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45 Cards in this Set

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Avid
Having a strong desire for;to the point of greed
Brusque
Abrupt in manner or speach; gruff
Concise
Short and to the point
Demean
To cause a lowering in self-esteem
Despicable
Deserving contempt or scorn
Emulate
To try to equal; to imitate
Evoke
To call forth; to produce
Excruciating
Very painful
Inaugurate
To install in office with a formal ceremony
Pervade
To spread throughout
Proprietor
An owner of a store or other business
Pseudonym
A fictitious name used by an author; a pen name
Rebuff
To reject bluntly
Resilient
Capable of recovering quickly from misfortune
Turbulent
1. Chaotic; unruly;
2. Stormy
Abrasion
A wearing away or rubbing away by friction
Clad
Clothed or covered
Corroborate
To provide evidence to make more certain; to confirm
Cursory
Done in a hurry with little attention to detail
Dehydrate
To remove the water from
Derive
To take or receive from a source
Electrify
To wire or equip with electric power
Endeavor
To attempt earnestly
Gingerly
Cautious; very careful
Grimace
To make a face expressing feelings of pain, disgust, or contempt.
Gruesome
Causing shock or horror
Inventory
A list of possessions or goods on hand
Simulate
To take on the qualities of another; to imitate
Succumb
To give up or give in to
Surmise
To suppose something without sufficient evidence
Anonymous
Of an unknown source or an unrevealed name
Anthology
A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems
Conjecture
A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence
Disposition
A person's usual mood; temperament
Encompass
To enclose or encircle
Extricate
To free from a difficult or tangled situation
Generation
One step in the line of descent of a family
Guile
Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery
Imperative
Urgent; pressing
Instill
To introduce gradually in order to establish securely
Modify
To make less extreme or severe
Pivot
A small bar or rod on which something else turns
Prevalent
Commonly occuring; widely accepted or practiced
Recur
To come up again or happen again
Spontaneous
Voluntary and unplanned