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88 Cards in this Set

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Adjunct
an accessory, something added on
coalesce
to come together
congeal
to thicken , or change from liquid to solid
consensus
an agreement
contiguous
lying side-by-side
fission
a splitting a art
fusion
a joining together
integrate
to bring together and make whole
juxtapose
to place side by side
pact
a formal agreement between two countries; a bargain
rendezvous
a meeting, usually secret
egress
exit
epoch
a period of time
intangible
not able to be touched or sensed
polymorphous
having many shapes
prolific
fertile, having many shapes
scull
a small rowboat or an oar for a rowboat
sporadic
having no pattern or order
surrogate
a substitute
variegated
having many parts or colors
altruistic
doing good for others
aspirant
someone reaching for something
astute
sharp, shrew
benevolence
goodness
Aloof
keeping a distance
banal
unoriginal and boring
belligerent
hostile, warlike
browbeat
to intimidate
choleric
irritable
garrulous
overly talkative
incompetent
not able to do something properly
insipid
lacking interest, dull, boring
ostentatious
showy, pretentious
pedantic
overly scholarly, boring
pugnacious
hostile
ravenous
extremely hungry
sanctimonious
acting morally superior, holier-than-thou
adverse
unfavorable, opposed, going against
aggravate
to make worse
assailable
vulnerable
corpulent
excessively overweight
founder
to sink
impasse
a deadlock, a point at which one can go no further
incumbent
someone who is currently holding a political position
insinuation
a sneaky suggestion of something bad
mar
to spoil, to mark
null
zero value
repudiate
to put down, to renounce
ruse
a clever trick
sedate
to calm, especially by use of a drug
slander
a false and mean-spirited statement meant to injure someone
superfluous
more than what is required or needed
clarity
clearness
deft
skillful
meticulous
careful, paying attention to details
pious
deeply religious
abhor
to hate or detest
deleterious
harmful to one's health
disparage
to criticize or to speak badly of
penurious
extremely stingy or miserly
quandary
state of uncertainty
recuperate
to heal or return to good health
salve
something used to heal or soothe
cacophony
jarring and unpleasing sounds
evanescence
lasting a short time, fading away gradually
mercurial
characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes, fickle
volatile
easily changeable, quick to explode
abstinence
act or practice of refraining from indulging, especially in alcohol
capricious
unpredictable and impulsive
contemptuous
expressing disdain or extreme dislike
contentious
inclined to fight or argue
feral
wild and untamed
rancorous
showing hatred or ill-will
staid
straight-laced and serious
quandary
state of uncertainty
recuperate
to heal or return to good health
salve
something used to heal or soothe
cacophony
jarring and unpleasing sounds
evanescence
lasting a short time, fading away gradually
mercurial
characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes, fickle
volatile
easily changeable, quick to explode
abstinence
act or practice of refraining from indulging, especially in alcohol
capricious
unpredictable and impulsive
contemptuous
expressing disdain or extreme dislike
contentious
inclined to fight or argue
feral
wild and untamed
rancorous
showing hatred or ill-will
staid
straight-laced and serious