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69 Cards in this Set
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foment
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foment (verb):
To nurse to life or activity; to encourage. |
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garish
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Overly showy; too bright; gaudy.
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guy
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A rope or chain used to steady something.
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hamlet
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A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country.
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hedonist
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One who indulges in pleasure.
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hoi polloi
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Common people, general populace.
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idiosyncrasy
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Unusual personal trait.
The peculiar habit of clicking her tongue when she was nervous was only one of the idiosyncrasies that made Pamela a rather odd person. |
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illustrious
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Brilliant; luminous; splendid.
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impervious
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Incapable of being injured, influenced or affected.
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impetuous
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Marked by impulsive anger or violence, as in a hasty and forceful expression of anger.
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incumbent
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Person currently occupying a political office.
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inebriated
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Drunk.
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inextricable
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Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled.
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inimical
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Hostile, opposed. Acting against, adverse and damaging.
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itinerant
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Travelling, unsettled, wandering about the country.
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juggernaut
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An overwhelming force or movement that overcomes all resistance.
This year's high school football team was described as a juggernaut; not only was it undefeated, no opponent had even scored a point against them. |
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juridical
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Acting in the distribution of justice; used in courts of law.
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lampoon
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Written work using satire to belittle or attack someone.
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levity
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Inappropriately funny behavior.
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lexicon
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A dictionary or a vocabulary particular to a subject.
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liaison
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A union; an intimacy.
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lilliputian
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Of very small size; diminutive; dwarfed.
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lionize
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To esteem highly, treat as if of high importance.
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loquacious
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Given to continual talking.
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malleable
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Easily shaped, pliable.
Warm Play-Do is much more malleable than cold Play-Do which can be difficult to mold. |
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manacle
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A shackle or restraint usually attached to the wrists or ankles.
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misanthrope
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A hater of humanity.
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moratorium
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A hiatus or pause; a period during which an obligor has a legal right to delay meeting an obligation.
Overwhelmed by the number of unread books piling up around the house, Vivian declared a moratorium on bookbuying. |
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morose
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Sullen, annoyed, unhappy.
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nomenclature
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A system of naming, especially one used in a technical discussion.
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pedantic
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Displaying or showing off trivial knowledge; overly concerned with technicalities and rules.
She didn't realize how pedantic he was until she asked him a simple question and he offered her a 15 minute lecture in response.. |
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portent
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An omen, a harbinger, a sign of something that is yet to happen.
When the water mysteriously drained out of her aquarium one afternoon, the young woman took it as a portent warning her not to go on the fishing expedition she had been planning. |
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primeval
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Belonging to the first ages; primitive.
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probity
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Virtue; integrity; moral excellence.
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propagate
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To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied (as with plants.)
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propensity
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Bias; bent; tendency.
Edgar's propensity to digress worried the other members of the debate team. |
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propound
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To offer for consideration; to exhibit.
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quandary
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State of uncertainty or perplexity.
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raiment
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An article of dress; clothing in general.
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rebuff
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To turn away.
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remonstrance
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A pointing out; manifestation; proof; demonstration.
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rend
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To tear one's clothes.
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repository
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A place where things are or may be placed for preservation or safety.
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rigmarole
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A complicated and ritualistic procedure; meaningless, confused locution.
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riotous
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Wild, out of control.
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rotund
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Plump, chubby.
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savant
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A man of learning; one versed in literature or science.
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sentient
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Having a faculty, or faculties, of sensation and perception.
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severence
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Payment that an employee receives upon leaving a job as compensation for the loss of employment.
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somnabulist
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A sleepwalker.
In the morning, the somnambulist would frequently wake up in the guest room, having no recollection of leaving his own bed. |
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suffused
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Filled or covered by something; overspread with.
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sundry
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Various; miscellaneous.
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supersede
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To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of.
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suppliant
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Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating.
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supplicant
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One who entreats or asks submissively.
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tantamouont
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Equivalent in value, signification, or effect.
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tenable
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Capable of being held, maintained, or defended.
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tenure
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Length of time at a job or position. Also, the process by which professors gain permanent appointment.
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transient
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Of short duration, temporary, fleeting.
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usurp
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To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right.
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vainglorious
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Elated by vanity; boastful.
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vehement
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Acting with great force; furious; violent.
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vexation
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Agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation.
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vilify
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To defame, malign, slander; to make vile, to debase, to degrade, to disgrace.
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vindictive
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Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge.
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vitiate
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To make void or destroy; to render defective.
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vituperative
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Containing, or characterized by, abuse; scolding.
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wanton
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Unrestrained, loose and free; reckless and heedless.
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zany
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Comical in a foolish or slapstick way.
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