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40 Cards in this Set
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abdicate |
to cast off; to relinquish |
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abjure |
to reject solemnly; to abstain from |
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abrogate |
to abolish by authoritative action; to treat as nonexistent |
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abstemious |
marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol |
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acumen |
keen insight; shrewdness |
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aphorism |
a concise statement of a priciple |
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auspicious |
promising success; opportune; favorable |
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belie |
to show to be false; contradict |
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bellicose |
inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent |
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bowdlerize |
to expurgate (as a book book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
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chicanery |
deception by artful subterfuge |
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churlish |
difficult ot work with or deal with |
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circumlocution |
to use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
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circumnavigate |
to go around instead of through |
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conciliatory |
to overcome the distrust or amimosity of; appease |
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contemptuous |
showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful |
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dank |
unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often chilly |
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deciduous |
not permanent; transistory |
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deleterious |
injurious to health; harmful |
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derelict |
adj. neglectful of duty; delinquent; negligent -- n. no permanent home & means of support; bum |
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diffident |
hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence |
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embellish |
to heighten the attractiveness of by adding decorative or fanciful details |
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embodiment |
to represent or to personify |
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enervate |
to deprive of force or strength |
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enfranchise |
to endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote. to free, as from bondage. |
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epiphany |
a moment of revelation and insight |
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equinox |
either of the two times eac year ( as about March 21 and September 23) when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are everywhere on earth of approximately equal lenght |
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evanescent |
tending to vanish like vapor |
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facetious |
joking or jesting often inappropriately |
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fatuous |
foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way |
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feckless |
worthless; irresponsible |
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fiduciary |
of, relating to, or involving a confidence or trust |
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filibuster |
the use of irregular or obstructive tactics to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to be force a decision against the will of the majority |
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fortuitous |
occurring by chance; accidental |
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gauche |
lacking social grace or sensitivity |
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gerrymander |
the act of dividing city, county, and state into voting districts |
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gregarious |
fond of the company of others; sociable |
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harangue |
a scolding or verbal attack |
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hegemony |
leadership exercised by one nation over another |
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homogeneous |
of the same or similar kind of nature |
