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226 Cards in this Set
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Voracious |
Desiring or consuming great quantities |
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Indiscriminate |
To choose at random without careful selection |
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Eminent |
Of high reputation, outstanding |
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Steeped |
Soaked, drenched, saturated |
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Replete |
Completely filled or supplied with |
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To eat humble pie |
To admit your error and apologize |
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Abound |
To exist in great numbers |
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Technology |
Branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc. |
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Prognosticate |
To predict or foretell a future event |
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Automaton |
A robot |
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Matron |
An older married woman |
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Paradox |
A statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true |
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Realm |
Kingdom |
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Annals |
Historical records |
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Compound |
To increase or add to |
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Tinge (n) |
A trace, smattering or slight degree |
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A pig in a poke |
An item you purchase without having seen ;a disappointment |
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A flash in the pan |
Promising at the start but then disappointing |
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Badger |
To pester, nag, annoy persistently |
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Implore |
To plead urgently for aid or mercy |
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Drudgery |
Unpleasant, dull, or hard work |
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Interminable |
Unending |
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Perceive |
To understand, know, become aware of |
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To pour oil on troubled waters |
To make peace, to calm someone down |
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Laconic |
Expressing much in few words |
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Throng |
Crowd |
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Intrepid |
Brave |
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Accost |
To approach and speak to |
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Reticent |
Silent |
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Furtive |
Secret, stealthy |
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Felon |
A person guilty of a major crime |
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Plethora |
Excess |
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Hapless |
Unfortunate |
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Irate |
Angry |
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The sword of Damocles |
Any imminent danger |
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Pyrrhic victory |
A too costly victory |
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Pretext |
An excuse |
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Fabricate |
To lie, to construct |
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Adroit |
Skillful |
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Gesticulate |
Move the arms energetically |
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Vigilant |
Watchful |
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A wet blanket |
One who spoils the fun |
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Avid |
Eager |
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Cajole |
Coax |
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Rudimentary |
Elementary |
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Enhance |
Intensify, heighten |
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Nuance |
Slight variation in meaning, tone, etc. |
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To beard the lion in his den |
To visit and oppose a person on his own grounds |
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Loathe |
To hate |
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Reprimand |
To show sharp disapproval |
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Lackluster |
Dull |
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Caustic |
Sarcastic, biting |
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Wrest |
Take by force |
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Infamous |
Having a bad reputation |
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Jostle |
To shove hard |
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Dupe (n) |
A person easily tricked |
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Incipient |
Just beginning to exist |
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Inadvertent |
Heedless, not attentive |
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Heed |
Give attention to |
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To carry the day |
To win the approval of the majority |
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Ominous |
Threatening |
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Tremulous |
Quivering |
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Repudiate |
To reject, decline |
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Cessation |
A stopping |
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Bristle |
Stiffen with fear or anger |
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Skid row |
Disreputable part of town, inhabited by derelicts and people on the skid |
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Euphemism |
A less offensive term |
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Mundane |
Worldly |
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Incongruous |
Inappropriate |
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Condolence |
Pity |
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Stipulate |
To specify a condition |
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To go up in smoke |
To come to no practical result |
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Alacrity |
Briskness, lively action |
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Disdain(n) |
Contempt |
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Contempt |
Complete lack of respect |
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Belligerent |
Warlike |
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Intimidate |
To overaw:make quite because of respect or fear |
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Feint |
A false attack |
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To throw down the gauntlet |
To challenge someone |
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Pugnacious |
Quarrelsome |
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Promulgate |
To make known officially |
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Brash |
Impudent :shamelessly disrespectful |
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Scoff |
To sneer at:express proud dislike and disrespect, especially with an unpleasant smile |
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Belittle |
To make seem less important |
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Feeling no pain |
Drunk |
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Tangible |
Having actual form |
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Laceration |
Jagged wound |
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Castigate |
To correct by punishing |
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Sordid |
Dirty, base |
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Base |
Dishonorable |
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Octogenarian |
Person in his or her eighties |
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Hobson's choice |
To have no choice at |
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Solace |
Easing of grief |
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Aspirant |
Candidate for high position |
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Dregs |
Most worthless part |
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Frenzy |
Wild fit |
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Scurrilous |
Coarse |
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To rule the roost |
To be in charge, to be master |
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Rampant |
Going unchecked, widespread |
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Inane |
Foolish |
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Ethics |
Code of principles |
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Concur |
Agree |
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Clandestine |
Secret, undercover |
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Stock in trade |
The goods, tools, and other requisites of a profession |
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Flagrant |
Outrageous, glaringly bad |
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Admonish |
To warn, رو reprove |
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Reprove |
To criticize someone for something they have done |
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Duress |
Compulsion, force |
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Compulsion |
Strong and unreasonable desire to do something |
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Culprit |
The guilty person |
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Inexorable |
Inflexible, unrelenting |
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Unrelenting |
A situation that is unrelenting continues for a long time without stopping |
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To take down a peg |
To take the conceit of a braggart |
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Egregious |
Remarkably bad |
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Distraught |
Mentally confused, crazed |
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Duplicity |
Cunning, trickery |
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Acrimonious |
Bitter |
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Paucity |
Scarcity |
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To pass the buck |
To evade responsibility |
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Elicit |
To draw forth |
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Pernicious |
Harmful, causing injury |
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Tolerate |
To put up with, to bear |
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Construe |
To make a deduction, to infer |
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Impunity |
Freedom from punishment |
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To lionize a person |
To make a big fuss over someone |
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Exemption |
Permission not to do or pay something that you would normally have to do or pay/impunity |
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Affluent |
Rich |
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Feasible |
Possible |
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Discern |
Perceive |
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Sally |
Suddenly rush forth |
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Consternation |
Dismay * |
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Dismay |
The worry, disappointment or unhappiness you feel when something unpleasant happens |
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I'm from Missouri |
A skeptic, one who is not easily convinced |
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precocious |
reaching maturity early |
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perfunctory |
done without care,superficial |
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chagrin |
feeling of disappointment,humiliation |
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perverse |
contrary,persisting in error |
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deride |
to ridicule,scoff at |
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red letter day |
day of happiness,time of rejoicing |
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Disparage |
To discredit, belittle |
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Laudable |
Praiseworthy |
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Fiasco |
Complete failure |
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Masticate |
To chew up |
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Eschew |
Avoid |
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To let sleeping dogs lie |
To let well enough alone, to avoid stirring up old hostilities |
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Quell |
Put an end to |
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Voluble |
Talkative |
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Confidant |
One to whom you confidant your secrets |
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Obsolescence |
Process of wearing out |
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Dubious |
Doubtful |
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Thumb's down |
Signal of rejection |
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Implacable |
Cannot be pacified, inexorable |
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Paroxysm |
A fit, a sudden outburst |
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Reprehensible |
Worthy of blame |
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Jurisdiction |
Power, range of authority |
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Skirmish |
Small fight, brief encounter |
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Cause celebre |
A famous law case or controversy |
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Harass |
A trouble, torment |
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Monolithic |
Massively solid |
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Indigent |
Poor, needy |
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Arbitrary |
Based on whim, dictatorial |
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One swallow does not make a summer |
Don't jump to conclusions based on incomplete evidence |
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Stymie |
To hinder*, impede* |
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To hinder |
To make it difficult for sth to develop or succeed |
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Impede |
To make it difficult for sth to develop or succeed |
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Effigy |
A likeness (usually of a hated person) |
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Flout |
Show contempt, scoff |
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Cognizant |
Aware |
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Turbulent |
Unruly*, agitated |
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Unruly |
Violent or difficult to control. |
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A bitter pill to swallow |
A humiliating defeat |
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Terminate |
To end |
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Forthwith |
Immediately |
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Exacerbate |
To irritate, make worse |
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Revert |
Return |
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Oust |
To drive out, reject |
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An ax to grind |
Having a selfish motive in the background |
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Torment |
To deliberately treat someone cruely by annoying them |
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Surge |
To rush suddenly |
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Tranquil |
Quiet |
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Sanctuary |
Shelter |
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Ascend |
To rise |
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Sour grapes |
To disparage something that you cannot have |
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Malnutrition |
Faulty or inadequate diet |
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Afflict |
To trouble greatly, to distress |
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Besiege |
To surround, to hem in |
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Privation |
Lack of necessity |
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Sinister |
Evil, ominous |
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To swap horses in midstream |
To vote against a candidate running for reelection, to change one's mind. |
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Ubiquitous |
Being everywhere at the same time |
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Remote |
Distant, hidden away |
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Thwart |
To hinder, defeat |
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Harbinger |
A forerunner, advance notice |
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Malignant |
Likely to cause death |
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To cool one's heels |
To be kept waiting |
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Excruciating |
Agonizing, torturing |
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Respite |
An interval of relief, delay |
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Reverberating |
Reechoing, resounding |
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Fretful |
Worrisome, irritable |
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Succumb |
To give away, yield |
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A red herring |
Something that diverts attention from the main issue |
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Impresario |
One who presents cultural series, organizer |
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Extortion |
Getting money by threats |
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Adverse |
Unfavorable, harmful |
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Asset |
A valuable thing to have |
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Bigot |
A narrow-minded, prejudiced person |
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To spill the beans |
To give away a secret |
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Blatant |
Disagreeably loud, showy |
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Entourage |
Group of attendants |
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Virulent |
Full of hate, harmful |
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Venom |
Poison, spite, malice |
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Spew |
Throw out, vomit, eject |
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Malice |
The desire to harm someone because you hate them |
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To keep a stiff upper lup |
To be courageous in the face of trouble |
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Loath |
Unwilling, reluctant |
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Solicit |
To beg, seek earnestly |
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Astute |
Keen, shrewd |
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Advocate |
To be in favor of, to support |
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Ineffectual |
Not effective |
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To have cold feet |
To hesitate because of fear or uncertainty |
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Scrutinize |
Examine closely |
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Nefarious |
Villainous, vicious |
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Amicable |
Friendly, peaceful |
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Vexatious |
Annoying |
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Malady |
Disease |
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To look a gift horse in the mouth |
To be critical of a present |
