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30 Cards in this Set
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Assuage |
D: 1. Make an unpleasant felling less intense. 2. Satisfy Ex:The letter assuaged the fears of most members. |
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Piety |
D: Religious (Negative Connotation)
Ex: He is a piety. |
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Unsullied |
D: Not spoiled or made impure.
Ex: An unsullied reputation. |
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Vapid |
D: Offering nothing that is stimulation or challenging. Ex: Tuneful but vapid musical comedy. |
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Repertoire |
D: A stock of plays, danced ot pieces that a company or preformer knows or is prepared to preform.
A stock of skills or types of behavior that a person habitually uses. Ex: The three tenors will fashion their repertoire to their audiences. |
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Predilection |
D: A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something Ex: My predilection for Asian food. |
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Imprudent |
D: Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash. Ex: It would be imprudent to leave her winter coat behind. |
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Domicile |
D: The country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with. Ex: His wifre has a domicile of origin in Germany. |
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Malevolent |
D: Habing or showing a wish to do evil to others. Ex: The glint of dark, malevolent eyes. |
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Chattels |
D: (In general use) a personal possesion. Law: An item of propert other than real estate. Ex. It is impolite to touch other people's chattels. |
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Foray |
D: A sudden attack or incursion inro enemy territory, expecially to obtain something; a raid. Ex: The garrison made a foray against Richard's camp. |
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Entity |
D: A thing with distinct and independent existence. Ex: Church and empire were fused in a single entity. |
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Ambled |
D: Walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace. Ex: They ambled along the riverbank. |
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Dictum |
D: A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source. Ex: The First Amendment dictum that “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech. |
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Revelation |
D: A surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way. Ex: Revelations about his personal life. |
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Strictures |
D: A restriction on a person or activity. Ex: Religious strictures on everyday life. |
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Concession |
D: A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded Ex: The strikers returned to work having won some concessions. |
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Liberal |
D: Open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values. Ex: They have more liberal views toward marriage and divorce than some people. |
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Bretheren |
D: 1. Archaic plural form of brother. 2. Fellow Christians or members of a male religious order. Ex: "Hello, my brethren." He said. |
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Apothecary |
D: A person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs. Ex: Go get some medicine from the apothecary for your father. |
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Quaint |
D: Attractively unusual or old-fashioned. Ex: The quaint suite looked quite clean. |
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Pulpit |
D: A raised platform or lectern in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon. Ex: From the pulpit she would speak great and moving things from her heart. |
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Synonymous |
D: (Of a word or phrase) having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase in the same language. Ex: Aggression is often taken as synonymous with violence. |
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Arising |
D:(Of a problem, opportunity, or situation) emerge; become apparent. Ex: New difficulties had arisen. |
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Alleged |
D:(Of an incident or a person) said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality. Ex: The alleged conspirators. |
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Profound |
D:(Of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense. Ex: Profound social changes. |
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Derived |
D: Obtain something from (a specified source). Ex: They derived great comfort from this assurance. |
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Contentment |
D: A state of happiness and satisfaction. Ex: He found contentment in living a simple life in the country |
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Habitually |
D: Done or doing constantly or as a habit. Ex: A habitual late sleeper. |
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Nebulous |
D: In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy. Ex: A giant nebulous glow. |
