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50 Cards in this Set
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winnow
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sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind
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sanction
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approve; ratify; N: permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance
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exotic
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not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress
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expatiate
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talk at length; speak or write in detail
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malingerer
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one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work
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nuptial
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related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony
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avocation
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secondary or minor occupation
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somber
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dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow
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correlation
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mutual relationship
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curfew
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regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew
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imply
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suggest a meaning not expressed; signify
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appreciate
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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference
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serendipity
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gift for finding valuable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck; CF. The Three Princes of Serendip
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bugaboo
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bugbear; object of baseless terror
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duress
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forcible restraint, especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress
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clipper
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sailing vessel built for great speed
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vindictive
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disposed to revenge; vengeful; out for revenge; spiteful; intended to cause harm; malicious; Ex. vindictive streak
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dilemma
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situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives
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presage
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foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen
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titillate
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tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it
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scrap
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small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel
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dossier
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file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back
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render
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give; deliver; provide; represent in verbal or artistic form; depict; perform; make; translate; Ex. render the song beautifully
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bid
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command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom
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drastic
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strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic changes/measures
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galley
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low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)
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audit
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examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V.
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vulture
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carrion-eating birds
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droop
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bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.
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laity
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laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy
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sinuous
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twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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clemency
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disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement
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seethe
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be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent.
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memorialize
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commemorate
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inter
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bury; N. interment
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wake
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trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before; Ex. hunger followed in the wake of the war
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perigee
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point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee
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stout
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rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination; Ex. stout stick/supporter
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amok(amuck)
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in a state of rage; Ex. run amok
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mode
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prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life
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intrude
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put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in
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polarize
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split into opposite extremes or camps
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tortuous
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winding; full of curves; Ex. tortuous mountain road
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fancier
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breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal
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enhance
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increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve
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auspicious
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favoring success; giving signs of future success; Cf. auspices
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therapeutic
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curative; N. therapy
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inveigh
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denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink
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browbeat
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bully; intimidate
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homely
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not good-looking; unattractive
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