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50 Cards in this Set
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nimble
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quick in movement; agile; quick in understanding; Ex. nimble climber/mind
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besiege
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surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually
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glutinous
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sticky; viscous; gluey
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legend
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explanatory list of symbols on a map
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mantle
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loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or envelops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
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mace
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ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon
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periphery
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outside edge especially of a round surface; perimeter; Ex. periphery of the town
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credo
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creed
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lurid
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wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder
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idle
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not working; not employed or busy; lazy; without purpose; useless; lacking substance; baseless; not based on truth; Ex. idle worker; Ex. talk idly; V.
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temporize
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gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself
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egregious
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notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
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volley
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simultaneous discharge of a number of shots; V.
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obtrude
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push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive
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ponderous
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having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing
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defiance
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refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
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tepid
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lukewarm; slightly warm; half-hearted; not eager; Ex. tepid reaction to the new film; Ex. tepid supporter
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vindicate
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clear from blame; free from blame or accusation (with supporting proof); exonerate; substantiate; justify or support; avenge; Ex. vindicate one's client; Ex. vindicate one's claim; CF. vindicator
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plenitude
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abundance; plenty; great amount; completeness; fullness; CF. plenary, plenty
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fulminate
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thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation
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veritable
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being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary
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complicity
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participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)
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conspiracy
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treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)
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inkling
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hint; slight indication
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insurgent
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rebellious; N.
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bereavement
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state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft
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pertinacious
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holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent
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temperament
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characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress
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flip
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send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over
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supernumerary
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person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number
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subterfuge
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stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge
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gaudy
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flashy; showy
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stun
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make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound
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pittance
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small amount (of money); small allowance or wage
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bellicose
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warlike
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preamble
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introductory statement
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desiccate
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dry up
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nepotism
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favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew
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draught
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current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time
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ethos
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underlying character of a culture, group, etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person, group, or culture; Ex. the company ethos
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emblazon
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ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment
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consanguinity
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kinship; relationship by birth
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apologist
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one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia
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luxuriant
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abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate
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wheedle
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deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax; Ex. wheedle a promise out of her
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forgo(forego)
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give up; do without
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ludicrous
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laughable; ridiculous; trifling
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magistrate
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official with power to administer the law
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privation
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lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive
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unfrock
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defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority
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