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87 Cards in this Set

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apostate
(n)
one who abandons long-held religious or political beliefs
inimitable
(a)
peerless, one of a kind
apotheosis
(n)
deification to godliness, exalted model of perfection
propriate
(n)
to appease, to conciliate
peroration
(n)
flowery part of speech, concluding part of speech
obstreperous
(a)
noisily/stubbornly defiant; aggressively boisterous
insouciant
(a)
carefree, needless, unconcerned
ineluctable
(a)
certain, inevitable
expiate
(v)
to atone for, to make amends
execrate
(v)
to denounce, to loathe, to declare evil
excoriate
(v)
to censure scathingly
contumacious
(a)
rebellious, insubordinate
cavil
(v)
to find fault without good reason
captious
(a)
disposed to point out trivial flaws
asperity
(n)
severity, roughness, acrimony
adumbrate
(v)
to foreshadow vaguely or intimate (imply)
table
(v)
to remove a Parliamentary motion from consideration
strut
(n)
supporting structural cross-piece of a wing
singular
(a)
exceptional, odd
flip
(a)
sarcastic, impertinent, flippant
exact
(v)
to demand or require
brook
(v)
to tolerate, to endure, countenance
quail
(v)
to make frightened, to lose courage
meet
(a)
proper, fitting
disparage
(v)
to slight or belittle
vituperate
(v)
to berate
recondite
(a)
concealed, hidden, difficult to understand
refulgent
(a)
radiant, brilliant, shiny
ostentatious
(a)
pretentious, showy display
profligate
(a)
recklessly wasteful, excessively extravagant
quixotic
(a)
lofty, romantic ideals; foolishly impractical
prosaic
(a)
dull, lacking spirit or imagination
obstinate
(a)
hard-headed, stubborn, uncompromising
inimical
(a)
harmful, injurious
intractable
(a)
unmanageable, obstinate
fawn
(a)
to flatter or praise excessively
garrulous
(a)
pointlessly talkative
glib
(a)
nonchalant, superficial, marked by ease/informality, lacking in depth
flout
(v)
to show contempt for, as in rule or convention
specious
(a)
seeming true, but actually being fallacious
pithy
(a)
precise, brief
obsequious
(a)
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
surfeit
(n)
excessive abundance
recalcitrant
(a)
difficult to manage, obstinately defiant to authority
opprobrium
(n)
disgrace, contempt, scorn
impassive
(a)
showing no emotion
implacable
(a)
cannot be appeased or significantly changed
insipid
(a)
bland, without flavour
dissemble
(a)
to hide, conceal, mislead
diatribe
(a)
a harsh denunciation
infelicitous
(a)
unfortunate
placate
(v)
to appease
obdurate
(a)
hard-headed, difficult to change, unyielding, intractable
rancorous
(a)
characterized by bitter, longstanding resentment
spurious
(a)
lacking authenticity or validity; false, counterfeit
gregarious
(a)
sociable, outgoing, enjoying the company of others
furtive
(a)
marked by stealth, covert
ubiquitous
(a)
being everywhere at once, widespread
quiescence
(n)
stillness, motionless, quality of being at rest
quaff
(v)
to drink deeply
prolific
(a)
voluminous, productive
pernicious
(a)
extremely harmful, potentially causing death
caustic
(a)
stinging, causing corrosion
facetious
(a)
playful, humorous
redoubtable
(a)
awe-inspiring, worthy of honour
putrefy
(v)
to rot, decay, to make putrid, give off a foul odor
inveigle
(v)
to obtain by deception, flattery
didactic
(a)
intended to teach or instruct
ebullience
(a)
enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings
elegy
(n)
a mournful poem/song for the dead
esoteric
(a)
understood only by a small group
chary
(a)
wary, cautious, sparing
odious
(n)
evoking intense dislike
impecunious
(a)
lacking funds, without money
heretical
(a)
violating accepted dogma or convention
dearth
(n)
lack of
demur
(v)
to question or oppose
alacrity
(n)
eager and enthusiastic willingness
ingenuous
(a)
artless, frank, candid
perspicacious
(v)
acute perceptive, keen discernment
virulent
(a)
extremely harmful or poisonous
fulminate
(a)
to loudly attack or denounce
reticent
(a)
quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts
solicitous
(a) concerned, attentive, eager
perfunctory
(a)
done without care or interest, cursory
inured
(a)
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
precipitate
(a) hasty, impulsive
(b) to cause/happen before anticipated/required