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53 Cards in this Set
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alloy
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to reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable metal
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appropriate
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to take for one's owne use, confiscate
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arrest, arresting
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to catch suddenly and engagingly *arrest attention*. to engage; holding one's attention: an arresting portrait
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august
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majestic, venerable, grandeur
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venerable
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calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments *a venerable jazz musician*
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bent
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a strong inclination or interest : BIAS b : a special inclination or capacity : TALENT
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broach
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bring up, announce, begin to talk about
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brook
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to stand for : TOLERATE, endure.
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countenance
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to extend approval or toleration to : SANCTION
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cardinal
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major, as in a cardinal sin
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chauvinist
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excessive or blind patriotism. undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged
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color
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to change as if by distorting. "yellow jounalism colored the truth"
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consequential
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pompous, self-important
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damp
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to diminish the activity or intensity of *damping down the causes of inflation*. to check the vibration or oscillation of
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die
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a tool used for shaping (wood, metal)
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essay
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1 : to put to a test
2 : to make an often tentative or experimental effort to perform : TRY : ATTEMPT. (new born essayed a few wobbly steps) |
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exact
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to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain *from them has been exacted the ultimate sacrifice*. to demand, to take, to require
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fell (v)
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to cause to fall by striking
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fell (adj)
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inhumanly cruel, terrible, sinister
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flag
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1 : to hang loose without stiffness
2 a : to become unsteady, feeble, or spiritless b : to decline in interest, attraction, or value |
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flip
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sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant: a flip remark
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ford
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to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
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grouse
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to complain or grumble
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guy
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think guide. a rope/cord attached to something and it acts as a brace or guide. to steady or reinforce.
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intimate
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to communicate delicately and indirectly : HINT. to imply, suggest, or insinuate
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list
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to tilt or lean to one side. (the ship's broken mast listed helplessly in the wind).
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meet
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fitting, proper. precisely adapted to a particular situation, need, or circumstance : very proper
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mince
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"dont' mince words". pronounce or speak too carefully.
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nice (adj)
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"he made a nice distinction between the two cases". exacting, fastidious, extremely precise
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obtain (adj)
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"those standards no longer obtain". to be established, accepted or customary.
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occult (adj)
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1 : not revealed : SECRET
2 : not easily apprehended or understood : ABSTRUSE, MYSTERIOUS 3 : hidden from view : CONCEALED |
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend
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pedestrian (adj)
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COMMONPLACE, UNIMAGINATIVE, unremarkable
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pied (adj)
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of two or more colors in blotches
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pine (verb)
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to lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn
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plastic (adj)
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2 a : capable of being molded or modeled *plastic clay* b : capable of adapting to varying conditions : PLIABLE
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pluck (noun)
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courageous readiness to fight or continue against odds : dogged resolution
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prize (verb)
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"the information was prized from him". to pry, to press or force with a lever, something taken by force.
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rail (verb)
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to complain about bitterly.
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rent (verb/noun)
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rend: to split or tear apart in pieces. rent is the past of rend. "He rent his garments". noun: an opening or tear caused by such "a large rent in the fabric"
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quail (verb)
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to lose courage, become frightened
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qualify (verb)
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to limit. "let me qualify that statement"
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sap (verb)
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to weaken the vitality of "that race sapped my strength"
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sap (noun)
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a foolish and guillable person. a fool or nitwit
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scurvy (adj)
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arousing disgust or scorn : CONTEMPTIBLE, DESPICABLE *a scurvy trick*
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singular (adj)
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2 : distinguished by superiority : EXCEPTIONAL *an artist of singular attainments*
3 : being out of the ordinary : UNUSUAL *on the way home we had a singular adventure* 4 : departing from general usage or expectation : PECULIAR, ODD *the air had a singular chill* |
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stand (noun)
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a group of plants growing in a continuous area
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steep (verb)
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to saturate or completely soak, as in to let a tea bag steep. "she was steeped in esoteric knowledge"
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esoteric
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requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group. difficult to understand
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table (verb)
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"to table a motion". to remove from consideration.
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tender (verb)
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to present for acceptance: offer. "he tendered his resignation"
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proffer
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to present for acceptance : TENDER, OFFER
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wag (noun)
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wit, joker "He was a well-known wag"
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