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15 Cards in this Set
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Arable |
Fit for cultivation
Syn: fertile Ant: parched |
Death Valley and the badlands are both characterized by their lack of arable soil. |
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Brigand |
A robber or bandit. |
The wealthy stagecoach passengers kept a nervous watch for brigands when traveling through dark forest. |
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Carte blanche |
Authority with no bounds |
The dictators aide was given carte blanche to order the assignation of a well know protestor |
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Consommé |
Clear soup |
The hostess served consummé and salad for the first two courses of the dinner. |
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Contemptuous |
Scornful, haughty |
The contemptuous bank loan officer treated the poorly dressed applicants rudely. |
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Cosmopolitan |
Wordly, sophisticated
Ant: provincial |
The vast number and large variety of stickers on his luggage indicated that he was an experienced, cosmopolitan traveler. |
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Discerning |
Distinguished differences, detecting
Syn: perceptive |
The art critics discerning eye could tell a real Picasso from a forgery in an instant. |
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Donnybrook |
Fight, uproar
Syn: brawl |
European soccer games are frequently followed by donnybrooks when the home team loses. |
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Incantation |
Charm; recited magical spell
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The sorceress uttered a long incantation as she created the magic potion. |
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Interlocutor |
Questioner; an on-stage speaker |
The delusional man wondered down the street, conversing with some incisive interlocutor. |
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Metamorphosis |
Transformation or dramatic change
Syn: mutation |
The metamorphosis from child to adult was complete as soon as Li became the emperor of China at age seven. |
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Nomenclature |
Naming system in art or science
Syn: classification |
We had to learn the Latin nomenclature for common precription medicines. |
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Serendipity |
A fortunate discovery mad by accident. |
Karen mused that it was only through serendipity that she found her long lost wedding ring while mowing the grass. |
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Stentorian |
Extremely loud
Syn: earsplitting Ant: quiet, silent |
The civil war general issued a sentorian "Charge!" Loud enough for everyone to hear. |
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Vestiage |
Trace, evidence
Syn: fragment, reminant |
Invading armies destroyed the final vestiges of resistance overnight. |
