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61 Cards in this Set

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Cumbersome

Heavy and therefore difficult to use, unwieldy

Abate

Become less intense and widespread, lessen, diminish

Adamant

Forceful, inflexible

Brawny

Muscular

Larceny

Theft, stealing, robbery

Obsession

A dominating concern

Ponderous

Slow and heavy, weighty

Retention

Preservation, withholding

Timorous

Cowardly, fearful

Adroit

Skillful, clever

Brevity

Being brief

Decorum

Dignified, correct behavior, propriety

Err

Make a mistake

Largess

Generosity

Obsolete

No longer valid

Pontificate

Speak pompously or dogmatically

Tirade

Stream of verbal abuse

Ample

Adequate, plentiful

Erratic

Unpredictable, inconsistent, irregular

Adulation

Strong admiration, worship, revere

Bristle

To show irritation

Decoy

Trap, trick, lure

Histrionic

Theatrical, exaggerated

Laud

Praise

Obstreperous

Noisy and boisterous

Portend

Foretell

Retraction

Withdrawal, cancellation of a statement

Titter

Giggle quietly

Adversity

Hardship

Broach

Start to discuss, approach

Hoary

Old

Portent

A warning sign, omen

Tome

Large book

Lavish

On a grand scale, wasteful

Incorrigible

Unable to correct or repair, incurable, hopeless

Trite

Overused, lacks originality or freshness, hoary

Riddled

Full of holes or damages or undesirables

Advocate

Support

Brusque

Blunt, abrupt

Defoliate

Cause leaves to fall off

Espouse

Promote, take in, support

Hone

Sharpen, increase, whet

Lax

Careless, not strict

Obviate

Avoid, make unnecessary

Poseur

Someone who puts in an act, poser

Aesthetic

Concerned with art or beauty

Bulwark

Barricade, fortification, wall

Defunct

No longer in existence

Hyperbole

Grossly exaggerated speech, overstatement

Odious

Hateful

Posterity

Future generations

Rife

Common

Torpor

Sluggishness, dormancy, inactivity

Affable

Social, friendly, easygoing

Eulogy

Praise

Hypochondriac

A person obsessed with health

Legion

In large numbers

Posthumous

After death

Totter

Walk unsteadily, stagger

Rigor

Thoroughness

Degradation

Deprivation, poverty, debasement