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50 Cards in this Set

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candor
frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid
patina
green crust on old bronze works or copper; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
verisimilar
having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible
rancid
having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank
inhibited
(of a person) unable to express what one really feels
polyglot
speaking several languages; multilingual; Ex. polyglot person/society; N.
upright
(sitting or standing) straight up; honest; moral
proliferate
grow rapidly (in numbers); spread; multiply; N. proliferation
tryst
meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet
comeuppance
deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke
pillory
punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory; subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; N.
carousal
drunken revel; V. carouse
paleontology
study of prehistoric life or fossils; CF. paleo-: ancient or prehistoric; Ex. paleography: study of ancient written documents
coeval
living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age
quixotic
idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote
pathetic
causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching
insurrection
rebellion; uprising
sadistic
inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty
agnostic
one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
spruce
neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V.
luxuriate
take pleasure in great comfort
confluence
flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together
contrite
penitent; repentant; N. contrition
stifle
suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate
mystic
of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism
extenuate
weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)
gape
open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape
loiter
hang about/around; stand idly about; linger
inscrutable
difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
self-righteous
sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic
amend
correct; change ; generally for the better
garrulous
loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity
ambience
environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature
maverick
rebel; nonconformist (in a group)
balk
stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate
soluble
able to be dissolved in a liquid; able to be worked out or solved
germane
pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate
apropos
with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV.
stump
base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down; V: walk in a heavy manner; baffle; puzzle
voyeur
Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others
manifest
evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly
deplore
regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition
exertion
effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort
Shangri-la
imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon
opprobrium
infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous
woeful
sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad; Ex. woeful housing conditions
verdigris
green coating or patina on copper which has been exposed to the weather
verbose
wordy; N. verbosity
bane
posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous
forerunner
predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another