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