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19 Cards in this Set
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Spasmodically |
ADV. related to or affected by spasm |
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Lieu |
N. instead of; in the place of |
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cognizance |
N. knowledge, awareness. (a distinguishing mark or emblem) |
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bauble |
N. trinket, trifle. (a fools scepter) |
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avidity |
ADV? desirous to the point of greed, urgently eager. |
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perceptibly |
ADV. capable of being perceived especially by the senses |
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prostrate |
ADJ. completely overcome and lacking vitality ( lying flat, stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission) |
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Cessation |
N. a temporary or final ceasing(as of action), stop |
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lozenge |
N.a figure with four equal sides and two acute and two obtuse angles ( diamond). (a small often medicated candy) |
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portraitures |
N. portrayal, portrait |
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sulten |
ADJ. hungry, wanting something to day; greatly desiring something. |
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frivolity |
ADJ. the quality or state of being frivolous (having no sound basis, lacking in seriousness) |
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ascertaining |
V. to make certain, exact, or precise; to find out or learn with certainty |
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tumultously |
ADV. marked by a violent or overwhelming turbulence or upheaval. |
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convulsively |
ADV. constituting or producing a convulsion (a sudden, violent, irregular movement of a limb or of the body) |
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reverberations |
N. an act or reverberating(prolongation of a sound; resonance.a continuing effect; a repercussion."the attack has had reverberations ") |
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inquisitorial |
ADJ. one who makes inquisition especially one who is wildly harsh, severe, or hostile in making an inquiry |
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sable |
N. black, black clothing worn on mourning, a carnivorous mammal. |
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acrid |
ADJ. sharp or harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor;deeply violent or bitter |