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61 Cards in this Set
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theosophy
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Religious speculation dealing with the mystical apprehension of God.
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effervesce
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1. To emit small bubbles of gas, as does a carbonated liquid. 2. To be lively or vivacious.
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colliery
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A coal mine.
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bowdlerize
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To remove passages considered improper or indecent.
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arnica
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A flower used as a medicine for bruises.
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florid
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1. Flushed or ruddy.
2. Heavily embellished. |
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ignominious
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Degrading, humiliating, or characterized by dishonor.
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badinage
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Light, playful banter.
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paresis (puh REE sis)
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Slight or partial paralysis.
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deprecate
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1. To express disapproval of.
2. To belittle. |
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plutonic
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Of deep igneous or magmatic origin.
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remonstrate
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To say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof.
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brougham (broom, BROO uhm, BRO uhm)
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A carriage or automobile with an open driver's seat.
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perorate (PER uhr rate)
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To conclude a speech, especially with a formal summing up.
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acolyte
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A person who assists a priest in a service.
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rookery
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The breeding ground of rooks (a kind of crow) and various animals such as seals.
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flail
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A hand tool for threshing grain.
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dry nurse
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A person who takes care of an infant but does not breast feed it.
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morass
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1. An area of low-lying soggy ground.
2. A bog, a marsh. |
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expostulate
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To reason earnestly with someone.
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sardonic
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Scornfully mocking.
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beatific (BEE uh TIFF ick)
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Showing or producing exalted joy or blessedness.
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bandy
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Bent or curved outward.
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dado (DAY doe)
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1. The section of a pedestal between the base and the crown.
2. The lower portion of a wall, decorated differently from the upper portion. |
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burnish
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To polish or become polished as if by rubbing.
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tureen
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A broad deep dish with a cover used especially for serving soups.
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coverlet
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A bedspread.
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bolster
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A long narrow pillow or cushion.
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pergola (PER gole uh)
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An arbor or passageway with a roof of trelliswork on which climbing plants are trained to grow.
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pellucid
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Very clear or transparent.
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tapir
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A tropical mammal with heavy, short legs and a fleshy proboscis.
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proboscis
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A long flexible snout, like the trunk of an elephant.
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tawny
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A light, golden brown.
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aneroid barometer
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A barometer that measures air pressure without using liquids.
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brake
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A densely overgrown area.
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obtrude
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1. To force one's ideas on others.
2. To thrust out, push forward. |
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beetle
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To jut out.
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thews
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Sinews or muscles.
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bandolier
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A military belt for cartridges that is worn across the chest.
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maidenhair
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A fern having feathery fronds with fan-shaped leaflets.
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glade
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An open space in a forest.
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bole
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The trunk of a tree, usually the main part of the trunk useful for commercial purposes.
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bulrush
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A marsh plant having grasslike leaves and spiky brown flowers.
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mephitic
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Having an offensive odor, perhaps from atmospheric pollution.
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carbolic acid
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An acid derived from coal tar.
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sonorous (seh NOOR uhss) (modern American pronunciation is SO nor uhss)
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Having or producing a full, rich sound.
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discomfit
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To defeat or frustrate.
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sibilant (SIB uhl ent)
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Producing or having a hissing sound.
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harpy
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A winged woman from Greek mythology with sharp claws who snatched things from people, and sometimes people themselves.
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embrasure
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A recess for a door or window.
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inchoate
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At an early or initial stage.
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piebald
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Spotted or patched
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querulous
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Given to complaining or expressing complaints.
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lacuna (leh CUE neh) sing.
lacunae (leh CUE nee) |
An empty space or gap.
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filigree
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Lacelike ornamental work of twisted silver or gold wire.
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scupper
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A deck level opening in the side of a ship to allow water to run off.
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fatuous
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Foolish, inane.
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ululation (uhl yeh lation)
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A howl, hoot, wail, or lament.
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crinoline (krin uhl in)
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1. A fabric used to line and stiffen garments.
2. A hoop skirt. |
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confute
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To refute or prove wrong.
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deuce
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The devil (used as a mild oath).
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