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50 Cards in this Set

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centripetal
tending toward the center
lucre
money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre
arboreal
of or living in trees
malaise
uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)
tome
large volume; book
epic
long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand
utopia
ideal place, state, or society; ADJ. utopian
precursor
forerunner; predecessor
simulate
feign; imitate
noncommittal
neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided
angular
sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner
assuage
mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
bogus
counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview
urchin
mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin
declivity
downward slope
depict
portray
inane
silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity
coddle
treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
compound
combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings;
mendicant
beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar
nectar
drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees
faze
disconcert; dismay; embarrass
patriarch
father and ruler of a family or tribe
temper
moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling
proclivity
inclination; natural tendency (esp. towards something bad)
bent
determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination
partial
incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something
holster
leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)
renounce
abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate; Ex. renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion; N. renunciation
jeopardize
endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger
molten
melted; Ex. molten lava
bedizen
dress with vulgar finery
cerebration
thought; working of the brain
waif
homeless child or animal; Ex. waifs and strays
pass\'e
old-fashioned; past the prime
ineffectual
not effective; not having a desired effect; weak
immutable
unchangeable
overbearing
bossy; domineering and arrogant; decisively important; Ex. overbearing manner/importance; V. overbear: dominate
protract
prolong; lengthen in time; draw out
confidence
self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I'm telling yo
tether
tie (an animal) with a rope or tether; N: rope or chain to which an animal is tied; limit of one's endurance; Ex. the end of one's tether
ravage
devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms
entail
make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B
peroration
conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length
caucus
private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston
inception
start; beginning
toxic
poisonous; N. toxicity
barrister
counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar
exploit
make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation
coalition
partnership; league; union of separate political parties