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66 Cards in this Set
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baleful (adj)
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harmful threatening |
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bashful (adj) |
shy |
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battery (n) |
assault, beating |
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behemoth (n) |
smth of tremendous power or size |
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berate (v) |
to scold |
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bereft (adj) |
devoid of |
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beseech (v) |
to beg |
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bide (v) |
to wait |
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bilk (v) |
to cheat |
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blandish (v) |
to flatter |
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blemish (n) |
an imperfection, a flaw |
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blight (n) |
a plague, disease |
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brazen (adj) |
excessively bold |
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buffet (v) |
to strike with force |
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burnish (v) |
to polish |
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cadence (n) |
a rhythm, progression of sound |
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cajole (v) |
to urge |
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calamity (n) |
a disaster, debacle |
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callous (adj) |
harsh, cold, unfeeling |
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calumny (n) |
клеветя |
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canvas (v) |
to cover, inspect |
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capacious (adj) |
very specious |
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carouse (v) |
to party, celebrate |
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carp (v) |
to annoy, pester |
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caucus (n) |
summit |
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cavort (v) |
to behave boisterously |
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circuitous (adj) |
roundabout |
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circumlocution (n) |
wordy language, verbose |
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circumscribed (adj) |
bounded |
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circumspect (adj) |
cautious |
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circumvent (v) |
to get around |
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clairvoyant (adj) |
perceptive |
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clandestine (adj) |
secret |
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cloying (adj) |
sickeningly sweet |
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coagulate (v) |
to thicken |
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cobbler (n) |
обущар |
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coerce (v) |
to compel |
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cogent (adj) |
intellectually convincing |
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cognizant (adj) |
aware, mindful |
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collateral (n) |
security for a debt |
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commodious (adj) |
roomy |
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complacency (n) |
self-satisfied ignorance of danger |
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compliant (adj) |
obeying |
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comlicit (adj) |
being an accomplice in a wrongful act
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comprehensive (adj) |
including everything |
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compuction (n) |
guilt |
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concede (v) |
to accept as valid |
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concoct (v) |
to fabricate, make up |
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concomitant (adj) |
accompanying in a subordinant fashoin |
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condone (v) |
to pardon |
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conduit (n) |
a pipe or channel through which smth passes |
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confection (n) |
a sweet, fancy food |
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confluence (n) |
a gathering together |
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confound (v) |
to confuse, frustrate |
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congeal (v) |
thicken into a solid |
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connive (n) |
to plot, scheme |
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consign (v) |
to give something over to another's care |
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consolation (n) |
the act of comforting |
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consonant (adj) |
in harmony |
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construe (v) |
to interpret |
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contrite (adj) |
eager to be forgiven |
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covet (v) |
to desire enviously |
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culpable (adj) |
deserving blame |
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cupidity (n) |
greed, strong desire |
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cursory (adj) |
brief to the point of being superficial |
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curtail (v) |
to lessen, reduce |
