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40 Cards in this Set
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abate
(verb) |
Meaning: To decrease; diminish; put an end to
The live bait began to abait after a long day of fishing. |
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abscond
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Meaning: To depart secretly
Ab's cones, he claims, keep disappearing. But we know how le loves ice cream, and by the size of his belly, we know exactly where the cones have dissappearing to. |
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baneful
(adjective) |
Meaning: Poisonous, harmful, destructive
Those things that are baneful--rattlesnakes, scorpions, and tarantulas--inflict baneful and painful bites. |
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Belie
(Verb) |
Meaning: To give a false idea; contradict
That cannot be the truth!! Johnny is known to belie so that must be a lie. |
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Benevolent
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Friendly; generous; helpful
Benny used to be violent, but now he is benevolent. He spends the majority of his time volunteering at senior centers and orphanages. |
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Cajole
(Verb) |
..Meaning: To deceive by flattery; to coax
The animal trainer tried to call Joel the monkey into the cage. He refused to enter so he had to cajole him with a piece a cheese. |
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Castigate
(Verb) |
Meaning: Punish severely; criticize severely
Sounds Like: Cast_the_gate Imagine This: John accidentally bumped his head against the gate; he got so mad that he cast (threw) a stone at the gate. |
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Dearth
(Noun) |
Meaning: Scarcity; lack; rare
Scientists have found a new planet, which is very similar to Earth, except there is a dearth of oxygen, and nothing can survive. They call it D-Earth meaning Dead Earth. |
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Desecrate
(Verb) |
Meaning: Treat something usually sacred with disrespect
Sounds Like: That’s_a_crate A father sees his naughty boy fooling around with a religious artifact, “Don’t desecrate that artifact," said the dad. The boy replies, “But that’s only a crate!" |
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Garrulous
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Talkative; wordy; chatty
Everyone knows Mr. Gary's rules. He spends hours explaining each rule. Who could ever forget the garrulous Mr. Gary's rules? |
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Harangue
(Noun) |
Meaning: A lengthy and loud public speech
Everyone knew justice was about to be served. He rang the bell and began his harangue for all of the town to hear and witness. |
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Hedonist
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Meaning: person who pursues pleasure as a goal
Two friends are talking about a person who pursues pleasure as a goal .One friend said, “Has he done cruising?" The other friend answered, "Sure! He’d done it all, he is a hedonist". |
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Heresy
(Noun) |
Meaning: Holding a different opinion on doctrine or theory (in religion) that is generally accepted
I hear they say that after we die, we are reincarnated into cats, but I find that to be heresy. |
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Impetuous
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Moving quickly, rashly, done impulsively
The caged parrot had one thing to say to the little boy, "Don't be so impetuous to pet us...that is if you want to keep your finger." |
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Impudence
(Noun) |
Meaning: Impoliteness; discourtesy
The audience demonstrated pure impudence when they laughed at the prude who couldn't dance. |
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Inane
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Absurd; foolish
It was difficult to determine whether the man was inane or just insane. Why would a man jump into a pool of sharks with hanging pieces of bloody fish carcass all over his wetsuit? |
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Laconic
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Expressed in only a few words
I am searching for a tonic to give to Latonya. She never shuts up. She needs a laconic tonic. |
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Laud
(Verb) |
Meaning: Praise with hymns; exalt; extol
The southern choir sung praises to the Lord. Praise the Laud, Praise the Laud each member bellowed at the top of his longs. |
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Levity
(Noun) |
Meaning: Weightless; lack of seriousness
Levis are the lightest jeans to wear. I feel like I could take flight because of Levi's levity. However, I cannot wear them to church because it shows levity on my part. |
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Lionize
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Meaning: Treat as a celebrity
Anyone who looks in the a lion's eyes would undoubtedly lionize this creature. He is the king of the jungle. |
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Lugubrious
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Miserable; sad
Looks Like: Luger_bring_us (Luger is the name of a German pistol used in World War ll) A lot of widows claim that the Luger killed their husbands and made their lives lugubrious. |
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Magnanimous
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Greathearted; nobly generous
If you combine the words magnificent and generous you will have the word magnanimous. |
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Mawkish
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Foolishly sentimental
Sounds Like: Ma’s_kiss → Mother’s_kiss I find Ma's kiss to be mawkish, especially in front of all my friends. |
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Mendacity
(Noun) |
Meaning: Untrue statement; lying
The mayor showed his mendacity when he used the city's public funds to mend his mansion instead of mending the city. |
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Mitigate
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Meaning: To alleviate; to make milder or less severe
Sounds Like: Mitt_the _gate We tied an old baseball mitt on the gate’s barbed wire so that it would mitigate any possible injury. |
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Morose
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Gloomy; sad
Sounds Like: More_ rose Imagine This: Do you think your girlfriend will still be gloomy if you send her more roses? |
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Obsequious
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Meaning: Behaving like a slave; too eager to serve or obey in order to earn an award or advantage
Those obsequious workers are obviously seeking the attention and approval of thier boss. |
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Opulence
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Meaning: Great riches; wealth
Sounds Like: Opu_lent Opu is such an opulent man, that he lent millions of dollars to his friends without an IOU and without interest! What opulence! |
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Paltry
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Meaning: Worthless or small amount
Paul's tree, a five foot oak, is rather paltry compared to the massive trees found in the Redwood Naitonal Park. |
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Parsimony
(Noun) |
Meaning: Excessive carefulness in using money; miser
To be in Paris with no money is not a wise idea. One would definitely have to practice parsimony. |
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Perfunctory
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Done in a careless manner; mechanical; without enthusiasm
Looks Like: Per_factory (Each_ factory) Per every 100 factory workers, you will find at least half who do their job in a perfunctory manner. |
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Petulant
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Irritable, ill tempered
Sounds Like: Pet_you_lent Imagine this: The pet you lent your friend is peeing all over his house. He obviously is very petulant, |
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Promulgate
(Verb) |
Meaning: To proclaim, put into action
Sounds Like: Prom_you_gate I will meet you at the prom gate entrance and promulgate my love for you! |
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Redolent
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Full of fragrance
Sounds Like: Red_dull_lint Imagine This: You turned the red dull bag of lint into a bag of redolent potpourri by spraying perfume on it. |
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Resplendent
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Brilliant; shining brilliantly
Imagine This: A maid is cleaning silverware and has done a really good job. Her boss says splendid, the silverware looks resplendent! |
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Superfluous
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Excessive; surplus; more than enough
Sounds Like: Super_flu_US (USA) There is a super flu virus spreading around the United States. It causes superfluous amounts of mucus resulting in a terribly stuffy nose. . |
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Taciturn
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Silent; not in mood to talk
Sounds Like: Taxi_turn The cautious and taciturn taxi driver is never in a mood to talk to anyone while his taxi turns. |
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Verbose
(Adjective) |
Meaning: Containing more words than necessary; wordy
My very verbose English teacher made us memorize 3,000 verbs. |
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Vindicate
(Verb) |
Meaning: To clear from blame or suspicion
Sounds Like: Win_the_case Imagine This: If you win the case in court, then you will automatically be cleared from blame or suspicion. You will be vindicated. |
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Wizened
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Meaning: Becoming dry or wrinkled, usually through aging
Sounds Like: Whiz_Zen An old monk called Zen has a wrinkled face, but is still very smart and knowledgeable, so people call him the Whiz Zen. (The Zen whiz is wizened.) |
