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52 Cards in this Set
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alloy (v)
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to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior; unalloyed = pure
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appropriate (v)
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to take for one's own use, confiscate
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arrest, arresting (v/adj)
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to suspend; holding one's attention
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august (adj)
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majestic, venerable
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bent (n)
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leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
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broach (v)
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bring up, announce, begin to talk about
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brook (v)
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to tolerate, endure, countenance
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cardinal (adj)
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major (cardinal sin)
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chauvinist (n)
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blindly devoted patriot
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color (v)
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to change as if by dyeing, i.e., to distort, gloss, or affect (usually the first)
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consequential (adj)
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pompous, self-important (primary definition: logically following, important)
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damp (v)
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to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound
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die (n)
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a tool used for shaping, "tool-and-die shop"
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essay (v)
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to test or try; attempt, experiment
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exact (v)
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to demand, call for, require, take
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fell (v)
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to cause to fall by striking
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fell (adj)
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inhumanly cruel ("Fell beasts...")
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flag (v)
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to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline
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flip (adj)
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sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant: a flip remark
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ford (v)
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to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
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grouse (v)
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to complain or grumble
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guy (n/v)
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rope/cord/cable attached to something as a brace or guide; to reinforce using a guide
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intimate (v)
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to imply, sugest, or insinuate
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list (v)
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to tilt or lean to one side
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lumber (v)
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to move heavily and clumsily
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meet (adj)
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fitting, proper
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milk (v)
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to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of
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mince (v)
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pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize, speak to carefully; also to take tiny steps, tiptoe
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nice (adj)
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exacting, fastidious, extremely precise
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obtain (asj)
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to be established, accepted or customary
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occult (adj)
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hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
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pedestrian (adj)
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commonplace, trite, unremarkable, quotidian
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pied (adj)
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multicolored, usually in blotches
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pine (v)
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to lose vigor (as thru grief); to yearn
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plastic (adj)
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moldable, pliable, not rigid
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pluck (n)
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courage, spunk, fortitude
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prize (v)
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to pry, to press or force with a lever; something taken by force, spoils
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rail (v)
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to complain about bitterly
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rent (v/n)
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torn, past of rend; an opening or tear caused by such
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quail (v)
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to lose courage, turn frightened
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qualify (v)
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to limit
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sap (v)
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to enervate or weaken the vitality of
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sap (n)
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a fool or nitwit
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scurvy (adj)
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contemptible, despicable
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singular (adj)
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exceptional, unusual, odd
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stand (n)
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group of trees
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steep (v)
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to saturate or completely soak, as in to let a tea bag steep ("Steeped in tradition...")
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strut (n)
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the supporting structural cross-part of a wing
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table (v)
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to remove from consideration
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tender (v)
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to proffer or offer
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waffle (v)
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to equivocate, to change one's position
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wag (n)
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wit, joker
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