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48 Cards in this Set
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Bulwark (n)
(BULL wurk) Link: BULL WORK |
A defensive wall; something serving as a principle defense.
"BULLS WORK building a bulwark" |
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Augment (v)
(awg MENT) LINK: CEMENT |
DEF: to make or become greater
Sentence: "How not to augment a driveway with cement." |
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Incongruous (af)
(in KAHN grew is) LINK: IN CONGRESS |
DEF: not fitting in
Sentence:"The new Alaskan senator's presence in congress was incongruous." |
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Grossamer (n)
(GOSS uh mer) LINK: CUSTOMER |
DEF: something delicate, light, flimsy
Sentence: "the spider's gossamer captured many unhappy customers." |
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Tantalize (v)
(TAN tal ize) LINK: SANTA'S LIES |
Def: to excite be revealing something desirable while keeping it out of reach.
Sentence: "Santa's lies tantalize." |
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Languid
(LANG gwid) LINK: SQUID |
Def: lacking energy, weak
Sentence:"A Languid Squid." |
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Benighted
(be Ni tid) LINK: Knight |
Def: ignorance
Sentence: "A benighted knight." |
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Latent
(LAYT nt) LINK: LAY TENT |
Def: Laying hidden
Sentence: "Never lay your tent on a latent volcano." |
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Trenchant
(TREN chunt) (adj.) LINK: TRENCH ANT |
Def: incisive
Sentence: "A trenchant mouth is characteristic of the famous Madagascar Trench Ant." |
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Jaunt
(jawnt) n. LINK: HAUNT |
Def: "a short pleasure trip."
Sentence:"A jaunt haunt" |
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Vertigo (n.)
(vur tuh go) LINK:where to go |
Def: Dizziness
Sentence: "When test pilot bob got a bad case of vertigo, he didn't know where to go." |
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Impede (v.)
(im peed) LINK: SPEED |
Def:To delay
Sentence:highway patrolmen IMPEDE SPEEDING motorists |
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Countenance (n.)
(KOWNT uh nanz) LINK: COUNT THE NUTS |
Def: Facial Expressions
Sentence:With facial countenance alone it was easy to count the nuts. |
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Scrutinize (v.)
(SKROOT uh nyze) LINK:SCREW EYES |
Def: To examine
Sentence: Customs officials have SCREW EYES when they SCRUTINIZE baggage. |
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Specter (n.)
(SPEK ter) LINK: SPECTACLES |
Def: A Ghost
Sentence: a Specter with Spectacles. |
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Paradox (n.)
(PAIR uh dahks) LINK: BEARS OR DUCKS |
Def: looks like it contradicts but it really is true.
Sentence: The 'are we BEARS or DUCKS's paradox. |
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Wax (v., n.)
(wax) Def: To increase in extent |
Def: A fit of anger, Rage
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Wane (v.)
(wain) Link: Rain |
Def: to decrease gradually
Sentence: snowmen wane in the rain. |
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Copious (adj.)
LINK: COPS |
Def: Large in quantity or number
Sentence: Copious Cops devour donuts. |
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Marauder (n.)
(muh rawd er) LINK: MA RAIDER |
Def: Raider, intruder
Sentence: The fiercest marauders are ma raiders |
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Cower (v.)
(kow ur) LINK: COW |
Def: cringe from fear
Sentence: bessie, the cowering cow, never could stand the sight of her own milk |
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Aloof (adj.)
(uh LOOF) LINK: ROOF |
Def: Distant reserved in manner
Sentence: snowball the cat was so aloof what guests came she hid on the roof |
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Forbearance (n.)
(for BAYR ans) LINK: four parents |
Def: Patience
Sentence: four parents exhibiting forbearance |
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Cerebral (n.)
(suh REE brul) LINK: Cereal |
Def: intellectual
Sentence: Eat your Cereal so you'll grow up and be cerebral like your father. |
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Lament ( v., n.)
(la MINT) LINK: CEMENT |
Def: to mourn
Sentence: we LEMENT that joe got buried in cement. |
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Cacophony (n.)
(kuh LAFH uh nee) LINK: COUGH |
Def: Harsh Sounds
Sentence: A cacophony of coughing |
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Connoisseur (n.)
(kahn uh SUR) LINK: King of sewer |
Def: an expert
Sentence: the king of the sewer is a connoisseur of garbage. |
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UBIQUITOUS
Link: BIG AS US " When your as big as us, you feel UBIQUITOUS. |
Def.: the quality of being everywhere at the same time.
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ADRIOT / DEFT (ah DROIT)
Link: Detroit "The auto workers of detroit are ADROIT at manufacturing automobilres." |
Def.: Skillful
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MORES (n)
(MAWR ayz) Cultural standards, moral attitudes |
LINK: MORE A's
"our educational MORES have it that the more a's a student makes, the better their education." |
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Throng (n)
(throng) LINK: SONG |
a large group of people gathered closely together
"the THRONG borke into SONG." |
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EMULATE (v)
(IM u late) LINK: IMITATE |
Def: to attempt to equal or surpass
"Jimmy EMULATES his dad by imitating him." |
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INCITE (v)
(en SIGHT) LINK: FIGHT |
Def: To arise to action.
"the pitchers bean ball incited the batter to fight." |
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AUSTERE (adj.)
(aw STEER) LINK: STEER |
Def: Severely simple
"an astern steer is no fun at a party." |
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PALPABLE (adj)
(PAL pah bul) LINK: PAL THE BULL |
Def: Capable of being touched or felt
"Our PAL, THE BULL, is PALPABLE." |
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Gregarious (adj.)
(gruh GAIR ee us) LINK: GREG HILARIOUS |
Def: seeking and enjoying the company.
"GREGARIOUS GREG was HILARIOUS." |
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PIOUS (adj.)
(PI us) LINK: PIE |
Def: Devout, Virtuous
"a PIOUS PIE" |
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PHILANTHROPY (n.)
(fi LAN thruh pee) LINK: PHIL ANTHROPY |
Def: The Love Of mankind.
"PHIL ANTHROPY was a PHILANTHROPIST." |
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ESPOUSE (n.)
(eh SPOWZ) LINK: SPOUSE |
Def: to adopt
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ETHEREAL (adj.)
(i THEER ee ul) LINK: CEREAL |
Def: very light
"ETHEREAL CEREAL" |
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AMENABLE (n.)
(uh MEN ible) LINK: MEAN BULL |
Def: Agreeable
"The matador tried to bve AMENABLE to the MEAN BULL." |
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CULPABLE (kul pa bull)
(adj) LINK: Culprit |
Def:
"The CULPRIT is CULPABLE fir the crime." |
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SURREPTITIOUS (adj.)
(sur ep TISH us) LINK: SUSPICIOUS |
Def:
"To escape from the zoo, the elephant had to be surreptitious without being suspicious." |
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FRAUGHT (fraught)
( LINK: Caught |
Def: teeming
"Eric Caught a boatload in a lake fraught with fish." |
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SURFEIT (SUR fit)
(n.) LINK: SURFERS |
Def: An overabundant amount.
"A surfeit of surfers is a path to disastrous surfboard accidents." |
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ARDUOUS (AHR jew us)
(adj) LINK: hard on us |
Def: Hard
Sentence: The arduous snow covered trail is hard on us. |
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ENMITY (n.)
(EM mi tee) LINK: in my tea |
Def: hostility
Sentence: "sir howard, i have great enmity for your dogs tongue in my tea." |
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BEVY (n.)
(bev EE) LINK: HEAVY |
Def: a group of animals.
Sentence: "a bevy of heavies." |
