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30 Cards in this Set
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Adulation
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(N) Flattery, Admiration
V-Adulate The rock star thrived on the adulation of his groupies and yes man. |
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Adventitious
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(Adj) Accidental, Casual
He found this adventitious meeting with his friend extremely fortunate. |
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Aerie
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(N) Nest of a large bird of pray (Hawk, Eagle)
The mother eagle swooped down on the unwitting rabit and bore it off to her aerie high in the Rocky Mountains |
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Affected
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(Adj) Artificial, Pretended.
N-Affection His affected mannerisms- his "Harvard" accent, air of boredom, use of obscure foreign words- annoyed us; He acted as if he thought he was too good for his old high school friends |
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Affiliation
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(N) Joining.
His affiliation with the political party was of short duration for he soon disagreed with his colleagues |
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Affinity
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(N) Kinship.
She felt an affinity with all who suffered; their pains were her pains. |
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Affix
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(V) Fasten, attach
First the registrar had to affix her signature to the license. Then she had to affix her official seal. |
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Affront
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(N also V) Insult, Offence
When she was not seated beside the Archdeacon at the head table, she took it as a personal affront and refused to speak to her host for a week |
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Agglomeration
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(N) Collection, Heap
It took weeks to assort the agglomeration of miscellaneous items she had collected on her trip |
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Aghast
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(Adj) Horrified
He was aghast at the nerve of the speaker who had insulted his host. |
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Agrarian
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(Adj) Pertaining to land or its cultivation.
Becuase its recent industrialization has transformed farmhands into factory workers, the country is gradually losing its agrarian traditions. |
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Alacrity
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(N) Cheerful promptness.
Eager to get away to the mountains, Phil and Dave packed up their ski gear and climbed into the van with alacrity |
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Alcove
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(N) Nook;small and recessed section of a room.
Though their apartment lacked a full-scale dining room, an alcove adjacent to the living room made an adequete breakfast nook for the young couple. |
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Alias
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(N) An assumed name.
Masud Rana's alias was 'Mr9' |
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Alimentary
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(Adj) Supplying nourishment.
The alimentary canal in our bodies is so named becuase digestion of foods occurs there. When asked for the name of digestive tract, Sherlock Holmes replied "Alimentary, my dear Watson" |
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Alimony
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(N) Payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce.
Because Tony had supplied Tina through medical school, on their divorce he asked the court to award him $500 a month in alimony. |
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Allay
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(V) Pacify; Calm
The crew tried to allay the fears of the passengers by announcing that the fire had been controlled. |
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Alliteration
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(N) Repetation of beginning sound in poetry.
"The furrow followed free" is an example of alliteration |
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Allocate
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(V) assign.
Even though the Red Cross had alocated a large sum for the relief of the sufferers of the disaster, many people perished |
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Alloy
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(V) Mix; Make less pure; lessen or moderate.
Our delight for the tigers' victory was alloyed by our concern for Mashrafee, the captain who injured his ankle in the game |
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Allude
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(V) Refer indirectly
Try not to mention divorce in Jack's presence because he will think you are alluding to his marital problems with Jill |
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Allusion
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(N) indirect reference.
When Amanda said to the ticket scalper "100 bucks? What do you want, a pound of flesh?," she was making an allusion to Shakespeare's Marchant of Venice |
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Aloft
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(Adv) Upward
The sailor climbed aloft into the rigging. To get into a loft bed, you have to climb aloft. |
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Aloof
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(Adj) Apart; Reserved
Shy by nature, she remained aloof while all the rest conversed. |
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Altercation
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(N) Noisy quarrel; Heated dispute.
In that hot tempered household no meal ever came to a peaceful conclusion.The inevitable altercation might even end in blows. |
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Amalgamate
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(V) Combine; Unite in one body
The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national body. |
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Ambivalence
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(N) The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes.
Adj-Ambivalent Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings. |
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Amble
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(N. also V. ) Moving at an easy pace.
When she first mounted the horse, she was afraid to urge the animal to go faster than a gentle amble. |
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Ambulatory
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(Adj) Able to walk; Not bedridden.
Juan was a highly ambulatory patient. Not only did he refuse to be confined in bed, but he insisted on riding his skateboard up and down the hills. |
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Ameliorate
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(V) Improve
Many social workers have attempted to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the slums. |
