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10 Cards in this Set
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Abreast |
D: side by side and facing the same way E:In education the Catholic Church endeavours to keep abreast with the best |
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Brash |
D:vulgarly self assertive; hasty; rash E:The demon lord was brash, aggressive – and almost always honest, until it came time to deal |
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lolled |
D: sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way E:She lolled her head back and closed her eyes. |
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abolitionist |
D: a person who favors the doing away with a practice or institution E: His services as an abolitionist pioneer are recorded in Clarkson's History of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade |
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speculate |
D: to form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence. E:If you want me to speculate, I'd say it ran far deeper than that |
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solemn |
D:formal, serious; not cheerful E: The solemn moment was broken with a snicker that went around the room |
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Bygones |
D: a thing dating from an earlier time E: "India Square" remains, a memento of a bygone day. |
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lament |
D: to mourn (a loss or death ) E:He was lamented by a large circle of friends. |
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pensive |
D: reflecting; in serious thought E: I think … She was pensive for a moment |
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disposition |
D: a tendency to act in a specified way E: Their disposition was to leave the Chinese in unmolested possession of the plain |
