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15 Cards in this Set
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Accolade |
Noun; Tribute, honor, praise "the ultimate official accolade of a visit by the president" |
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Bolster |
Verb; Support, prop up "the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence" |
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Cryptic |
Adj; Puzzling, enigmatic "he found his boss's utterances too cryptic" |
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Ephemeral |
Adj; Short-lived "trends are ephemeral" |
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Hedonist |
Noun; A pleasure seeker "she was living the life of a committed hedonist" |
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Lamentation |
Noun; Expression of regret or sorrow "scenes of lamentation" |
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Obliterate |
Verb; Destroy, demolish, wipe out "the memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind" |
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Plummet |
Verb; Fall suddenly and steeply "a climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully" |
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Resolution |
Noun; Determination "she kept her resolution not to see Anne any more" |
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Tentative |
Adj; Not certain "a tentative conclusion" |
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Acquiesce |
Verb; To agree or give in to "Sara acquiesced to his decision" |
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Bombast |
Noun; Arrogant, pompous language "the other world leaders at the international conference had little interest in being subjected to the president's bombast" |
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Curtail |
Verb; Cut short "civil liberties were further curtailed" |
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Epicure |
Noun; Someone who appreciates good food and drink "she sipped at the water as an epicure would savor a good wine" |
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Heed |
Verb; To listen to "he should have heeded the warnings" |
