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24 Cards in this Set
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EXPATIATE
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speak or write at length or in detail |
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INFIRMITY |
physical or mental weakness |
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PROVIDENTIAL |
occurring at a favorable time; opportune |
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AMENABLE |
open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled |
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HACKNEYED |
(of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite |
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APPROBATION |
approval or praise |
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INNUENDO |
an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one |
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HIATUS |
a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process |
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JADED |
tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something |
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UMBRAGE |
offense or annoyance |
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LURID |
very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect. |
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IMPUGN |
dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question |
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UNCTUOUS |
excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily |
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TURGID |
swollen and distended or congested. |
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SQUEAMISH |
easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted, especially by unpleasant images, such as the sight of blood. |
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COALITION |
an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states |
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REPROBATE |
an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately) |
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MEGALOMANIA |
obsession with the exercise of power, especially in the domination of others |
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ANATHEMA |
something or someone that one vehemently dislikes |
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SURMISE |
suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it. |
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SPECIOUS |
superficially plausible, but actually wrong |
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EXPOSTULATE |
express strong disapproval or disagreement |
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SUBSERVIENT |
prepared to obey others unquestioningly |
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GAUNTLET
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a stout glove with a long loose wrist |
