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25 Cards in this Set
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Enfranchise |
-to free from slavery, bondage, legal obligation -to admit citizenship, to give the right to vote |
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Proliferate |
Verb. To reproduce in quick succession |
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Ruthless |
Adj. pitiless, cruel |
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Theatrical |
Adj. melodramatic, exaggerated, over-the-top |
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Scrupulous |
Adj. -extremely careful to do precisely right, proper thing in every detail; extremely conscientious |
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Formidable |
Adj. -causing fear of dread -awe-inspiring in size and excellence, very impressive |
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Emollient |
Noun. Something that has a softening or soothing effect, especially for medicine |
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Byline |
Noun. A kind identifying the writer of a newspaper or magazine article. |
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Berate |
Verb. To scold or rebuke severely |
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Goad |
Verb. -to drive as an impulse, to prod into action, to urge on -a sharp pointed stick used in driving oxen |
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Heed |
Verb. To pay close attention to, to take careful notice of |
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Disparate |
Adj. essentially not alike. Distinct or different in kind, unequal |
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Incumbent |
Adj. -currently in office -lying, resisting, or pressing with its weight on something else |
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Conundrjm |
Noun. Any puzzling question or problem |
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Divert |
Verb. To turn aside from a course or direction, to distract the attention of |
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Hindsight |
Noun. The ability to see, after the event, what should have been done |
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Clientele |
Noun. All of one's clients or customers, collectively |
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Liable |
Adj. -legally bound or obligated, responsible -likely to have, suffer from, exposed to, subject to |
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Extant |
Adj. still existing, not extinct, not lost or destroyed |
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Feral |
Adj. untamed, wild, savage |
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Pundit |
Noun. A person who has or professes to have great learning |
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Interlocutor |
Noun. A person taking part in conversation or dialogue |
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Surrogate |
Noun. A substitute figure |
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Meddle |
Verb. To take part in other people's affairs without being asked or needed; to interfere |
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Usurp |
Verb. To take and hold in possession by force or without right |
