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74 Cards in this Set
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Abate ( verb) |
To lessen in intensity or degree. |
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Accolade (noun) |
An expression of praise |
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Adulation (noun) |
Excessive praise; intense adoration |
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Aesthetic (adj) |
Dealing with, appreciative, or responsive to art or the beautiful. |
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Ameliorate (verb) |
To make better or more tolerable. |
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Ascetic (noun) |
One who practices rigid self denial, esp. As an act of religious devotion. |
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Avarice (noun) |
Greed, esp. for wealth |
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Axiom (noun) |
A universally recognized principle. |
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Burgeon (verb) |
To grow rapidly or flourish. |
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Bucolic (adj) |
Rustic and pastoral, characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants. |
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Cacophony (noun) |
Harsh jarring; discordant sound, dissonance. |
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Canon (noun) |
An established set of principles or code of laws; often religious in nature. |
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Castigation (noun) |
Severe criticism or punishments. |
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Catalyst (noun) |
A substance that accelerates the rate of chemical reaction w/o itself changing; a person or thing that causes change. |
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Caustic (adj) |
Burning or stinging, or causing corrosion. |
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Chary (adj) |
Wary; cautious; sparing |
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Cogent (adj) |
Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing. |
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Complasiance (noun) |
The willingness to comply with the wishes of others. |
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Contentious (adj) |
Argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement. |
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Contrite (adj) |
Regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness. |
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Culpable (adj) |
Deserving blame |
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Dearth (noun) |
Smallness of quantity of number; scarcity, a lack. |
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Demur (verb) |
To question or oppose |
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Didactic (adj) |
Intended to teach or instruct. |
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Discretion (noun) |
Cautions reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions. |
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Disinterested (adj) |
Free of bias or self interest ; impartial. |
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Dogmatic (adj) |
Expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles. |
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Ebullience ( noun) |
The quality of lively enthusiastic expression of thought and feelings. |
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Eclectic (adj) |
Composed of elements drawn from various sources. |
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Elegy (noun) |
A mournful poem, esp. One lamenting the dead. |
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Emollient (adj/noun) |
Soothing esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying. |
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Empirical ( adj) |
Based on observation or experiment. |
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Enigmatic (adj) |
Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand. |
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Ephemeral (adj) |
Brief; fleeting |
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Esoteric (adj) |
Intend for or understand by small, specific group. |
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Eulogy (noun) |
A speech honoring dead |
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Exonerate (verb) |
To remove blame |
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Facetious (adj) |
Playful; humorus |
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Fallacy (noun) |
An invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief. |
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Furtive (adj) |
Marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious. |
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Gregarious (adj) |
Sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people. |
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Harangue (noun/verb) |
To deliver a forceful or angry speech; ranting speech. |
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Hyperbolic (noun) |
An exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech. |
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Heretical (adj) |
Violating accepted dogma or convention. |
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Impecunious (adj) |
Lacking funds; w/o money. |
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Incipient (adj) |
Beginning to come being or to become apparent. |
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Inert (adj) |
Harmless; causing no damage. |
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Innocuous (adj) |
Harmless; causing no damage. |
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Intransigent (adj) |
Refusing to comprise. |
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Inveigle (verb) |
To obtain by deception or flattery. |
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Odious (adj) |
Evoking intense or dislike. |
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Opaque (adj) |
Impenetrable by light; not reflecting light. |
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Oscillation (noun) |
The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm. |
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Penurious (adj) |
Penny- pinching; excessively thrifty; non-generous; frugal. |
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Pernicious (adj) |
Extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed. |
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Peruse (verb) |
To examine with great care. |
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Pious (adj) |
Extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion. |
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Precursor (noun) |
One that precedes and indicates or announces another. |
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Preen (verb) |
To dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care. |
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Prodigious (adj) |
Abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary |
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Prolific (adj) |
Producing large volumes or amounts; productive. |
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Putrefy (verb) |
To rot; to decay and give off a foul odor. |
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Quaff (verb) |
To drink deeply. |
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Quiescence (noun) |
Stillness; motionless; qualify of being at rest. |
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Redoubtable (adj) |
Awe-inspiring; worthy or honor |
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Sanction (noun/verb) |
Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give authority. |
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Satire (noun) |
A literary work that ridicules criticize a human derision. |
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Squalid (adj) |
Indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast (noun: stoicism) |
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Supplant (verb) |
To take place of ; to supersede. |
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Torpid (adj) |
Lethargic; sluggish; dormant |
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Ubiquitous (adj) |
existing everywhere at the same time; constantly; encountered; widespread |
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Urbane (adj) |
Sophisticated; refined; elegant. |
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Vilify (verb) |
To deform; to characterize harshly. |
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Viscous (adj) |
Thick; sticky. |
