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73 Cards in this Set
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accost
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* To approach and speak to in a hostile or aggressive manner.
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mollify
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* To soothe anger or hostility.
* To make less intense or violent |
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provocation
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*Something that incites anger or stirs to action
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redress
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*Compensation or satisfaction for a wrong
*To correct;remedy;to compensate |
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correlate
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*To put in a mutual relatiobn
*To show a connection between |
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Disseminate
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*to scatter widely; spread about.
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periphery
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*The edge or border of an area
* The surrounding area |
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pervasive
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*Tending to spread throughout
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eccentric
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*Not conforming to normal or usual behavior; odd; peculiar
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eclectic
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*Selected or made up of elements from various sources.
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ecstatic
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*Overwhelmed with intense joy or delight
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Euphemism
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*The use of a mild or less direct word or phrase in place of one considered blunt or offensive
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ameliorate
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*To make or become better; improve
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consternation
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*A feeling of alarm or dismay characterized by confusion or fear
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prudent
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*Wise and sensible in handling practical matters
*Careful or cautious in conduct |
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rigorous
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*Strict; inflexible
* Servere; harsh; difficult |
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critique
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*Acritical review, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
*To review or discuss critically |
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acrimonious
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*Bitter or sarcastic in language, temper, manner, or tone
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Impeach
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*To bring formal charges against a public official
*To discredit ( A person's honor) |
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innuendo
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*A hint or indirect suggestion, usually meant to damage a person's reputation
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colloquium
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*An academic conference or meeting on some subject
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contradict
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* To say the opposite of
* To declare to be untrue |
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edict
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An official degree or proclamation issued by a ruler or other person having authority
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elocution
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* The art of public speaking
* The style or manner of speaking or reading in public |
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crucial
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*Extremely important; decisive; critical
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innate
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possessed at birth;natural;inborn
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proclivity
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*A natural tendency;inclination
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subtle
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*Sofaint or slight as to be not obvious
* Capable of seeing or understanding find distinctions |
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abstract
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*Throught of apart from concrete objects.
* Relating to a style of art that does not represent real form |
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aesthetic
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*Sensitive to art and beauty
*Artistic *RElating to art and beauty |
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cacophony
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*A harsh, jarring, or unpleasant sound; discord.
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motif
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*A recurring theme, idea or subject in art, literature, music, or drama
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surrealistic
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*Having a dreamlike or unreal quality
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clamorous
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*Noisy and loud
*Loudly demanding |
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equivocate
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*To use ambiguous language
* To avoid making an exact statement |
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proclamation
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*Something that is declared publicly, especially an officcial public announcement
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vouch
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*To give assurance or one's word in gaurantee
* To serve as evidence or guarantee. |
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indelible
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*Impossible to erase, remove, or wash out; permanent
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plumb
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*To examine closely in order to discover the contents or facts of
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pristine
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*Unspoiled;pure;uncorrupted
*Origional;primitive |
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variable
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*Likely to change; changeable
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inundate
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*To cover with water, as in a flood
* To overwhelm |
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Obsess
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* To occupy or trouble the mind excessively
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Profligate
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*Recklessly wasteful
*Utterly immoral |
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morbid
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*overly preoccupied with death, disease, or decay
*sickly *gruesome;grisly |
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moribund
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*near death;dying
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mortgage
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*The pledge of property to a creditor as security for a debt.
* The deed that gives the terms of such a pledge |
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remorse
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*A deep, painful feeling of regret, guilt, or sorrow for wrongdoing.
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advocate
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*To plead in favor of
* one who defends a cause |
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intimidate
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*To frighten; to make timid.
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notorious
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*Well known, usually unfavorably
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obsolete
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*No longer in use
*Out of date |
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perpetuate
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*To make to last or continue for a very long time
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decadence
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*A period, condition, or process of decline or decay as in morals, art or literature
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obliterate
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*To destroy completely
* To blot out; erase |
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stagnate
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* to become motionless
* to become foul from standing still * to stop growing |
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wane
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* To decrease gradually
* to decline in power, imporance, or influence |
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carnage
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* a bloody and massive slaughter, as in battle; massacre
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improvise
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* to compose or perform without preparation
* to make or provide from the materials at hand. |
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incarnate
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* embodied in human form; personified
* to personify |
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visage
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* the face of racial appearance of a person
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confrontation
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* a conflict involving opinions, ideas, or armed forces
* a face to face meeting |
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cull
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* to pick out, select
* to choose and gather |
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exalt
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* to raise in status, position, dignity, etc.
* to praise;glorify;extol |
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implausible
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*difficult to believe; not likely
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immutable
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* unchangeable
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malleable
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* able to be hammered or pressed into various shapes without breaking
* adaptable |
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volatile
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* changeable
* tending to violence;explosive |
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compulsory
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* required; enforced
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dispel
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* to drive away; cause to disappear
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impel
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* to drive or force to action; compel.
* to propel or drive forward |
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viable
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* capable of living and developing
* workable; practicable |
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vitality
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* the power to live, grow, or develop
* mental or physical vigor; engery |