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10 Cards in this Set
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Begrudge (v.)
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- to envy someone's possession, what they have
Synonym's: envy, resent |
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Bibliophile (n.) |
- a person who collects or has a great love of books
Synonym's: book lover, bookworm |
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Declaim (v.) |
- utter or deliver words or a speech in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience
Synonym's: decry, recite |
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Enmity (n.) |
- the state of feeling or being actively opposed or hostile to something or someone else
Synonym's: hate, bitterness |
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Gaff (n.) |
- a stick with a hook, or a barbed spear, for landing large fish
Synonym's: tools, utensils |
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Glutinous (adj.) |
- the nature of glue
Synonym's: sticky, tacky |
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Imbue (v.) |
- inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality
Synonym's: steep, bathe |
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Mandarin (n.) |
- the standard literary form of Chinese based on the Beijing dialect, spoken by over 730 million people
Synonym's: none |
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Nepotism (n.) |
- the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends especially by giving them jobs
Synonym's: favoritism, bias |
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Quaff (v.) |
- drink (alcoholic drink)
Synonym's: drink, slurp |
