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87 Cards in this Set
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choleric |
easily angered |
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diorama |
model of a scene |
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inebriation |
drunk |
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marshal |
gather together |
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parity |
equality |
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servile |
submissive |
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dirge |
sad song |
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felicitious |
apt |
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ineffable |
cannot be expressed in words |
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parochial |
a.narrow minded b. concerned only with local matters |
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profundity |
depth |
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utilitarian |
useful |
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circuitous |
indirect |
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disapprobation |
disapproval |
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fervor |
passion |
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martinet |
person who believes in strict discipline |
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proleterian |
part of working class |
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skirmish |
small fight |
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utopian |
believe in ideal world |
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apocryphal |
of doubtful origin |
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masochist |
inflicts pain on himself |
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parry |
ward off |
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prolific |
producing many |
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circumscribe |
limit |
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matriarchy |
society governed by women |
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parsimonious |
economical, thrifty |
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smelt |
refine an ore |
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cacophony |
discordant |
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fitful |
not continuous |
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maverick |
loner |
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prosaic |
boring, dull, commonplace |
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arable |
can be cultivated |
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circumvent |
avoid |
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flagrant |
clearly wrong |
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inexpedient |
not advisable |
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proscribe |
forbid |
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solace |
comfort for grief |
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vapid |
dull, uninspiring |
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pathos |
evoking sadness |
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prosody |
study of versification |
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clamor |
shout |
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discursive |
long winded, indirect |
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prostration |
a.lying face down b.overcome with weakness |
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somnambulist |
sleep walker |
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archaic |
outdated |
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menagerie |
collection of animals |
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vehement |
forceful |
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indictment |
a. formal charge of a serious crime b. thing that serves to illustrate that situation is bad |
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reclusive |
a. want to be alone |
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cloistered |
sheltered |
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sequester |
isolate, hide away |
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pilfer |
steal things of little value |
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perquisite |
benefit one entitled to because of position |
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tribulation |
cause of great suffering |
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affliction |
state of being in pain |
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calamity |
event causing distress |
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penumbra |
indeterminate area e.g. penumbra of theory surrounds any observation (meaning not determined) |
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disclaim |
deny |
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negate |
make ineffective, nullify (make invalid) |
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annul |
declare invalid |
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countermand |
a. make invalid b. revoke or cancel order |
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allusion to |
indirect reference |
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estrangement |
a. not on friendly terms |
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antipathy |
aversion |
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severance |
ending of connection/relationship |
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discretion |
a.speaking to avoid offence/not reveal secrets b.freedom to decide what to do |
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elective |
not compulsory |
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aboriginal |
indigenous |
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agnostic |
a.non-commital attitude b. believes nothing can be known about god |
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quixotic |
a.unrealistic, idealistic b.inoperable |
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contend |
a. struggle to deal with b. compete with others c. assert something |
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intuit |
understand by instinct |
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arboreal |
a. living in trees b. relating to trees |
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retrospect |
past events |
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condone |
a.accept behaviour that is wrong b.sanction something reluctantly |
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belabor |
a. attack someone physically b. argue for something |
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denigrate |
criticize unfairly b. flay c. lambaste d. revile |
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pillory |
attack or ridicule publicly |
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confound |
a. cause surprise/confusion b.prove theory wrong c. defeat d. mix up |
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repertory |
a.performance by company in short intervals b. repertoire c. repository or collection |
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expendable |
relatively little significance so can be destroyed |
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paucity |
present in small amounts |
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barrage |
bombard someone with questions, criticism etc |
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spate |
large no of things in continuous succession |
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profusion |
abundance of something |
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rehash |
a.reuse old ideas b. consider something long time after it happened |
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suasion |
persuasion as opposed to force |
