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21 Cards in this Set
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A PROFLIGATE - n.
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A person given over
to dissipation; dissolute. Recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant. |
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SERVITUDE- n.
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A state of subjection to
an owner or master. Lack of personal freedom, as to act as one chooses. |
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TRAVAILS - n.
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Work, especially when
arduous or involving painful effort; toil. |
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PERSPICACITY - n.
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Acuteness of perception,
discernment, or understanding. |
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TENACIOUSNESS - n.
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Holding or tending to
hold persistently to something, such as a point of view. |
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VERNACULAR - n.
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The standard native
language of a country or locality or profession. |
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SELF
AWARENESS - n. |
Aware of oneself,
including one's traits, feelings, and behaviors. |
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LOCALE - n.
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A place, especially with
reference to a particular event: the locale of a crime. The scene or setting, as of a novel. |
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COLLOQUIAL - n.
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conversational language
or speech |
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COLLOQUIAL -adj.
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pertaining to words
or expressions more suitable for speech than writing; in informal, conversational style |
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INDOMITABLE
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Incapable of being
overcome, subdued, or vanquished; unconquerable. |
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HARROWING
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Extremely distressing;
agonizing: a harrowing experience. |
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MEMORABLE
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Worth being remembered
or noted; remarkable: |
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DAUNTLESS
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Incapable of being
intimidated or discouraged; fearless. |
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OFFENSIVE
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Disagreeable to the
senses: an offensive odor. Causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront: an offensive gesture. Making an attack: |
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EVOKE - v
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To summon or call forth:
actions that evoked our mistrust. To call to mind by naming, citing, or suggesting |
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TEMPER - v
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To modify by the
addition of a moderating element; moderate. To strengthen through experience or hardship; toughen |
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SURVEY - v
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To examine or look at.
To inspect carefully. To determine the boundaries, area, or elevations. |
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REVEAL - v
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To make known
(something concealed or secret) |
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TOLERATE - v
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To put up with; endure.
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KEENLY - adv.
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in a keen and discriminating
manner; "he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings" |
