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50 Cards in this Set
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Adulation (noun) |
Excessive or slavish admiration or flattery |
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Modicum (noun) |
Small amount |
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Paucity (noun) |
Not enough |
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Maxim (noun) |
Proverb, pithy statement |
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Epitome (noun) |
A perfect example |
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Pique (noun) |
A sudden feeling of annoyance or anger when someone has offended you |
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Succor (noun) |
Provide comfort or relief |
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Lexicon (noun) |
The words used in a language or by a person or group of people |
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Formidable (adjective) |
Very powerful or strong |
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Grandiloquence (noun) |
Pompous or bombastic style, extravagantly colorful |
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Abet (verb) |
To help, encourage, or support someone in a criminal act |
She abetted the thief in his getaway |
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Mendicant (noun) |
Someone (such as a member of a religious group) who lives by asking people for money or food |
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Rube (noun) |
An uneducated person who is usually from the countryside |
They treated us as if we were a bunch of rubes |
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Malefactor (noun) |
Ome who commits an offense against the law |
The victim was able to give a clear description of the malefactor to the police |
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Awl (noun) |
A pointed tool is used for making surfaces or making small holes in leather, wood |
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Apogee (noun) |
The highest point of something |
Shag carpeting reached the apogee of its popularity in the 1970s but now is considered outdated |
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Opus (noun) |
A piece of music written by a major composer |
The composer's final opus was performed posthumously to great acclaim |
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Commodious (adjective) |
Having a lot of space |
A house with exceptionally commodious closets |
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Reciprocate (verb) |
To do the same thing for someone that they have done for you |
I would like to reciprocate your fine hospitality |
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Cordiality (noun) |
Sincere affection and kindness |
Everyone appreciated the cordiality and thoughtfulness of the welcoming committee |
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Traipse (verb) |
To walk or go somewhere |
I'm too old to go traipsing around Europe |
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Sidle (verb) |
To move close to someone in a quiet or secret way |
He sidled up to me and slipped me a note |
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Sardonic (adjective) |
A sardonic smile, expression, or comment shows a lack of respect for what someone else has said or done |
The movie is a sardonic look at modern life |
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Nugatory (adjective) |
Not important or effective |
The book is entertaining, but its contributions to Shakespearean scholarship are nugatory |
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Sumptuous (adjective) |
Very expensive, rich, or impressive |
The cruise claims to offer sumptuous furnishings, exquisitely prepared cuisine, and stellar entertainment |
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Pique (noun) |
A sudden feeling of annoyance or anger when someone has offended you |
After a moment of pique, the senator responded calmly to his accusers |
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Crescendo (noun) |
The highest or loudest point of something that increases gradually |
The noise rose to a crescendo |
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Eupohony (noun) |
Pleasing sound |
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Sidereal (adjective) |
Relating to stars, or measured by the movement of the stars in the sky |
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Woebegone (adjective) |
Looking or feeling very sad |
His face had a woebegone expression |
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Ethereal (adjective) |
Ethereal sounds, qualities etc have a delicate beauty that makes them seem not to be part of the real world |
The windows give the church an ethereal glow |
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Effulgent (adjective) |
Shining forth brilliantly; radiant |
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Haggard (adjective) |
Looking very thin and tired especially from great hunger, worry, or pain |
She looked tired and haggard |
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Lax (adjective) |
Not paying attention to rules, or not caring enough about quality or safety |
The university has been lax about enforcing these rules |
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Tenuous (adjective) |
Not certain, definite, or strong: filmsy, weak or uncertain |
The local theater has had a tenuous existence in recent years |
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Imperil (verb) |
To put (something or someone) in a dangerous situation |
The toxic fumes imperiled the lives of the trapped miners |
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Condone (verb) |
To approve of behavior that most people think is wrong |
The school does not condone bullying of any kind |
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Palliate (verb) |
To make something bad seem less serious |
Treatments that can palliate the painful symptoms of the disease |
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Cognoscenti (noun) |
People who are experts in a particular subject |
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Fledgling (noun) |
Someone or something that is getting started in a new activity |
The site is in fledgling stages, so info and photos are lacking a bit, but I do think this site needs to branch out into sweetwater |
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Neophyte (noun) |
A person who has just started learning or doing something |
Neophytes are assigned an experienced church member to guide them through their first year |
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Fungible (adjective) |
Freely exchangeable or replaceable (especially of goods) |
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Sordid (adjective) |
Immoral, dishonest or unpleasant |
I don't want to know all the sordid details |
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Gauntlet (noun) |
An open challenge (as to combat) - used phrases like throw down the gauntlet |
In 2009, however, the author Lucy Siegle threw down the gauntlet, presenting Firth with the 'Green Carpet Challenge' |
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Animadversion (noun) |
Adverse criticism, often used with on |
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Glib (adjective) |
Said or done too easily or carelessly: showing little preparation or thought |
Politicians need to do more than provide glib answers to difficult questions |
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Peevish (adjective) |
Feeling or showing irritation |
I would rather figure things out on my own than ask that peevish librarian for help |
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Antediluvian (adjective) |
Very old or old fashioned |
He has antediluvian notions about the role of women in the workplace |
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Allegory (noun) |
A story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for a political or historical situation |
The allegory is a continued metaphor in which the circumstances are palbably often purely imagery, while the thing signified is altogether real |
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Neophyte (noun) |
A person who has just started learning or doing something |
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