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100 Cards in this Set
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overwrought adj. |
extremely nervous or excited
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recapitulate v. |
to summarize; to paraphrase |
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sedulous adj. |
working hard and steadily; diligent |
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transparent adj. |
obvious; undisguised |
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rhapsody n. |
a state of great happiness; such a state expressed in speech or writing |
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self-abnegation n. |
the putting aside of personal interest for the sake of others or for a belief, cause, or principle |
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punitive adj. |
influencing or intended to inflict punishment |
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somnolent adj. |
sleepy |
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abjure v. |
to renounce under oath; to give up or deny |
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hone v. |
to sharpen; to make more effective |
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sardonic adj. |
bitterly sneering; mocking |
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subtle adj. |
not immediately obvious; hard to understand |
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debase v. |
to make lower in value, quality, or character |
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slipshod adj. |
marked by carelessness or casual attention to detail; sloppy |
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bureaucracy n. |
a group of officials and administrators, esp. of a government |
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nirvana n. |
a place of ideal peace and harmony |
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proclivity n. |
a natural or habitual tendency or inclination |
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canny adj. |
clever and cautious |
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refractory adj. |
stubbornly resistant to control, authority, or treatment |
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tremulous adj. |
shaking; fearful |
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intricate adj. |
elaborately detailed |
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raze v. |
to demolish; to flatten to ground level |
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opprobrium n. |
a bad reputation or disgrace gained after a specific action |
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pariah n. |
a social outcast |
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pantheon n. |
all the gods of a people; a group highly respected in a field |
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scourge n. |
a cause of widespread suffering |
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abound v. |
to be plentiful |
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coy adj. |
bashful or shy; pretending to be shy; unwilling to make a commitment or divulge information |
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resign v. |
to accept a bad situation |
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feat n. |
an act or accomplishment showing skill |
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remedial adj. |
supplying a remedy; intending to correct |
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reverie n. |
daydream |
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umbrage n. |
offense or resentment (used with "take") |
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auditory adj. |
relating to the sense of hearing |
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propensity n. |
a natural inclination; a tendency |
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rejoinder n. |
an answer, esp. to another answer |
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defame v. |
to attack a person's reputation; to slander |
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renegade n. |
someone who rejects one group, cause, or allegiance for another |
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humdrum adj. |
dull; routine; commonplace |
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solicit v. |
to ask for; to seek |
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sojourn n. |
a brief visit |
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truculent adj. |
inclined to fight; expressing violence or hostility |
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perspicacious adj. |
having keen perception or understanding |
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moribund adj. |
approaching death; nearly obsolete |
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heresy n. |
deviation from church doctrine or from an established belief |
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credible adj. |
capable of being believed |
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poise n. |
self-assurance; composure; equilibrium |
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bellicose adj. |
warlike |
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oscillate v. |
to move back and forth regularly |
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recreant adj. n. |
adj - showing faithless disloyalty n - a disloyal coward |
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mandarin n. |
a high government official; a member of an elite group, esp. having high status in intellectual or cultural circles |
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prevalent adj. |
dominant; widespread |
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mayhem n. |
deliberate injury of someone, esp. maiming; a state of violent chaos |
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obtrude v. |
to push forward; to impose (oneself or ideas) on others |
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convey v. |
to carry or transmit; to communicate |
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pervade v. |
to spread through or be present throughout |
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forte n. |
something at which a person excels |
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mercenary adj. |
greedy; motivated by desire for money |
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parsimony n. |
excessive care in spending; stinginess |
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pedantic adj. |
putting unnecessary stress on minor or purely academic knowledge |
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precursor n. |
someone or something that comes before another and announces or suggests what is to come |
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sententious adj. |
expressing much in few words; given to pompous moralizing |
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opaque adj. |
not letting in light; unintelligible |
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passé adj. |
old fashioned; out-of-style |
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manacles n. |
shackles; handcuffs |
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nonpareil adj. |
having no equal |
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oust v. |
to eject or expel |
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commence v. |
to begin |
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mesmerize v. |
to hypnotize or spellbind |
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menagerie n. |
a collection of wild and strange animals kept in cages |
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pious adj. |
exhibiting reverence and religious observation |
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venture v. |
to take a risk; to dare; to dare to go |
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nascent adj. |
coming into being; being born |
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docile adj. |
easy to teach; submissive |
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millennium n. |
a period of 1000 years |
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obliging adj. |
ready to do favors; helpful; courteous |
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whimsical adj. |
not able to be predicted; constantly changing |
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nomenclature n. |
a specialized list of terms, words, or names |
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redeem v. |
to turn in and receive something in exchange; to make up for |
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pronounced adj. |
strongly marked; clearly indicated |
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patent adj. |
obvious; evidence |
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venerate v. |
to look upon with respect and honor |
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reprehensible adj. |
deserving to be severely criticized |
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harrowing adj. |
very distressing; painful |
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acoustics n. |
science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
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collaborate v. |
to work together, esp. at an intellectual effort |
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rectitude n. |
conduct according to moral principles |
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panacea n. |
a cure-all or all purpose solution |
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squander v. |
to spend wastefully |
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subservient adj. |
subordinate in function; obsequious |
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capsize v. |
to overturn |
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shiftless adj. |
lazy; lacking ambition |
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raucous adj. |
loud and harsh |
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assert v. |
to state confidently |
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surmise v. n. |
v - to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence n - n. such an inference |
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objective adj. |
having actual existence or reality; not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice |
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tamper
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to interfere, esp. in order to damage or weaken |
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eschew v. |
to avoid; to shun |
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tractable adj. |
easily managed or controlled |
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fortuitous adj. |
occurring by chance (either positive or negative) |
