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58 Cards in this Set
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Abhor |
To regard with disgust and hatred. (v) |
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Enfranchise |
To give the right to vote. (v) |
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Kindle |
To set on fire or to inspire. (v) |
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Noxious |
Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant. (adj) |
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Placid |
Not easily upset or excited. (adj) Calm and peaceful. (adj) |
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Remuneration |
Money paid for work or a service. (n) |
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Talisman |
A lucky charm. (n) |
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Bilk |
To cheat or withhold money from (someone) by deceit. (v) |
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Covert |
Not openly acknowledged or displayed. (Secret) (adj) |
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Engender |
To cause or give rise to. (v) |
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Knotty |
Extremely difficult or intricate. (adj) |
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Nuance |
A subtle variation. |
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Abasement |
Humiliation or degradation. (n) |
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Harangue |
To lecture. (v) A lengthy, aggressive speech. (n) |
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Labyrinth |
A maze (n) |
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Replete |
Filled or well-supplied with something/ full. |
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Tangible |
noticed/perceptible by touch. (n) (adj) |
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Abrogate |
To repeal or do away with. (v) |
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Harbingers |
Something that announces or signals the approach of another. (n) |
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Nuzzle |
To snuggle. (v) |
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Labyrinthine |
Intricate and confusing. (adj) |
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Plaudit |
Praise or applause. (n) |
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Reprehensible |
Shameful. (adj) |
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Absolution |
formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment. (n) |
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Ensconce |
To establish or settle in a comfortable, safe, or secret place. (v) |
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Obdurate |
stubbornly refusing to change one's mind. (adj) |
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Reprieve |
To cancel/postpone one's punishment. (v) Cancellation/postponing of one's punishment. (n) |
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Tawdry |
Showy but cheap and of poor quality. (adj) |
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Blighted |
To spoil, harm, or destroy. (v) |
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Credulous |
Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things. (adj) |
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Enshroud |
To completely and hide from view. |
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Haughtiness |
arrogance; pride (n) |
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Lachrymose |
Tearful; sad. (adj) |
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Obfuscate |
To render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible. (v) |
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Repudiate |
To shun or deny the truth or validity of. (v) |
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Tedium |
State of boredom. (n) |
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Abstemious |
Refrain from self-indulgence. (adj) |
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Crepuscular |
Active in twilight (adj). |
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Blithe |
Showing a casual and cheerful indifference; care free. (adj) |
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Temper |
To improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it.(v) To serve as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something). (v) |
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Blunderbuss |
An action lacking in subtlety and precision. (n) |
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Envenom |
To make poisonous. (v) |
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Hedonism |
The pursuit of pleasure and self indulgence. (n) |
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Laconic |
Use very few words; to the point. (adj) |
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Oblique |
Indirect; slanting. (adj) |
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Resignation |
The acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable. (n) |
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Tenacious |
holding firm to a purpose. (adj) |
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Ephemeral |
lasting for a very short time. (adj) |
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Accolade |
An award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit. (n) |
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Tentative |
Not certain. (adj) |
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Acquiesce |
To accept something reluctantly but without protest. (v) |
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Bombast |
Arrogant. (n) |
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Curtail |
To cut short. (v) |
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Epicure |
A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink. (n) |
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Heed |
To pay attention to. (v) |
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Lampoon |
To publicly criticize. (v) |
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Resonant |
Continuing sound or echo. (adj) |
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Tenuous |
Very weak or slender. (adj) |
