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39 Cards in this Set
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halt (v.)
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To stop, or cease movement.
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poise (v.)
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To prepare oneself mentally or emotionally; to be balanced
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scantly (adv.)
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Barely sufficient
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array (v.)
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To place in a proper order.
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customary (adj.)
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Following the usual practice that comes with circumstances.
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sloth (n.)
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Laziness
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vanity (n.)
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The quality of people who have too much pride in their own appearance, abilities, achievements, etc; the quality of being vain, arrogant.
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mettle (n.)
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strength of spirit or character
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falter (v.)
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To hesitate or to waver
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wane/waned (v.)
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To decrease in power or strength, become weaker
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prose (n.)
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The ordinary language written in sentence format; not poetry.
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embed/embeded (v.)
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To fix or be fixed in(to) a surrounding mass/materials.
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opaque (adj.)
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not transmitting light (or energy)
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julienne (n.)
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Food cut in small pieces.
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pomp (n.)
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a stately display; splendor
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quell (v.)
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to calm or pacify; to hold back
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abruptly (adv.)
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to end or stop suddenly or unexpectedly
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florid (adj.)
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ruddy; reddish
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flaxen (adj.)
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A pale, grayish-yellow color
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palish (adj.)
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Slightly pale; lacking color
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roux (n.)
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A cooked mixture of butter of other fat and flour used to thicken sauces, soups, etc.
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interlocutor (n.)
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A person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
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insistent (adj.)
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Persistent, unending; not allowing refusal.
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obtuse (adj.)
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Annoyingly insensitive; not perceptive; dull
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venal (adj.)
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Corrupt; easily influenced or open to bribery.
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cease (v.)
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To bring to an end or to stop
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carom/caromed (v.)
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To hit and bounce back off of something.
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exasperation (n.)
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the process of irritated or annoyed
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immaterial (adj.)
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Not pertinent; irrelevant; unimportant
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patently (adv.)
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obviously; eveidently
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zealous/zealously (adv.)
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Intensely eager; having or showing zeal
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braggadocio (n.)
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boasting or bragging talk
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weary (adj.)
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Tired; physically or mentally exhausted from hard work.
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dismissive (adj.)
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easily putting aside
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derision (n.)
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The act of making fun of someone;mockery, ridicule
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discrepancy (n.)
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a difference or inconsistency
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blandishments (n.)
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Something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter, coax, entice, etc.
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kimchi (n.)
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a combination of pickled cabbage, onions, and other ingredients
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inquest (n.)
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A legal inquiry or official investigation
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