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61 Cards in this Set

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mendicant
beggar
mettle
courage, spirit
munificent
very generous
proponent
supporter, backer, opposite of opponent
propinquity
nearness, kinship
reprehensible
deserving blame
relegate
banish to an inferior position, delegate, assign
temporize
act evasively to gain time, stall, avoid committing oneself
winsome
agreeable, gracious, engaging
whet
sharpen, stimulate
immutable
unchangeable
impecunious
without money, poor
idiosyncrasy
individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity
belie
contradict, give a false impression
bivouac
temporary encampment
capacious
spacious
callous
hardened, unfeeling
fallow
plowed but unsowed, uncultivated
fastidious
difficult to please, squeamish
garrulous
loquacious, wordy, talkative
gourmand
epicure, person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
grapple
wrestle, come to grips with
inordinate
unrestrained, excessive
ineffable
unutterable, cannot be expressed in speech
inundate
overwhelm, flood, submerge
obdurate
stubborn
purported
alleged, claimed
purveyor
caterer, furnisher of foodstuffs
surmount
overcome
restitution
reparation, indemnification
rhapsodize
to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
reprobate
person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
secular
worldly, not pertaining to church matters, temporal
urbane
suave, refined, elegant
upbraid
severely scold, reprimand
unobtrusive
inconspicuous, not blatant, not seen
mushroom (v)
expand or grow rapidly
neophyte
recent converter, beginner
husband (v)
use sparingly, conserve, save
exorcise
drive out evil spirits
exacerbate
worsen, embitter
exalt
raise in rank or dignity, praise, laud
galvanize
stir up, stimulate
providential
lucky, fortunate, beneficial
stasis
state of inactivity, stagnation, balance
static
showing no change, fixed
punitive
punishing
provident
displaying foresight, thrifty
puerile
childish, immature
descant
discuss fully
deplore
regret, disapprove of
ascendancy
controlling influence, domination
lampoon
ridicule
lurid
wild, sensational, graphic, gruesome
ponderous
weighty, unwieldy, awkward
rancor
bitterness, hatred
vitriolic
corrosive, caustic
vilify
slander
voluble
fluent, talkative, glib
venal
capable of being bribed
sunder
part, separate