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15 Cards in this Set
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AEGIS (n)
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(1) Protection
(2) Sponsorship; partronage |
A Child under the aegis of the courts.
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AUTONOMOUS (adj)
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(1) Not controlled by others or outside forces
(2) Independent in mind of judgement; self-directed. |
The autonomous man remained in his home despite the tornado heading for his town.
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CLANDESTINE (adj)
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Kept or done in secret, often to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
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The child lied to his parents about smoking, and kept doing this clandestine deed.
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DIFFIDENT (adj)
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lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy, timid.
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The diffident young man did not want to order his own food, for he was afraid he'd make a fool of himself.
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ESOTERIC (adj)
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Meant for or understood by only a specific group.
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As the man stared at the esoteric political cartoon, he tried to convince himself that it truly didn't make sense, not that he just wasn't smart enough to understand it.
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GAMBOL (v)
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To leap about playfully; frollic.
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After winning the lottery the 81 year old woman gamboled gleefully around the gas station.
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IMPERIOUS (adj)
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(1) Arrogantly domineering or overbeating
(2)urgent; pressing |
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JETTISON (v)
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To cast off overboard.
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While the crooks were being chased by the police in their car, they jettisoned their hostages in order to gain speed.
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MIASMA (n)
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(1) a noxious atmosphere or influence
(2) A poisonous atmosphere. |
The North Hollywood High School area is a miasma for the HGM students due to the drug influences surrounding them.
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ONEROUS (adj)
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(1) Troublesome or oppressive; burdensom
(2) Entailing obligations that exeed advantages. |
The onerous task of repairing the house after the tornado took a toll on my body, leaving me weak and sick by the end of the project.
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PONDEROUS (adj)
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(1) having great weight
(2) unwieldly from weight and bulk. |
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RECALCITRANT (adj)
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Marked by stubburn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance.
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SCOURGE (n)
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A source of widespread dreadful affliction and devastation such as that of war.
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SURMISE (v)
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To infer; to guess
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During the game show, the man would hit the button then tried to randomly surmise an answer.
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UNWONTED (adj)
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(1) Not habitual or ordinary; unusual
(2) Not accustomed; unused. |
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