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33 Cards in this Set
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abase
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1. to lower physically
2. to lower in rank, prestige, office, or esteem |
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abate
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1. to put an end; nullify
2. to reduce in degree or intensity; to reduce in value or amount 3. deduct, omit 4. to beat down or cut away so as to leave a figure in relief 5. deprive |
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend
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abyss
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1. the bottomless gulf, pit, or chaos of the old cosmogonies
2. an immeasurably deep gulf or great space; intellectual or moral depths |
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acuity
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keenness of perception; sharpness
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affinity
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1. relationship by marriage
2. sympathy marked by community of interest; kinship; attraction to or liking for something; a person esp. of the opposite sex having a particular attraction for one 3. likeness based on relationship or casual connection |
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alacrity
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promptness in response; cheerful readiness
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alchemist
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a person who studies or practices alchemy
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alloy
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1. the degree of mixture with base metals; fineness
2. an admixture that lessens value; an impairing alien element 3. a compound, mixture, or union of different things 4. a metal mixed with a more valuable metal to give durability or some other desired quality |
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amenable
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1. liable to be brought to account; answerable
2. capable of submission; suited; readily brought to yield, submit, or cooperate; willing |
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antipathy
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1. opposition of feeling
2. settled aversion or dislike; distaste 3. an object of aversion |
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append
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1. attach; affix
2. to add as a supplement or appendix |
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arduous
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1. hard to accomplish or achieve; difficult; marked by great labor or effort; strenuous
2. hard to climb; steep |
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ascend
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1. to move upward; to slope upward
2. to rise from a lower level or degree; to go back in time or in order of genealogical succession |
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ascetic
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1. practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and esp. spiritual discipline
2. austere in appearance, manner, or attitude |
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audacity
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intrepid boldness; bold or arrogant disregard of normal restraints
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augury
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1. divination from auspices or omens
2. omen, portent |
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auspicious
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1. affording a favorable auspice; propitious
2. attended by good auspices; prosperous |
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austere
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1. stern and cold in appearance or manner; somber; grave
2. morally strict; ascetic 3. markedly simple or unadorned 4. giving little or no scope for pleasure |
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balm
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1. aromatic preparatoin (as a healing ointment)
2. any of several aromatic plants of the mint family 4. a spicy aromatic odor 5. a soothing restorative agency |
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benevolence
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1. disposition to do good
2. an act of kindness; generous gift 3. a compulsory levy by certain English kings with no other authority than the claim of prerogative |
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benign
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1. of a gentle disposition; gracious
2. showing kindness and gentleness; favorable; wholesome 3. of a mild type or character that doesn't threaten health or life; harmless |
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betoken
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1. to typify beforehand; presage
2. to give evidence of; show |
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blighted
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1. to affect (as a plant) with blight
2. to impair the quality or effect of |
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buoyant
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1. capable of floating
2. cheerful; gay 3. capable of maintaining a satisfactorily high level |
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burnish
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to make shiny or lustrous esp. by rubbing; polish
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calamity
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a state of deep distress or misery caused by major misfortune or loss
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capricious
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impulsive; unpredictable
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consecrate
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dedicated to a sacred purpose
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credible
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1. offering reasonable grounds for being believed
2. of sufficient capability to be militarily effective |
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dearth
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1. famine
2. an inadequate supply; lack |
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decorousness
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marked by propriety and good taste; correct
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decorum
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1. literary and dramatic propriety; fitness
2. propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance 3. orderliness 4. the conventions of polite behavior |
