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17 Cards in this Set
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bliss
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[blis]
-n greatest happiness; utter joy or contentment: wedded bliss. Theo: the joy of heaven. the road to eternal bliss. |
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en·join
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[en-join]
-v to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis: The doctor enjoined a strict diet. |
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su·preme
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[suh-preem, soo-]
-adj of the highest quality, degree, character, importance, etc.: supreme courage. |
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fe·lic·i·ty
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[fi-lis-i-tee]
-n the state of being happy, esp. in a high degree; bliss: marital felicity. |
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eu·nuch
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[yoo-nuhk]
-n A man or boy whose testes (reproductive glands) are nonfunctioning or have been removed. powerless, or unmasculine man |
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bos·om
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[booz-uhm]
-n The chest of a human: He held the sleepy child to his bosom. |
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a·broad
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[uh-brawd]
-adv Away from one's home. No one was abroad in the noonday heat. |
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mo·lest
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[muh-lest]
-v to attack sexually. |
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lee·way
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[lee-wey]
-n extra time, space, materials, or the like, within which to operate; margin: With ten minutes' leeway we can catch the train. |
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mod·est
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[mod-ist]
-adj having or showing regard for the decencies of behavior, speech, dress, etc.; decent: a modest neckline on a dress. -syn: meek |
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wan·ton
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[won-tn]
-adj Immoral or not virtuous. a wanton exhibition of her beauty. |
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ac·quaint·ed
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[uh-kweyn-tid]
-adj Informed or familiar: Are you fully acquainted with the facts? |
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al·lot
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[uh-lot]
-v to divide or distribute by share or portion; to distribute or allocate proportionally: to allot the available farmland among the settlers. |
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no·wise
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[noh-wahyz]
-adv In no way, manner, or degree; not at all. In nowise harm this little bird. |
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re·mu·ner·a·tion
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[ri-myoo-nuh-rey-shuhn]
-n something that remunerates (to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc); reward; pay: He received little remuneration for his services. |
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tan·ner
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[tan-er]
-n a person whose occupation it is to tan (to convert into leather) skin of one of the larger animals. |
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ar·ti·san
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[ahr-tuh-zuhn]
-n A skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft (a work produced by hand labor). A skilled manual worker |