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40 Cards in this Set
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abate (uh - BAYT) |
to reduce in intensity or amount
decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb, lessen, reduce |
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aloof (uh - LOOF) |
apart, indifferent
detached, incurious, unconcerned |
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ambiguous (am - BIG - yew - us) |
having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain
cryptic, enigmatic, equivocal, obscure |
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augury (AW - gyuh - ree) |
an omen or prophecy |
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auspicious (aw - SPISH - us) |
favorable
propitious |
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conceit (kun - SEET) |
excessively high opinion of one's own worth or ability |
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conjecture (kun - JEK - chur) |
an inference or conclusion drawn or deduced by surmise or guesswork
supposition, surmise, guess |
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dearth (DERTH)
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a lack, a scarcity
paucity |
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dexterous (DEK - struss) |
skillful and active with the hands; manually adroit and skillful
deft, handy |
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diligent (DIL - eh - junt) |
characterized by steady, attentive and energetic effort in a pursuit or study
industrious, assiduous, sedulous |
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discord (DIS - kord) |
lack of agreement, tension, strife
contention, dissension, variance |
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discretion (deh - SKRESH - un) |
ability to act on one's own power of individual decision |
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emulate (EM - yuh - late) |
to try to equal or to be like (usually through imitation) |
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enmity (EN - muh - tee) |
absolute hatred
animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility, rancor |
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epitaph (EP - uh - taf) |
an inscription in memory of a dead person (usually on a tombstone) |
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extant (EK - stunt) |
still in existence |
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felicitous (feh - LIS - eh - tus) |
happy or delightful |
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fetter (FET - ur) |
to restrict by shackling or chaining |
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germane (jer - MANE) |
important to the issue at hand, pertinent
applicable, apposite, apropos, material |
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harbinger (HAR - bin - jer) |
things that precede and forecast
forerunners, heralds, precursors |
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hypocrite (HIP - uh - krit) |
one who is insincere or deceitful |
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impetuous (im - PECH - oo - us) |
violent, hasty, rash, impulsive |
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incorporeal (in - kor - POR - ee - ul) |
having no material or tangible form |
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insolence (IN - suh - luns) |
insulting or contemptuous behavior
arrogance, haughtiness, high-handedness, impertinence |
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lecher (LECH - ur) |
one who indulges excessively in sexual activity or in lasciviousness |
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melancholy (MEL - un - kol - ee) |
depression of spirits |
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mirth (MURTH) |
gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
glee, hilarity, jollity |
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obsequious (ub - SEE - kwee - us) |
overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile
slavish, subservient |
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obstinate (OB - stuh - nit) |
unyielding regardless of reason or logic |
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ostentatious (os - ten - TAY - shus) |
showy or pretentious
pompous |
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palpable (PAL - puh - bul) |
tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable |
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paragon (PAIR - uh - gon) |
a model of excellence or perfection |
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perdition (pur - DISH - un) |
eternal damnation, utter ruin |
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prodigal (PROD - uh - gul) |
wasteful, a person given to extravagance
lavish, lush, luxuriant, profuse |
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promontory (PROM - un - tore - ee) |
land or rock projecting into a body of water |
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rant (RANT) |
to rave, to speak in a loud and attacking manner
bombastic, claptrap, declamation, fustian, rodomontade |
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reconcile (REK - un - sile) |
to reestablish friendship, to resolve a dispute |
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sanctify (SANGK - tuh - fie) |
to set apart for sacred use, to make holy, to purify |
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usurp (yoo - SURP) |
to take possession or authority over something without right |
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whets (HWETS) |
stimulates, sharpens |
