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31 Cards in this Set
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Opus
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An artistic work on large scale
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awl
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a small pointed tool used for piercing holes...
hole punching machine |
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sidle
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walk in furtive or timid manner
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traipse
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walk or move relunctantly
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trudge
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walk slowly and with heavy steps
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Proselyte
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a person who have converted from one opinion, religion to another...a recent convert
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Myrmidon
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a hired ruffian or unscrupulous subordinate
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Nugatory
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having no real value
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Mendicant
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given to beggar.
Beggar(N) |
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woebegone
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extremely sad or full of woe
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haggard
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worn out
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animadversion
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strong criticism
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costive
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having to do with competition
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georgic
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having to do with agricultural or rural life
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granstanding
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showy performance
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sagacity
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foresight, wise
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petulant
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bad-tempered, peevish, irritable, pettish, cantankerous
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gingerly
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in careful or cautious manner.
wary, chary, careful, circumspect, canny |
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lionized
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treat as celebrity, give a lot of public attention and approval
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catharsis
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purging of built up emotions
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denouement
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1. final part of the play or movie
2. climax of the chain of the events usually when something is decided or made clear |
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veneer
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a thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to another material,
cover with decorative material of fine wood |
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propinquity
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1. proximity
2. kinship |
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sumptuous
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splendid and expensive looking, magnificent, gorgeous
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palliate
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1. make less severe or unpleasant
2. allay r moderate mitigate, soothe, alleviate, ease, relieve, |
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proscribe
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1. forbid by law
2. denounce or condemn outlaw, forbid, ban, prohibit, banish, interdict |
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gauntlets
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1. a glove with long loose wrist
2. go through intimidating dangerous crowd, place or experience in order to reach a goal |
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condign
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appropriate to wrong to crime or wrong doing, fitting or deserved
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flagitious
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criminal or villainous, felonious
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proleptic
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of a calendar,
or from the Julian calendar to Gregorian |
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Pilferer
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sneak thief, a thief who steals without violence
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