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15 Cards in this Set
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Acoustic
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adj - related to sound or hearing
noun- The properties of an enclosed space that affect sound quality. "an acoustic performance of a rock-and-roll song" |
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Assemblage
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noun - a collection of persons or things
"on the tour we observed the assemblage of many guitars" |
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August
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adj - inspiring great respect or admiration
"The family claims an august lineage" "An august idol..." |
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Auspices
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noun - protection, support, guidance. under the auspices of...
"a program for inner-city youths that is under the auspices of a national corporation" |
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Cavil
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verb - to criticize unimportant things
"A customer caviled about the price." |
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Curator
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noun - one who has the care and superintendence of something. (in charge)
"the curator at the concert showed us the guitar...." |
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Extant
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adj- still existing : not destroyed or lost
"There are few extant records from that period." "There is, he reports, no extant copy of the Super Bowl I television broadcast; nobody bothered to keep the tapes" |
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Gamut
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noun- an entire range or series
"She experienced the full gamut of human emotions." "The actress's work runs the gamut from goofy comedies to serious historical dramas" |
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Ineffable
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adj - incapable of being expressed in words
"an ineffable beauty descends upon the canyon as the sun begins to set" |
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Mellifluous
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adj- pleasant to the ear
"a mellifluous voice" |
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Patina
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noun - a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
"from being outdoors, the copper roof formed a patina" |
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Rapt
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Adj- wholly absorbed
"The students listened with rapt attention." |
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mien
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noun - appearance, aspect
"He has the mien of an ancient warrior." |
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nonpareil
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adj - having no equal
"the nonpareil(unsurpassable) beauty of Helen of Troy" |
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Resuscitate
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verb- to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
"she hopes to resuscitate the currently defunct charity organization" |
