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70 Cards in this Set
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aplomb
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poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence
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rift
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narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation; Ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconcilation
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aspire
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seek to attain (position or status); long for; Ex. aspire to become president; Ex. aspire to/after the leadership
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diva
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operatic singer; prima donna
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glutinous
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sticky; viscous; gluey
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egregious
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notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
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eulogistic
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praising; full of eulogy
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flail
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beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle
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servile
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slavish; cringing; N. servility
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penumbra
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partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow
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addiction
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compulsive habitual need
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equilibrium
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balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity
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misgivings
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doubts
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coy
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shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer
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reprobate
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morally disapproved person; person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency; CF. disapproved by God ?
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devious
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roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route
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pore
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study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; Ex. pore over the book; N.
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hybrid
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mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize
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arbiter
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person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware
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clarion
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shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times
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bemused
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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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compliant
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readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements
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repast
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meal; feast; banquet
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platitude
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trite remark; commonplace statement; ADJ. platitudinous
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prolific
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producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer
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sustenance
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sustaining; means of livelihood, support, food, nourishment; something that maintains life; food
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enthrall
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capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound
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convert
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one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief
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indict
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charge; N. indictment
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compromise
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger, disrepute, or a dishonorable position; Ex. compromise one's principle; N.
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conglomeration
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mass of material sticking together
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canard
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unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report
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countermand
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cancel; revoke (an order)
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repugnance
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disgust; strong dislike; loathing; ADJ. repugnant: arousing disgust; repulsive
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rile
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irritate; vex; muddy
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orator
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public speaker
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murky
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dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom
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pique
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irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; Ex. pique her curiosity
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epigram
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witty thought or saying, usually short
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anthropologist
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student of the history and science of humankind
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intimate
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hint; suggest; imply; ADJ: marked by close relationship; familiar; private; personal; Ex. intimate knowledge/thoughts in the diary; N: close friend or confidant; CF. intimacy
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annals
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records arranged in yearly parts; history
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requite
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make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal
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spat
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squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
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vex
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annoy; distress
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retrospective
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looking back on the past; N. retrospection; V. retrospect
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casualty
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serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle
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query
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inquiry; question; V.
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grotto
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small cavern
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vagabond
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wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp
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ornate
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excessively or elaborately decorated
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filigree
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delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
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subservient
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behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience
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context
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writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs
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mottled
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blotched in coloring; spotted; Ex. mottled face; V. mottle: mark with blotches of different colors
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decomposition
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decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts
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don
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put on; OP. doff
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ethereal
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like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air
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vapid
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lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture
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aviary
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enclosure for birds; large cage
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camaraderie
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good-fellowship; CF. comrade
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assurance
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firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances, he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; Ex. The teacher lacked assuranc
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complaisant
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trying to please; obliging; willing to please others
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vertex
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summit; highest point; PL. vertices
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sultry
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(of weather) hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous
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assimilate
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absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking)
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forlorn
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sad and lonely; wretched; desolate
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fictitious
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imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional
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angular
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sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner
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sere
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sear; parched; dry
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