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54 Cards in this Set
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(v) to find fault in a petty way; (n) a trivial objection or criticism
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cavil
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(n) a weak point, failing, minor flaw
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foible
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(v) to toughen, harden, to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
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inure
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(adj) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons
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obsequious
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(adj)having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial, determined, resolute
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peremptory
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(adj) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order
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sporadic
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(adj) completely surrounding, encompassing
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ambient
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(adj) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n) an appealing or appetizing food or dish
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delectable
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(adj) drawn from different sources; (n) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
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eclectic
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(adj)beyond influence; relentless, unyielding
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inexorable
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(adj) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty
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onerous
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(v) to ger rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove that chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan
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winnow
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(adj) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
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aesthetic
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(adj) marked by a persistent absence of good luck
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hapless
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(v) to insert between other parts of things; to present as an addition or correction
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interpolate
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(adj) concise, using few words
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laconic
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(adj) done in a superifical or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
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perfunctory
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(v) to make suitable repayment, as for kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate
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requite
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(adj) extremely difficult to understand
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abstruse
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(adj) excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up
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captious
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(v) to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something; condescend
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deign
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(v) to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form
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engender
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(adj) not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible
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incongruous
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(n) disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach
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opprobrium
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(n) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing
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chicanery
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(n) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute
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euphemism
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(adj) about to happen, threatening
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imminent
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(adj) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
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loath
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(adj) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v) to show plainly, exhibit, evince;(n) a list of cargo and/or passengers
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manifest
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(n) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness
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nostrum
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(n)a difference of opinion; discontent
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dissidence
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(adj) sacred of such a character that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned
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inviolable
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(adj)just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence
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nascent
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(v) to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; (n)a warning or indication of the future
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presage
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(n) uprightness, righteousness; correctness
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rectitude
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(v) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to presist or continue
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subsist
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(n) something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential; an assistant or helper; a valuable quality or characteristic; (adj) added or connected in a subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty or staff in a auxiliary capacity
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adjunct
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(adj)lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date
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effete
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(adj) narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative
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hidebound
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(adj)offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious
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noisome
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(n)a base coward
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poltroon
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(n)good-humored ridicule; teasing
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raillery
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(v)to give notice to; inform; advise
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apprise
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(adj)of or pertaining to alms, charity, or charitable donations; charitable;derived from or provided by charity;dependent on or supported by charity
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eleemosynary
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(adj)suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful;given to shedding tears readily; tearful.
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lachrymose
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(v)to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy;to make obscure or unclear;to darken.
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obfuscate
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(adj)cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident;reddish; ruddy
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sanguine
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(n)the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability;something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth.
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verisimilitude
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(v) to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc.)
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bowdlerize
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(n)an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character
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enclave
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(n) a small, narrow space between things or parts of things
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interstice
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(adj)concerned with practical considerations or values;dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory
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pragmatic
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(n) a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factions
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schism
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(n) a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique;(adj)masterly or brilliant
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virtuoso
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