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15 Cards in this Set
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admonish
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verb – to advise against something; to warn; to scold gently; to urge strongly. This is the last time I plan to admonish you about coming late to work.
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buffoon
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noun – a clown; someone who amuses with tricks and jokes. After Bert had a few drinks, he became a willing buffoon at the party.
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capricious
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adjective – changeable, fickle. Our weather is so capricious that it’s difficult to make weekend plans.
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delineate
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verb – to describe in words; to sketch. When challenged to delineate Sam’s crass behavior, we were speechless.
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elucidate
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verb – to make clear. Public relations experts were hired to elucidate the chairman’s position.
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flagrant
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adjective – outrageous; glaringly offensive. After having been accused of a flagrant misuse of company funds, the treasurer resigned.
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guile
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noun – crafty deceit; cunning. Many clever figures from Greek mythology relied upon guile as an expedient.
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homogeneous
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adjective – similar; uniform in nature. The Shore Road finds that homogeneous grouping of pupils facilitates learning.
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impassive
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adjective – without feelings or emotion; insensible. Good poker players are supposed to maintain impassive appearances.
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latent
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adjective – present but invisible or inactive; lying hidden and undeveloped. Marilyn’s latent charm came to the fore after she got a few tactful pointers from her sister.
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mitigate
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verb – to make or to become milder or less severe; to moderate. The doctor assured Mrs. Shiller that the medicine would mitigate her pain in a short time.
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opulent
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adjective – wealthy; abundant. The opulent family chose to spend money for the public benefit rather than for private indulgences.
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paucity
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noun – scarcity; smallness in number or amount. The paucity of rain in the Midwest will cause a serious food shortage in the months to come.
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rebuff
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verb – to refuse in a sharp or due way; to snub; to drive or beat back. It was sheer luck that the outnumbered patrol was able to rebuff the enemy attack.
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sagacious
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adjective – very wise or shrewd. Glen turned to his father for advice, for he knew him to be sagacious and understanding.
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