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46 Cards in this Set
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degrade |
... the poor girl |
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally |
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quandary |
Steve is in a ... |
state of uncertainty or perplexity, especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options |
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guffaw |
the king ... |
lough boisterously |
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muted |
... earth colors |
softened, subdued |
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stolid |
... animal |
not easily excited |
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apprehension |
Test day can be ... . |
fearful expectation |
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avid |
...bird explorer |
marked by active interest and enthusiasm |
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fete |
...war heroes |
to celebrate a person |
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boon |
... to travel industry |
a desirable state |
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boon |
...companion |
very close and convivial |
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raffish |
The men found him ... |
marked by unconventionality |
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dearth |
...of fast food chains |
a lack or shortage |
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elusive |
...sky diving |
difficult to capture or remember |
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transitory |
live...life |
lasting a very short time |
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incessant |
...exposure to children |
indefinitely long continuing |
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patronize |
don't ...me |
treat condenscendingly |
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moot |
...point |
undecidable |
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snide |
...remark |
expressive of contempt |
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appreciable |
...difference |
large |
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plodding |
...pace |
slow and laborious |
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inclement |
...weather |
unpleasant, stormy |
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inclement |
...to Christians |
showing no mercy |
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ascendancy |
The ...of Carlsbad team |
the state when one person has power over another |
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entice |
...wife |
to get someone to do something through promises |
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thwart |
...plans |
hinder or prevent |
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morose |
he sat in his room morosely |
ill-tempered, gloomy |
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consummate |
...musician |
having or showing supreme mastery or skill |
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consummate |
...ancient church |
to make perfect and complete in every respect |
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renege |
...agreement |
fail to fulfill a promise or obligation |
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archaic |
...English |
old |
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deter |
...from joining the army |
turn away from persuasion |
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respite |
company has a... |
a pause from doing something |
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disenfranchise |
....women |
deprive of voting rights |
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meander |
...through city |
wander aimlessly |
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obdurate |
...attitude |
unyielding |
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jocular |
...mood |
characterized by jokes |
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resolve |
..not to travel |
reach a conclusion after deliberation |
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flounder |
...in college |
behave awkwardly, have difficulties |
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disheartened |
....fans |
made less hopeful or enthusiastic |
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ornate |
...Victorian homes |
marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details |
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impede |
...case |
be a hindrance to |
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discriminate |
...between wines |
perceive the difference |
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malady |
The town was struck by ... |
disease |
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malleable |
...clay |
capable of being shaped |
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malleable |
...brother |
easily influenced |
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pithy |
...prose |
concise and full of meaning |
