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50 Cards in this Set
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engender |
to beget; to cause; to promote |
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phlegmatic |
having a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional |
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solicitous |
showing great concern for or attention to another; anxious or concerned |
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recede |
to go back; to with draw |
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laudable |
worthy of praise |
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burgeon |
to sprout or grow rapidly |
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halcyon |
calm; peaceful |
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allegory |
a literary work in whcih the characters represent abstract ideas; a symbolic representation |
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hubris |
excessive pride |
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apogee |
the highest point; the parthest point in a satellite's orbit |
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sully |
to dirty or tarnish esp. by disgracing |
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ensue |
to happen subsequently |
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catharsis |
purging of the emotions |
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choleric |
easily angered; bad-tempered |
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mnemonic |
pertaining to or assisting the memory |
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equivocal |
capable of multiple interpretations; unclear |
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reprehensible |
deserving to be severly criticized |
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banish |
to drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree |
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sullen |
showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people |
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putrid |
in a foul state, as of decaying flesh; rotten |
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epitome |
a representative example of a type |
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assimilate |
to take in as one's own; to absorb; to adapt or adjust to the customs, etc. of a group |
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robust |
strong and full of health |
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congenial |
suited to one's needs or nature; friendly; sympathetic |
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elaborate |
detailed; carefully thorough |
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defer |
to delay; to put off |
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transient |
passing with time; remaining only briefly |
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hemorrhage |
to bleed profusely; to lose (something valuable) rapidly and in great quantity |
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opportunist |
one who takes advantage of every opportunity, whether or not it is moral to do so |
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precarious |
dangerously insecure or unstable |
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germane |
fitting and appropriate |
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allege |
to assert to be true esp. without or before proof |
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reticence |
the quality or state of being siletn or uncommunicative |
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inculate |
to teach or impress by frequent repetition; to instill |
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burnish |
to polish |
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inordinate |
excessive, unrestrained |
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abdicate |
to willingly give up the position king, queen, etc.; to choose not to fulfill a role or duty |
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extricate |
to remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
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crevice |
a crack or narrow fissure |
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austere |
stern or sever in appearance; without luxury |
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manifest |
obvious; very clear; evident |
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voracious |
devouring; extremely hungry |
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repose |
relaxation; a state of rest |
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abrade |
to wear down a surface by or as if by scraping |
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hoodwink |
to decieve; to mislead |
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bondage |
slavery; servitude |
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premonition |
a sense of a future event; a warning in advance |
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dismay |
to destroy courage or resolution; to cause to lose enthusiasm, to disillusion |
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prosterity |
future generations |
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magnanimous |
generous; noble in mind |
