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58 Cards in this Set

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dilapidated
(adj) reduced or fallen to partial ruin or neglect
endued
(v) to put on, assume, to clothe in
orifice
(n) a mouthlike opening or hole
splayed (splay)
(v) to form w/ an oblique angle, to make slanting
liable
(adj) subject to, susceptible to
beholden
(adj) obligated, indebted
to coddle
(v) to treat tenderly, nurse or tend to indulgently
to flout
(v) to mock, treat with scorn
spindling (spindly)
(adj) long or tall, too slender
naught
(n) nothing
victuals
(n) food or provisions for humans
portent
(n) threatening significance (esp towards world or self)
nihilist
(n) total destructiveness
dissociate
(v) to sever the association of
begrudge
(v) to be reluctant to give/grant
abject
(adj) shameless, without pride/dignity
censure
(n) disapproval
approbation
(n) approval/sanction
precursor
(n) thing that precedes
inert
(adj) motionless, inactive
inert
(adj) motionless, inactive
semblance
(noun) the slightest trace
cessation
(noun) temporary stopping
awry
(adj) out of normal or correct position
palpable
(adj) so intense as to be almost touched or felt
tranquil
(adj) free from disturbance
vindication
(noun) a showing to be right/reasonable/justified
impervious
(adj) unable to be affected by
caricature
(n) picture that is exaggerated/grotesque representation of someone/some being
fluctuant
(adj) unstable
retrograde
(adj) directed or moving backward
volitional
(adj) using power of one's own will
avert
(v) to turn away one's eyes or attention
soporific
(adj) sleepy or drowsy (monotonous...)
gait
(n) the paces of an animal
infer (uninferant)
verb (adj) deduce from evidence/reasoning (un-deducing)
entrails
(n) literally: person or animal's intestines
figuratively: innermost parts of something
suffuse
(v) gradually spread through or over
abet
(v) to support or encourage someone in a crime
treachery
(n) betrayal
moil
(v) move around in confusion
spew
(v) to expel forcefully
plaintive
(adj) sounding sad, complaining
circumscribe
(v) to mark a boundary around
unabashed
(adj) without shame or embarrassment
resonant
(adj) evocative/suggestive of emotions
infinitesimal
(adj) extremely small
tribulation
(n) cause of great trouble or suffering
absolve
(v) declare someone free from blame, guilt, or responsibility
circumspection
(n) caution, prudence
sanctified
(adj) free from sin, purified
forlorn
(adj) pitifully sad, abandoned/lonely
gallant
(adj) brave/heroic, chivalrous
refrain
(v) to stop oneself from doing something
irrevocable
(adj) not able to be changed, reversed; final
sullen
(adj) sulky, gloomy (slow moving?)
recapitulate
(v) repeat
facade
(n) face of a building