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60 Cards in this Set

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altruistic
(adj.) unselfish, concerned wtih the welfare of others
assent
(v.) to express agreement; (n.) agreement
benefactor
(n.) one who does good to others
chivalrous
(adj.) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly
clemency
(n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
dearth
(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
diffident
(adj.) shy, lacking self-confindence; modest; reserved
discrepancy
(n.) a difference; a lack of agreement
embark
v.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest
facile
(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt
indomitable
(adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield
infallible
(adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable
plod
v.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly
pungent
(adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging; biting
remiss
(adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless
repose
(v.) to rest; lie; place; (n.) relaxation, peace of mind, calmness
temerity
(n.) rashness, boldness
truculent
(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh
unfeigned
(adj.) sincere, real, without pretense
virulent
(adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful
affiliated
(adj) associated, connected
ascertain
(v) to find out
attainment
(n) an accomplishment
bequeath
(v) to give or pass on as in an inheritance
cogent
(adj) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
converge
(v) to move toward a point
disperse
(v) to scatter, spread far and wide
esteem
(v) to regard highly (n) a highly favorable opinion or judgment
expunge
(v) to erase, obliterate, destroy
finite
(adj) having limits; lasting for a limited time
invulnerable
(adj) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
malevolent
(adj) spiteful, showing ill will
nonchalant
(adj) cool and confident; unconcerned
omniscient
(adj) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
panacea
(n) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
scrupulous
(adj) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having moral standards, principled
skulk
(v) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
supercilious
(adj) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because if a feeling of superiority
uncanny
(adj) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
venial
(adj) easily excused; pardonable
accede
(v.) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
brandish
(v.) to wave or flourish in a a menacing or vigorous fashion
comprise
(v.) to include or contain; to be made up of
deft
(adj.) skillful, nimble
destitute
(adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
explicit
(adj.) definite, clearly stated
extirpate
(v.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
inopportune
(adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate
ironic
(adj.) suggesting and incongruity, between, what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
musty
(adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date
officious
(adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
ominous
(adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
pinnacle
(n.) a high peak or point
premeditated
(adj. part.) considered beforehand, deliberately, planned
rampant
(adj.) growing without check, running wild
solace
(n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console
stately
(adj.) dignified, majestic
supple
(adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
suppress
(v.) to stop by force, put down
venal
(adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption