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33 Cards in this Set
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libations |
(n.) a drink poured out as an offering to a deity |
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concubine |
(n.) an unmarried woman who has sex with a man and lives with the man and his wife or wives |
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abreast |
(adv.) side by side and facing the same way. |
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seer |
(n.) a person who is supposed to be able, through supernatural insight, to see what the future holds. |
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oxhide |
(n.) leather made from the hide of an ox. |
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pillar |
(n.) a structural element in architecture |
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brazen |
(adj.) acting or done in a very open and shocking way without shame or embarrassment
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nymph |
(n.) a spirit in the shape of a young woman who lives in mountains, forests, meadows, and water |
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barren |
(adj.) (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation. Syn: Sterile, arid, desert (of a place or building) bleak and lifeless. |
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sage |
(adj.) wise through reflection and experience |
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valor |
(n.) great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
syn:bravery, courage, pluck, nerve, daring, fearlessness, audacity, boldness,dauntlessness, heroism, backbone, spirit;
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prevail |
(verb) prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious. syn: overcome, win, conquer, triumph |
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moored |
(verb) to secure (a boat) in a particular place (using anchors, or lines) |
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scoundrel |
(n.) a dishonest or unscrupulous person; a rogue. Syn: rascal, miscreant, good-for-nothing, reprobate |
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prompting |
noun the action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something. |
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sumptuous |
(adj.) extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
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goaded |
verb past tense: goaded; past participle: goaded provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction.
syn: provoke, spur, prod, egg on, hound, badger, incite, rouse, stir, move |
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coped |
verb past tense: coped; past participle: coped (of a person) deal effectively with something difficult. "his ability to cope with stress" synonyms:manage, survive, subsist, |
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brawny |
adjective physically strong; muscular. synonyms:strong, muscular, muscly, well built, hard-bodied, powerful, mighty,Herculean, strapping, burly, heavily built, sturdy, husky, rugged; |
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transgress |
verb infringe or go beyond the bounds of (a moral principle or other established standard of behavior). "she had transgressed an unwritten social law" synonyms:misbehave, behave badly, break the law, err, fall from grace, stray from the straight and narrow, sin, do wrong, go astray; |
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convoy |
(noun) a group of vehicles or ships that are traveling together usually for protection |
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ebb |
(of tidewater) move away from the land; recede. "the tide began to ebb" synonyms:recede, go out, retreat, flow back, fall back/away, subside"the tide ebbed" 2. (of an emotion or quality) gradually lessen or reduce. "my enthusiasm was ebbing away" synonyms:diminish, dwindle, wane, fade away, peter out, decline, flag, let up,decrease, weaken, disappear |
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keels |
noun 1. Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability. |
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cocksure |
adjective cocksure; adjective: cock-sure presumptuously or arrogantly confident.
syn: arrogant, conceited, overweening, overconfident, cocky, proud, vain, self-important, egotistical, presumptuous |
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wooed |
woo (w) v. wooed, woo·ing, woos v.tr. 1. To seek the affection of with intent to romance. 2. a. To seek to achieve; try to gain. b. To tempt or invite. 3. To entreat, solicit, or importune. v.intr. To court a woman. |
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ravished |
verb
past tense: ravished; past participle: ravished
seize and carry off (someone) by force.
syn: seize, snatch, carry off/away, steal, abduct |
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cinch |
something that is very easy to do
Syn: breeze, cake, cakewalk, child's play, cream puff, duck soup, kid stuff, picnic, pushover, roses, snap, piece of cake, walk in the park |
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ambrosial |
having a pleasant smell ambrosial air of a greenhouse filled with orchids>
Synonyms ambrosial, aromatic, perfumed, redolent, savory (also savoury), scented, sweet |
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fraught |
adjective: fraught 1. (of a situation or course of action) filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable).
syn: full of, filled with, rife with; attended by, accompanied by
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shambling |
characterized by slow awkward movement |
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revelations |
noun plural noun: revelations
2. the divine or supernatural disclosure to humans of something relating to human existence or the world. a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way. |
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virtuoso |
noun: virtuoso; a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit. "a celebrated clarinet virtuoso" syn:genius, expert, master, past master, maestro, artist, prodigy, marvel, adept, professional, doyen, veteran; |
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briskly |
moving or speaking quickly : quickly and efficiently |
