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52 Cards in this Set

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alloy
to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior (unalloyed = pure)
appropriate
to take for one's own use, confiscate
arrest, arresting
to suspend; to engage; holding one's attention: as in arresting adolescence, an arresting portrait
august
majestic, venerable
bent
leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency: He had a naturally artistic bent.
broach
bring up, announce, begin to talk about
brook
to tolerate, endure, countenance
cardinal
major, as in cardinal sin
chauvinist
a blindly devoted patriot
color
to change as if by dyeing, i.e., to distort, gloss or affect (usually the first)
consequential
pompous, self-important (primary definitions are: logically following; important)
damp
to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound
die
a tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop
essay
to test or try; attempt, experiment
exact
to demand, call for, require, take
fell
to cause to fall by striking
fell
inhumanly cruel
flag
to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline
flip
sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant
ford
to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
grouse
to complain or grumble
guy
a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide; to steady or reinforce using a guy: Think guide.
intimate
to imply, suggest, or insinuate
list
to tilt or lean to one side
lumber
to move heavily and clumsily
meet
fitting, proper
milk
to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of
mince
pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize, speak too carefully; to take tiny steps, tiptoe
nice
exacting, fastidious, extremely precise
obtain
to be established, accepted, or customary
occult
hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
pedestrian
commonplace, trite, unremarkable, quotidian
pied
multicolored, usually in blotches
pine
to lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn
plastic
mold-able, pliable, not rigid
pluck
courage, spunk, fortitude
prize
to pry, to press or force with a lever; something taken by force, spoils
rail
to complain about bitterly
rent
torn, past of rend; an opening or tear caused by such
quail
to lose courage, turn frightened
qualify
to limit
sap
to enervate or weaken the vitality of
sap
a fool or nitwit
scurvy
contemptible, despicable
singular
exceptional, unusual, odd
stand
a group of trees
steep
to saturate or completely soak, as in to let a tea bag steep
strut
the supporting structural cross-part of a wing
table
to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration
tender
to proffer or offer
waffle
to equivocate; to change one's position
wag
wit, joker