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50 Cards in this Set
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dais
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raised platform for speakers or other important people
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paradigm
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model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word
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abrogate
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abolish
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cloying
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distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
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impede
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hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block
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synoptic
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providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis
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reprieve
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postponement or cancelation of a punishment; temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment of
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earthly
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of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason
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alluvial
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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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prurient
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having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire
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waver
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move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing
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catechism
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book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize
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palimpsest
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parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased
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conversant
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familiar with; having knowledge of
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elaboration
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addition of details; intricacy
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masochist
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person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism
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empirical
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based on experience
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sojourn
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temporary stay; V: stay for a time
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ineffable
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unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy
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lubricate
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apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction
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immaculate
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spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
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parley
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conference (between opponents); CF. speak
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captious
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faultfinding; too critical
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glut
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overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply
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lechery
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gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man
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surge
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powerful movement of or like a wave; V.
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impair
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injure; hurt; damage
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puzzle
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baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N.
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valor
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bravery; ADJ. valiant: possessing valor; brave
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polygamist
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one who has more than one spouse at a time; CF. bigamy; CF. polyandry
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fallow
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(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated
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bluff
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pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured
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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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crevice
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crack; fissure
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frieze
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ornamental horizontal band on a wall
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infamous
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notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation
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defrock
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strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
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anneal
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reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
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solemnity
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seriousness; gravity
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erratic
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odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable
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stalemate
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deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked
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expenditure
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payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy
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dyslexia
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word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read
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self-indulgence
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excessive indulgence of one's own desire
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lament
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grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation
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ingratiate
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become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss
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polarity
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state of having two opposite qualities
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impart
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grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart
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extrovert
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person interested mostly in external objects and actions
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hierarchy
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arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority
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