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90 Cards in this Set

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Regret strongly

Bewail

Completely wanting or lacking

Destitute

Take away a part from

Detract

free from slavery or servitude

Emancipate

praise, glorify, or honor

Extol

richly and brilliantly colorful

Flamboyant

a force that moves something along

Impetus

impossible to surmount

Insuperable

stopping and starting at regular intervals

Intermittent

A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

Maxim

Morally or legally constraining or binding

Obligatory

Exactly vertical

Plumb

wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community

Vagabond

The human face

Visage

influence or urge by gentle urging

Wheedle

make a reference to

Allude

Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose

Consecrate

cause to become widely known

Disseminate

Shower with love

Dote

Force or impel in an indicated direction

Exhort

generally incompetent

Feckless

impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result

Implicate

a cry of sorrow and grief

Lament

relating to or involving money

Monetary

persistently or morbidly thoughtful

Pensive

ceremonial elegance and splendor

Pomp

artificially formal

Stilted

force to submit or subdue

Subjugate

a physical/emotional wound often having long-lasting effects

Trauma

indulge in a carefree or voluptuous life

Wanton

Young and inexperienced, immature

Callow

A person living in the same period as another

Contemporary

Doubtful of the sincerity of others' motives

Cynical

A ruler with absolute power

Despot

To pronounce clearly

Enunciate

Anything that gets in the way; an obstacle

Impediment

To make poor

Impoverish

Indulging in ease; lazy

Indolent

Showing sound judgement; wise

Sagacious

Worldly; not connected with religion

Secular

To think about or make guesses

Speculate

Conflict or struggle

Strife

To show great respect for

venerate

Ravenous; desiring and eating a large amount of food

Voracious

To get smaller, dimmer, or weaker

Wane

Fitting the occasion; suitable

Apropos

Controlling influence; domination

Ascendancy

To analyze and determine the nature, value, or importance of

assess

To declare positively; to state as the truth

aver

To admit to be true; to grant or let have

Concede

Lacking

Deficient

An unproven principle or belief held to be true

Dogma

To put into a form that can be seen

Embody

To make known; disclose; bestow

Impart

The art of public speaking

Oratory

To reproduce; cause to reproduce; foster the spread of

Propagate

Someone who proposes or supports an idea; an advocate

Proponent

Not yet fully developed; basic

Rudimentary

A visit or temporary stay

Sojourn

Making ones feelings known in a loud way

Vociferous

Expressing love or the state of being in love

Amorous

To present or speak of as unimportant or of little value

Belittle

To blame or find fault with

Censure

To consider; to believe

Deem

To make known something secret; to reveal

Divulge

Exceeding normal bounds; greater or more than seems reasonable

Exorbitant

To argue earnestly in an attempt to dissuade or show strong disapproval

Expostulate

Having great/significant consequences

Fateful

An ungrateful person

Ingrate

An order or command; a court order prohibiting someone from doing something

Injunction

Close to death; dying

moribund

A theme or idea that is developed or repeated; a figure or design repeated in teh decoration of something

Motif

To support by giving financial aid

Subsidize

Extravagantly splendid and costly

Sumptuous

Characterized by a ready low of words; talkative

Voluble

Clever at dealing with difficult situations; skillful

Adroit

To insult or to offend deliberately

Affront

An activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby

Avocation

A prolonged struggle for what is believed to be a just cause

Crusade

Supply a final answer; conclusive

Definitive

Behavior; bearing

Demeanor

Having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned

Erudite

To install in office; to admit to a society or to military service

Induct

To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct; to come to an end; a minor mistake; a pause or interval

lapse

Ready to fight, especially for a cause

Militant

A social outcast

Pariah

A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age; an amazing or extraordinary thing or event

Prodigy

One whose training or career is helped along by another

Protege

Rough and unpleasant to the ear

Raucous

Expressed without words; implied

Tacit