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30 Cards in this Set
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foreboding
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premonition of evil
Caeser ridiculed his wife's foreboding about the Ides of March. |
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aplomb
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poise; composure ;
Wellington's nonchalance and aplomb in the heat of battle always heartened his followers. |
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ferret
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drive or hunt out of hiding
She was ferreted out their secret. |
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peroration
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conclusion of an oration
The peroration was largely hortatory and brought the audience to its feet clamoring for action at its close. |
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prone
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inclined to; prostrate;
She was prone to sudden fits of anger. |
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subsidiary
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subordinate; secondary;
This information may be used as subsidiary evidence but is not sufficient by itself to prove your argument. |
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abstract
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theoretical; not concrete; non-representational
To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal. |
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kudos
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honor; glory; praise
The singer complacently received kudos on his performance from his entourage. |
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solicitous
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worried; concerned;
The employer was very solicitous about the health of her employees as replacements were difficult to get. |
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connubial
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pertaining to maffige or the matrimonial state
In his telegram, he wished the newlyweds a lifetime of connubial bliss. |
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expedient
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suitable; practical; politic
A pragmatic politician, he was guided by what was expedient rather than by what was ethical. |
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ingenuous
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naive; young and unsophisticated;
Although she was over forty, the movie star still insisted that she be cast as an ingenuous sweet young thing. |
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ostracize
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exclude from public favor; ban;
As soon as the newspapers carried the story of his connection with the criminals, his friends began to ostracize him. |
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aperture
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opening; hole ;
She discovered a small aperture in the wall, through which the insects had entered the room. |
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felicitous
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apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
He was famous for his felicitous remarks and was called upon to serve as master-of-ceremonies at many banquet. |
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perfunctory
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apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
The auditor's perfunctory inspection of the books overlooked many errors. |
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wrench
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pull; strain; twist
She wrenched free of her attacker and landed a powerful kick to his kneecap. |
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bulwark
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends;
The navy is our principal bulwark against invasion. |
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disingenuous
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not naive; sophisticated;
Although he was young, his remarks indicated that he was disingenous. |
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knead
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mix; work dough;
Her hands grew strong from kneading bread. |
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solace
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comfort in trouble
I hope you will find solace in the thought that all of us share your loss. |
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage
Their dreams of conjugal bliss were shattered as soon as their temperaments clashed. |
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muted
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silent; muffled; toned down
In the funeral parlor, the mourners' voices had a muted quality. |
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regatta
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boat or yacht race
Many boating enthusiasts followed the regatta in their own yachts. |
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transcribe
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copy
When you transcribe your notes, please send a copy to Mr. |
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antithesis
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contrast; direct opposite of or to;
This tyranny was the antithesis of all that he had hoped for, and he fought it with all his strength. |
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febrile
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feverish
In his febrile condition, he was subject to nightmares and hallucinations. |
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perdition
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damnation; complete ruin;
Praying for salvation, young Daedalus feared he was damned to eternal perdition. |
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defrock
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to strip a priest or minister of church authority
We knew the minister had violated church regulations, but we had not realized his offense was serious enough to cause him to be defrocked. |
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preternatural
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beyond that which is normal in nature
John's mother's total ability to tell when he was lying struck him as almost preternatural. |
