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30 Cards in this Set
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Advocate |
(V) to speak in favor of; to support or urge (n) one who supports an idea or cause publicity |
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Bandy |
(V) to pass back and forth, exchange like a tennis match; to talk freely back and forth |
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Begrudge |
(V) to resent or envy someone else's pleasure |
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Bibliophile |
(N) one who loves books |
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Blight |
(N) something that impairs growth, withers hope and ambitions or impedes progress and prosperity; (v) to destroy, ruin or frustrate |
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Charisma |
(N) personal magnetism or charm |
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Dastardly |
(Adj) cowardly and mean; despicably low |
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Declaim |
(V) to speak in a loud, theatrical manner; to make an angry speech against something |
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Denizen |
(N) an inhabitant or resident; a person who visits a place often |
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Efface |
(V) to cause to disappear by rubbing out, striking out, etc. |
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Elude |
(V) to avoid or get away from; to escape understanding |
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Enmity |
(N) absolute hatred; malice or ill-will |
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Entice |
(V) to attack by arousing hope or desire; to lure or tempt |
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Entity |
(N) something that has a real existence; an object that exists |
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Fallow |
(N) land that has been plowed but not yet seeded; (v) to plow land but not seed it; (adj) plowed and left unseeded, regarding land, uncultivated |
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Fealty |
(N) faithful obligation to a lord, allegiance to a ruler |
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Gaff |
(N) a hook with a long handle for landing large fish |
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Gambit |
(N) a maneuver, stratagem, or ploy |
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Gist |
(N) the main idea or essence |
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Glutinous |
(Adj) resembling glue, sticky |
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Gratify |
(V) to please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need; to satisfy or please |
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Imbue |
(V) to permeate or saturate |
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Jaded |
(Adj) worn out; wearied |
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Laggard |
(N) one who falls behind others because of moving slowly; (adj) moving, developing or responding slowly, sluggish |
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Mandarin |
(N) a powerful and influential person; (adj) elegant and refined |
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Mesmerize |
(V) to hypnotize or fascinate or spellbind |
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Nepotism |
(N) favoritism shown to members of one's family |
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Obsequies |
(N) funeral rites |
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Ogre |
(N) a nasty, cruel person; a giant monster |
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Quaff |
(V) to drink a beverage in large quantities; (n) a beverage that is gulped down |
