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68 Cards in this Set

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Abhor

Hate

Bigot



Narrow-minded, prejudiced person

Enfranchise

Give voting rights

Hamper

Hinder, obstruct

Placid

Calm, peaceful

Remuneration

Payment for work done

Talisman

Lucky charm

Bilk

Cheat, defraud, to frustrate, to escape from

Engender

Cause

Knotty

Complex, diffuse to solve

Nuance

Something subtle, a fine shade of meaning

Renown

Fame

Tangent

Going off topic

Abasement

Humiliation, degradation

Billowing

Swelling, fluttering or waving

Harangue

Noisy, attacking speech

Replete

Full

Tangible

Can be touched

Abrogate

Cancel, deny, repeal

Harbingers

Indicator, bringer of warnings

Labyrinthine

Complicated, highly convoluted

Nuzzle

Hug, cuddle

Reprehensible

Shameful, very bad

Absolution

Forgiveness, pardon, release

Ensconce

Establish firmly in a position

Laceration

A cut

Obdurate

Stubborn

Reprieve

A respite, postponement of a sentence

Tawdry

Of little value

Abstain

Desist, go without, withdraw

Blighted

Damaged, destroyed, ruined

Credulous

Gullible, ready to believe anything

Enshroud

Cover

Haughtiness

Arrogance, Pride

Lachrymose

Tearful, sad

Obfuscate

Deliberately make something difficult to understand

Plethora

An excess

Repudiate

Shun, eschew

Abstemious

Self-denying, refraining from indulging

Blithe

Free-spirited, carefree

Crepuscular

Active at dawn and dusk

Headstrong

Stubborn, willful

Lackluster

Dull, monotonous, bland

Pliable

Flexible, yielding easily

Rescind

Retract, repeal

Temper

To moderate, soften

Abtruse

Difficult to understand

Blunderbuss

Ancient weapon, clumsy person

Envenom

To cause bad feelings and bitterness

Hedonism

Self-indulgence, pleasure-seeking

Laconic

Using few words, brief, to the point

Oblique

Indirect, slanting

Plumage

Feathers of a bird

Resingation

Acceptance of fate

Tenancious

Stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose

Cryptic

Puzzling, enigmatic

Ephemeral

Short-lived

Lamentation

Expression of regret or sorrow

Resolution

Determination

Tentative

Not certain

Acquiesce

To agree to, give in to

Bombast

Arrogant, pompous language

Curtail

Cut short

Epicure

Someone who appreciated good food and drink

Heed

Listen to

Lampoon

Ridicule, spoof

Resonant

Echoing

Tenuous

Flimsy, not solid