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101 Cards in this Set
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indefatigable
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adj. tireless; incapable of fatigue
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innocuous
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adj. harmless
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chaste
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adj. morally pure in thought
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titular
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adj. relating to a title
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obstreperous
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adj. noisily and stubbornly defiant
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tempestuous
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adj. tumultuous; stormy
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umbrage
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n. offense; resentment
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curmudgeon
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n. a person full of stubborn emotions
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sanctimonious
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adj. feigning piety or righteousness
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emendation
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n. an alteration intended to improve
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demure
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adj. modest or reserved in demeanor
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adroit
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adj. dexterous; deft
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impertinent
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adj. improperly forward
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becloud
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v. obscure
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cadence
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n. rhythmic flow; beat of movement
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peroration
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v. speak at length in an grandiloquent manner
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asperity
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n. roughness or harshness of surface
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menage
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n. household; living together as a unit
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augury
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n. a sign of something coming
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tete-a-tete
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adv. without a third party; in intimate privacy
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encomium
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n. warm glowing praise
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inimitable
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adj. defying imitation; matchless
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pestiferous
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adj. bothersome; annoying
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traduce
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v. cause humiliation or disgrace by making malicious false statements
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discursive
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adj. tending to depart from the main point; digressive
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resplendent
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adj. splendid; dazzling
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cavil
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v. find fault unnecessarily; quibble, carp
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imprimatur
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n. official approval; sanction
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flippant
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adj. disrespectful levity or casualness
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pert
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adj. trim and stylish in appearance
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voluble
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adj. ready flow of speech
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vivacious
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adj. full animation of spirit
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jaunty
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adj. self confident air or brisk
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incorrigible
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adj. incapable of being corrected or reformed
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gendarme
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n. police officer
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cupidity
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n. excessive desire; avarice
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quixotic
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adj. idealistic without regard to practicality
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supercilious
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adj. showing arrogant superiority or haughty disdain
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bereave
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v. to leave desolate or alone
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curt
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adj. rudely brief or abrupt
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enigmatic
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adj. not clear to the understanding; puzzling
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double entendre
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n. figure of speech that can be understood two ways
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forbearance
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n. patience in the face of provocation
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mercurial
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adj. quick and changeable in temperament
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effusion
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adj. an unrestrained outpouring of feeling
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punctilious
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adj. attentive to minute details; precise; scrupulous
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pantomime
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n./v. communication by gesture and facial expression
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temerity
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n. recklessness; foolhardy disregard
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sublime
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adj./n. inspiring awe; impressive; majestic; highly noble
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inhere
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v. to belong; as attributes or qualities
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rapacious
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adj. greedy; ravenous; taking by force; plundering
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timorous
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adj. timid; full of apprehension
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iniquity
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n. wicked; gross immorality
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palaver
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n./v. idle chatter
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dirigiste
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adj. directed by a central authority
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vixen
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n. woman regarded as quarrelsome; shrewish
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beguile
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v. deceive; delude; cheat
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laconic
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adj. terse; concise
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renascent
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adj. showing renewed strength or vigor
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eviscerate
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v. to take away a vital part
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prevaricate
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v. to stray from or evade
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supine
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adj. offering no resistance
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iconoclast
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n. someone who tries to destroy traditional ideas and institutions
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commodious
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adj. roomy; conveniently spacious
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enervate
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v./adj. to weaken or destroy the strength of
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improvident
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adj. lacking foresight or forethought
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cataract
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n. a great waterfall over a precipice
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lampoon
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n./v. ridicule or satirize
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congenial
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adj. having the same tastes; habits; or temperament
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propitious
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adj. presenting favorable circumstances
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obverse
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adj./n. counterpart; complement; the more obvious of two alternatives
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pelagic
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adj. living in the open seas
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paucity
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n. scarcity; dearth
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res nullius
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objects not yet the subject of rights (terra nullius "no man's land")
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jus gentium
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n. international law
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vexatious
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adj. full of annoyance and distress
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vulpine
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adj. cunning; clever
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sandbagged
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v. treaty harshly or unjustly
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languid
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adj. lacking energy or vitality; weak
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peculation
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v. embezzlement
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wiseacre
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n. a person who is disagreeably egotistical
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braggart
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n. /adj. one given to loud empty boasting
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sotto voce
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adj. in soft tones; so as not to be overheard
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raison d'etre
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n. reason to be
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entente
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n. an informal alliance between countries
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palliate
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v. to make less severe or intense
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coup de grace
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n. a finishing stroke; decisive event
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un peu fache
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a little annoyed
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schadenfreude
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n. pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others
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vermillion
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n./adj. a vivid red to reddish orange
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status quo ante bellum
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as things were before the war
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bete comme la paix
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stupid as the peace
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prima facie
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adv./adj. on the face of it; at first glance
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remonstrate
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v. to reason or plead in protest
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entrepot
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n. distribution center; market center
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vertiginous
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adj. affected with vertigo; tending to cause dizziness
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efficacious
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adj. capable of producing a desired effect
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mulct
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n./v. a penalty; a fine
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bona fides
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n. credentials; reputation; standing
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askance
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adv. with dissaproval or suspicion; sidelong glance
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shun
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shun (shn)
tr.v. shunned, shun·ning, shuns To avoid deliberately; keep away from. See Synonyms at escape. |
