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48 Cards in this Set
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improvident n. |
Thriftless; not providing for the future; without foresight |
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intractable adj. |
Unruly; unable to be contained; difficult to manage. |
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analgesia n. |
The condition of being unable to feel pain; the absence of sense. |
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occluded adj |
Blocked; hidden from view. |
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ebullient adj. |
Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm. |
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Ruddy adj |
Reddish; tainted with red. |
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Factotum n. |
A handyman; a person who is skilled and who can perform a wide range of jobs. |
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Seine n. |
A net for catching fish; a fishing net that hangs vertically when deployed in the water. |
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Nugatory adj. |
Worthless; futile; trifling; unimportant. |
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Cloying adj. |
Excessively distasteful; overly rich and sweet. |
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Vituperative adj. |
Abusive; scolding; defamatory. |
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Millinery n. |
A shop or store that sells hats for women. |
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Zaftig adj. |
Pleasantly plump; having a full body. |
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Remonstrate v. |
To protest, to object. |
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Truncheon n. |
A nightstick carried by police: a cudgel; a baton. |
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Persiflage n. |
Good-natured talk; banter. |
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Plebiscite n. |
A direct vote by the entire electorate. |
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Vicissitude n. |
A change; and alternation; a change of fortune. |
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Panegyric n. |
A eulogy; a formal praise or oration in honour of somebody else. |
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Wangle v. |
To acquire by cleverness or deception; to trick |
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Gimcrack n. |
An ornamental object; something of no practical value. |
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Darn v. |
To repair a cloth; to mend; to weave threads across. |
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Prevaricate v. |
To lie; to hide the truth; to stray from the right course. |
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Concupiscible adj. |
Desirable; driven by sexual lust or desire |
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Martinet n. |
Somebody who is overly strict; a ruthless ruler; a dictator; an ultimate autocrat who demands that rules be followed exactly. |
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Equivocation |
Speaking ambiguously |
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Feckless |
Feeble; helpless; lacking in initiative. |
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Imperturbability |
Quality of being clam and not easily disturbed |
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Meretricious adj |
Falsely attractive; tawdry |
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Augury n. |
A sign of what will happen in the future; Prediction; looking for omens |
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Incise |
Cut into (incision (n) ; Incisive (a)) |
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Rarefy |
Make less dense or to make or become more refined. |
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Repine |
Fret; to be discontented |
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Diaphanous |
Transparent; thin and delicate |
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Feint |
N: A deceptive or pretended blow thrust or movement V: make a deceptive or distracting movement |
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Inured |
Hardened; Habituated |
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Mettlesome |
Spirited- full ow spirit and courage |
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Puissance |
Power |
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Recondite |
Obscure |
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Stygian |
Very Dark |
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Volubility |
Excessive Talkativeness |
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Caret |
Punctuation mark signifying omission |
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Damp |
Used of vibration- to reduce in extent |
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Extirpation |
wiping out; complete destruction |
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Foppish |
Behaving or dressing like a dandy; excessively concerned with fashion |
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Horatory |
Encouraging; exhorting |
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Opprobrious |
Expressing great scorn |
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Recumbent |
Reclining; lying down |
