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25 Cards in this Set
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accouterments |
n. equipment and/or accessories (especially of a soldier)
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alacrity |
n. cheerful readiness, promptness or willingness |
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attrition
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n. a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength; a wearing down or weakening of resistance, especially as a result of continuous pressure or harassment |
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blanch
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v. to become afraid; to whiten by removing color; bleach; to make pale, as with sickness or fear |
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clamorous
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adj. full of loud and persistent noise or vehement expression of collective feeling or outrage; vigorous in demands or complaints |
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conjectured
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v. concluded or supposed from grounds or evidence insufficient to ensure reliability; guessed; speculated |
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dilapidated
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adj. falling to pieces or in a state of disrepair; shabby |
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effusive
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adj. unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve; pouring out; overflowing |
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gesticulation |
n. an animated, expressive, or excited gesture; often exaggerated involving flailing |
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guile
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n. cunning; crafty or artful deception in attaining a goal; clever or crafty behavior |
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intrepid
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adj. resolutely fearless; daring; bold; dauntless
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lethargy
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n. sluggishness, slowness, or dullness; an abnormal lack of energy (particularly from illness) |
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lugubrious
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adj. excessively mournful; dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner |
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prodigous
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adj. free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness; high-minded; noble and generous in spirit |
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menagerie
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n. collection of wild or unusual animals, especially for exhibition; a diverse or exotic group |
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ostentatious
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adj. (of actions, manners, qualities exhibited, etc) intended to attract notice or in an attempt to impress others |
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precipice
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n. face or brink or overhang of a steep hill or mountain
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magnanimous
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adj. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc; wonderful or marvelous; abnormal; monstrous |
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purloin
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v. to take dishonestly; to commit theft; steal
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sagacity
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n. foresight, discernment, or keen perception; ability to make good judgments |
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solemn(ity) |
adj. grave, sober, or mirthless; serious or earnest n. the state or character of being solemn; earnestness |
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stolid
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adj. not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; showing little or no emotion or interest |
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succumb
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v. to be fatally overwhelmed (by disease, old age, etc); to give way in face of the overwhelming force (of) or desire (for) |
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sumptous
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adj. luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid
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venerable
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adj. (esp. of a person) worthy of reverence on account of great age, religious associations, character, position, etc |
