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15 Cards in this Set
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countenance
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transitive verb
: to extend approval or toleration to : sanction <refused to countenance any changes in the policy> |
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lamentation
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: an act or instance of lamenting
: to mourn aloud : to express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively : mourn |
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elegy
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: a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead
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filigree
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: ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
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supplicant
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: one who supplicates
: to make a humble entreaty; especially : to pray to God |
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diffident
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: hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
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cogent
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: having power to compel or constrain <cogent forces>
: appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing <cogent evidence> |
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wallowed
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: to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner <hogs wallowing in the mud>
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beseech
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: to beg for urgently or anxiously
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ignominious
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: marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame :
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prescience
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: foreknowledge of events:
a : divine omniscience b : human anticipation of the course of events : foresigh |
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sagacious
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obsolete : keen in sense perception
a : of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning <sagacious judge of character> b : caused by or indicating acute discernment <sagacious purchase of stock> |
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resolute
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: marked by firm determination : resolved <a resolute character>
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waver
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: to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction 2 a : to weave or sway unsteadily to and fro : reel, totter b : quiver, flicker <wavering flames> c : to hesitate as if about to give way : falter |
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recast
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: to cast again <recast a gun> <recast a play>; also : remodel, refashion <recasts his political image to fit the times>
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