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18 Cards in this Set
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Ardor |
n. very strong admiration or excitement |
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Assuage |
v. to make an unpleasant feeling less painful or severe |
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Bereft |
adj. completely without any hope etc |
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Dispatched |
v. to send someone or something somewhere for a particular purpose |
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Insidious |
adj. an insidious change or problem spreads gradually without being noticed, and causes serious harm |
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Plundered |
v. to steal large amounts of money or property from somewhere, especially while fighting in a war |
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Bemusing |
v. puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone). |
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Contempt |
n. a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect |
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Dissemble |
v. to hide your true feelings, thoughts etc |
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Equity |
n. a situation in which all people are treated equally and no one has an unfair advantage |
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Incredulity |
n. a feeling that you cannot believe something |
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Maudlin |
adj. talking or behaving in a sad, silly, and emotional way, especially when drunk |
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Confer |
v. to discuss something with other people, so that everyone can express their opinions and decide on something |
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Covenant |
n. a legal agreement in which someone promises to pay a person or organization an amount of money regularly |
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Distinguished |
adj. 1. successful, respected, and admired 2. dressed in neat and attractive clothes that are worn by adults, not looking like a young person |
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Intimately |
adj. 1.associated in close personal relations: 2.characterized by or involving warm friendship or a personally close orfamiliar association or feeling 3.very private; closely personal: 4. (of clothing) worn next to the skin, under street or outer garments |
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Pernicious |
adj. very harmful or evil, often in a way that you do not notice easily |
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Reconciliation |
n. a situation in which two people, countries etc become friendly with each other again after quarrelling |
