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66 Cards in this Set
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Abhor |
Hate |
I abhor the taste of liver. |
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Bigot |
narrow-minded, prejudiced person |
Don't let a few small-minded bigots destroy the good image of the city. |
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Enfranchise |
give voting rights |
A proposal that foreigners should be enfranchised for local elections |
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Hamper |
hinder; obstruct |
The project was hampered by budget restraints. |
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Placid |
Calm; peaceful |
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Remuneration |
payment for work done |
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Bilk |
Cheat; defraud |
government waste has bilked the taxpayer of billions of dollars |
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Engender |
cause |
the issue engendered continuing controversy |
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Nuance |
Something subtle; a fine shade of meaning |
the nuances of facial expression and body language |
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Abasement |
humiliation; degradation |
only a fiend delights in the abasement of his children |
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Billowing |
swelling; fluttering; waving |
her dress billowed out around her |
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Harangue |
noisy, attacking speech |
the kind of guy who harangued total strangers about PCB levels in whitefish |
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Plaintiff |
petitioner (in court of law) |
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Replete |
full |
sensational popular fiction, replete with adultery and sudden death |
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Abrogate |
cancel; deny; repeal |
a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike |
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Enigma |
puzzle; mystery; cunundrum |
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Harbingers |
indicators; bringers of warnings |
witch hazels are the harbingers of spring |
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Labyrinthine |
complicated; highly convoluted |
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Convoluted |
highly complex and difficult to follow; technical |
its convoluted narrative encompasses all manner of digressions |
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Plaudit |
statement giving strong praise; praise |
the network has received plaudits for its sports coverage |
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Reprehensible |
Shameful; very bad |
his complacency and reprehensible laxity |
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Absolution |
forgiveness; pardon; release |
the priest administered absolution |
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Creditable |
praiseworthy |
a very creditable 2–4 defeat |
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Ensconce |
establish firmly in a position; settle in a comfortable/safe position |
Agnes ensconced herself in their bedroom |
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Laceration |
a cut |
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Obdurate |
stubborn |
The scientist in Quinn yearned for answers and it was killing him that Howie was obdurate about limiting his gift. |
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Reprieve |
a respite; postponement of a sentence of crime |
under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved |
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Respite |
a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant; postpone |
the refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering |
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Tawdry |
of little value; gaudy (Cheap and showy) |
tawdry jewelry |
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Blighted |
damaged; destroyed; ruined |
plans to establish enterprise zones in blighted areas |
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Credulous |
gullible; ready to believe anything |
Napier lived, too, not only in a wild country, which was in a lawless and unsettled state during most of his life, but also in a credulous and superstitious age.Read more at http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/credulous#WqoP6dFxd2TrebzK.99 |
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Haughtiness |
arrogance; pride |
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Lachrymose |
tearful; sad |
she was pink-eyed and lachrymose a lachrymose children's classic |
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Obfuscate |
deliberately make something difficult to understand |
the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins |
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Repudiate |
Shun; eschew |
she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders |
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Tedium |
boredom |
cousins and uncles filled the tedium of winter nights with many a tall tale |
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Abstemious |
self-denying; refraining from indulging |
the monks here have willingly chosen this abstemious life |
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Blithe |
free-spirited; carefree |
a blithe disregard for the rules of the road |
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Crepuscular |
active at dawn and dusk |
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Enunciation |
clear pronunciation; accent; articulation |
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Headstrong |
stubborn; willful |
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Lackluster |
dull; monotonous; bland |
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Objective |
unbiased; not subjective |
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Pliable |
flexible; not stubborn |
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Rescind |
retract; repeal |
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temper |
to moderate; soften |
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Abstruse |
difficult to understand; obscure |
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Blunderbuss |
1) ancient weapon (type of gun) 2) a clumsy person |
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Envenom |
to cause bitterness and bad feelings |
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Hedonism |
self-indulgence; pleasure-seeking |
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Laconic |
using few words; brief; to the point |
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Oblique |
indirect; slanting |
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Plumage |
feathers of a bird |
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Resignation |
acceptance of fate |
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Tenacious |
stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose |
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Accolade |
tribute; honor; praise |
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Bolster |
support; prop up |
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Ephemeral |
short-lived |
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Tentative |
not certain |
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Acquiesce |
to agree to; give in to |
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Bombast |
arrogant, pompous language |
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curtail |
cut short |
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Epicure |
someone who appreciates good food and drink |
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Lampoon |
ridicule; spoof |
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Resonant |
echoing |
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Tenuous |
flimsy; not solid |
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