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50 Cards in this Set

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Somatic

Physical

Wean

Stop feeding a baby with mother's milk, to cause somebody to avoid something that has become a habit.

Astringent

Harsh, severe

Colloquy

Conservation, a formal discussion

Deprecate

To protest against, express disapproval of

Emollient

Soothing to skin, smoothing substance

Fetter

Chain, restraint

Impunity

Immunity, exemption from punishment

Lurid

Horrifying, sensational

Overwrought

Extremely agitated, very upset

Puerile

Silly, childish, immature

Sedentary

Inactive

Tendentious

Trying to influence opinion

Acumen

Sharpness of brain, mental keenness

Bulwark

Protection, safety, barricade

Consequential

Resultant, important

Reapproachment

Renewal of a friendly relation

Fell

Cruel, deadly

Gambol

Leap playfully, skip, romp, hop

Inordinate

Excessive, extravagant

Maculated

Marked with spots, stained former

Panacea

Cure-all, remedy for all diseases

Remiss

Careless, slapdash

Strident

Loud and harsh, strongly expressed

Vagrant

Homeless, stray, random

Aghast

Astounded, horrified

Attrition

Loss of personnel, weakening by persistent attack

Byzantine

Very complex, deceitful

Chide

Scold, blame, take somebody to task, harass, tell off

Consanguinity

Relationship by blood, close connection

Cringe

Shrink or move back suddenly as if in fear

Dispel

Disperse something, drive away, cause to vanish

Elysian

Relating to heaven or paradise

Exhume

Reintroduce something, disclose

Fluster

Confuse, make or become nervous

Gawk

Stare foolishly or rudely, stare in open mouthed awe

Impale

Stab, pierce, spike, bayonet

Ingenue

Unsophisticated young girl or woman, naive ,simple

Meager

Inadequate, thin, scanty

Nauseate

Cause to become sick or upset, fill with disgust

Panache

Flair, flamboyance

Pert

Impudent, sassy

Polemic

Passionate argument in support of point of view

Profligate

Immoral, reckless, wasteful

Quaint

A charming old fashioned quality

Reparation

Compensation, amends, repair

Sedition

Rebellion, incitement

Somnolent

Sleepy, dozy, torpid

Suffice

Be enough, be sufficient

Unconscionable

Morally unacceptable, excessive, unreasonable