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25 Cards in this Set
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satiate
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verb tense
to statisfy(such as an appetite;to gratify to excess pg 50 |
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effusion
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noun
the act of spreading out loosley on a surface; something that is poured forth; an unrestrained outpouring of feeling, such as in speech or writingl the seeping of fluid into a cavity pg 51 |
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inure
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verb tense
to habituate to something undesirable, especically by prolonged subjection; accusation pg 51 |
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fortnight
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noun
two weeks pg 52 |
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capacious
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adjective
capable of containing a large quantity; spacious and roomy pg 53 |
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dross
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noun
1) a waste product or an impurity, especially an oxide, formed on the surface of molten metal 2) worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter pg53 |
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inexorable
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adjective
not capable of being persuaded by entreaty pg 54 |
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albatross
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noun
1) any of several large, web-footed birds constituting the family Diomedeidae, chiefly of the ouceans of the Southern Hemisphere, and having a hooked beak and long, narrow wings. In superstition, to kill such a bird at sea was to invite disaster. 2a) A constant, worrisome burden 2b) and obstacle to success pg 55 |
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forbear
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verb intransitive
to refrain from pg 56 |
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capitulate
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verb intransitive
1) to surrender under specific conditions;come to term 2) to give up all resistance; acquiesce pg 58 |
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daemon
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noun
an inderior deity, such as a deified hero pg 59 |
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pedantry
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noun
an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning pg 60 |
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paroxysm
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noun
1) a sudden outburst of emotion or action 2) medicine a) a sudden attack, recurrencem or intensificaiton of a disease b) a spasm of fit, a convulsion pg 60 |
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relation
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noun
narration pg 62 |
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ameliorate
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verb tense
to improve pg 62 |
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indefatigable
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adjective
incapable or seemingly incapable of being fatigued, tireless pg 63 |
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rankle
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verb tense; verb intransitive
vt) to cause persistent irritation or resentment; to embitter; to irritate vi) to become sore or inflamed, to fester pg 64 |
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intercession
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noun
entreaty in favor of another, especially a prayer or petition to God pg 66 |
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emulation
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noun
effort of ambition to equal or surpass anothedr; imitation of another pg 66 |
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ignoble
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adjective
mean, base, common, not noble pg 67 |
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predilection
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noun
a partiality or disposistion in favor of something; a preference pg 67 |
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chimerical
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adjective
created by or as if by a widly fanciful imagination; highly improbable pg 68 |
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elixir
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noun
a substance or medicine believed to maintain life indefinitely pgs 69,76 |
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appertain
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verb intranitive
to belong as a proper function or part pg 74 |
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imbibe
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verb tense
to drink; to absorb as if by drinking pg 75 |
