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47 Cards in this Set

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strident
having a harsh or shrill sound
malinger
to pretend illness, esp. to avoid work or shirk duties
soporific
causing sleep or sleepiness
noisome
offensive or disgusting, as an odor
beseech
to implore urgently
supplicate
to make a humble request or prayer
lascivious
inclined to lustfulness; arousing sexual desire
ignominious
disgraceful or contemptible
penury (n)
extreme poverty or destitution
sagacious
having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense
regale (v.)
to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight
countenance (v.)
to permit or tolerate
evince (v.)
to show clearly, make evident, or manifest
belie (v.)
to show to be false; contradict
posture (v.)
to adopt an attitude or official position; to act in an affected or artificial manner, as to create a certain impression
diffident (adj.)
lacking confidence in one's own ability; restrained or reserved
mendacious (adj.)
telling lies; habitually dishonest
surreptitious (adj.)
characterized by stealth; secret or unauthorized
subreption
the concealment of pertinent facts; a fallacious representation
consonant (adj.)
in agreement; consistent; harmonious
salutary (adj.)
healthful; promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome
prosaic (adj.)
commonplace or dull; unimaginative; having the character or form of prose rather than poetry
excoriate (v.)
to denounce or berate severely; to strip off or remove the skin from
candor (n.)
the quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; freedom from bias; impartiality
banal (adj.)
devoid of freshness or originality; trite
hackneyed (adj.)
made commonplace or trite; banal
dubious (adj.)
doubtful; of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable; of uncertain outcome
lampoon (v. or n.)
to mock or ridicule; sharp, virulent satire directed against an individual or an institution
ineluctable (adj.)
inescapable; incapable of being evaded
invidious (adj.)
hateful; injurious; causing animosity, resentment, or envy
plangent (adj.)
resounding loudly, esp. with a plaintive sound, as a bell
nugatory (adj.)
of no real value; of no force or effect; trifling; worthless
denouement (n.)
the final resolution of a plot; the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences
plaintive (adj.)
expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful
antediluvian (adj.)
very old, old-fashioned, or out-of-date; primitive; belonging to the period before the Flood
pusillanimous (adj.)
lacking courage or resolution; cowardly
jejune (adj.)
without interest or significance; lacking in knowledge or experience; dull; juvenile; uninformed
ludology (n.)
the study of games and other forms of play
filigree (n.)
delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires; anything very delicate or fanciful
tautology (n.)
unnecessary repetition; in logic, a compound propositional form, all of whose instances are true
peregrination (n.)
a course of travel, journey, esp. on foot
prestidigitation (n.)
a sleight of hand; legerdemain (trickery, deception)
peroration (n.)
a long speech characterized by lofty and even pompous language
ichthyology (n.)
the branch of zoology dealing with fishes
herpetology (n.)
the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians
superannuate (v.)
to discard as obsolete or old-fashioned; to allow to retire on a pension
senescence (n.)
growing old; aging