity
noun.- to be forming a right angle with each other
Superintendence
noun.- the act or function of direction or having oversight of
Beatifically
adverb.- to give or indicate a great joy or bliss
Demeanor
noun.- outward manner/behavior toward others
Deputation
noun.- a group appointed to represent others
Devotees

noun.- an ardent follower, supporter, or


enthusiast

Interment
noun.- the act or ceremony of interring; burial
Taciturn
adj.- disinclined to talk