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50 Cards in this Set
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meek
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submissive; patient and long-suffering
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cherubic
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angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order
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maleficient
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doing evil; N. maleficience
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obsessive
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related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying; N. obsession: compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea; V. obsess: preoccupy the mind of excessively
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ratiocination
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reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically
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quietude
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tranquillity; calmness
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salvage
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rescue (goods or property) from loss; N: saving; property saved
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reprobate
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morally disapproved person; person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency; CF. disapproved by God ?
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prefigure
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be a sign of; foreshadow
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tumid
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(of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous
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contagion
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infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air
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seamy
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sordid; base; filthy; unwholesome; Ex. seamy side of city life
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incidence
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rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality
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sportive
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playful; frolicsome; merry; CF. sport: play or frolic; CF. sportsmanlike
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leaven
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add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens
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iridescent
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exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence
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glow
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shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color
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attentive
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alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration
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typhoon
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tropical hurricane or cyclone
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saturnine
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morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance.
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repeal
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revoke; annul
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plaudit
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praise; enthusiastic approval; round(succession or series) of applause; ADJ. plauditory; CF. applaud
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except
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exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality
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demolition
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destruction; V. demolish
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retrospective
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looking back on the past; N. retrospection; V. retrospect
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brochure
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pamphlet
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dote
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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cantata
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story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
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profligate
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wasteful (of money); dissipated; wildly immoral; dissolute; N: profligate person; N. profligacy
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imperceptible
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unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable
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construe
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explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
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chapel
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small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)
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macabre
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gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death
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verbatim
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word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly
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doze
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sleep lightly; nap
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frivolous
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lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial
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dominate
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control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook from a height; 郴妨促焊促
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impediment
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hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation; Ex. speech impediment
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mediocre
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ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad
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devout
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pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope
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baroque
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highly ornate
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interstice
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narrow space between things
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acidulous
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slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
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mountebank
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charlatan; boastful pretender
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append
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attach
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reconcile
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make friendly again (after quarrel); make consistent (two ideas in opposition); correct inconsistencies; Ex. reconcile one's political principles with one's religious beliefs
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coy
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shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer
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breach
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breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.
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deciduous
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falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth
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masquerade
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wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise
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