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32 Cards in this Set
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Anomaly* |
An irregularity |
Albino mates display too great of an anomaly in coloring. |
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Equivocal* |
Open to more than one interpretation, ambiguous |
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Lucid* |
Expressed clearly or easy to understand |
Explanations were written in a clear and lucid manner. |
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Precipitate* |
To throw violently or bringnabout abruptly, lacking deliberation |
Knowing the couple only knew eachother for two months before marriage, family members expected such a precipitate marriage to end in divorce. |
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Assuage* |
To make something unpleasent less severe |
Use asprin to assuage chest pain. |
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Erudite* |
Learned, scholarly, bookish. |
The faction of Erudites where always obsessed with knowledge. |
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Opaque* |
Impossible to see through, preventing passage of light |
The heavy buildup of dirt and grim on the windows made them almost opaque. |
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Prodigal* |
Lavish, wasteful |
The prodigal son quickly wasted all of his inheritance on his lavish lifestyle. |
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Enigma* |
A puzzle, a mystery |
Speakingnin riddles and dressing in old robes, the kind gentleman was an enigma in the community. |
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Fervid* |
Intensely emotional, feverish |
When Emily drinks too much she becomes fervid and needs to sleep it off. |
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Placate* |
To soothe or pacify |
The burglar tried to placate the snarling dog. |
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Zeal* |
Passion, excitement |
The zeal of the ER was just one reason she worked there. |
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Abstain" |
To choose not to do something |
She abstained from drinking alcohol. |
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Audacious" |
Fearless and daring |
Her audacious nature allowed her to fulfill her dream of skydiving. |
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Desiccate" |
To dry out thoroughly |
After the cows carcass laid in the middle of the desert for a few weeks it became desiccated. |
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Gullible" |
Easily deceived |
The con man made the police officers look gullible. |
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Laudable" |
To give praise, to glorify |
Parades and fireworks were staged to laid the success of the rebels. |
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Pedant" |
Someone who shows off learning |
The mans excessive commentary on the subject gained him a reputation as a pedant. |
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Vacillate" |
To sway physically, to be indecisive |
The customer held up the line as he vacillated between the different ice creams. |
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Capricious" |
Changing ones mind quickly and often |
The pretty girl was very capricious, her suitors never knew who would catch her fancy. |
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Adulterate" |
To make impure |
The whore adulterated her body. |
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Engender" |
To produce, cause, or bring about |
His fear of clowns was engendered when he went to his first haunted circus. |
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Homogenous" |
Of a similar kind |
The class was homogenous about medicine since they were all medical students. |
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Loquacious" |
Talkative |
She was naturally loquacious, never shutting the **** up. |
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Pragmatic" |
Practical as opposed to idealistic |
Pragmatic people rarely daydream about fantasy lives that arent attainable. |
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Volatile" |
Easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive |
His volatile personality made it difficult to predict his reaction to anything |
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Apathy" |
Lack of interest or emotion |
The apathy of voters is so great that less than half of the people who can vote do. |
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Corroborate" |
To provide supporting evidence |
Fingerprints corroborated the witnesses testimony. |
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Ephemeral" |
Lasting a short time |
The lives of mayflies seem ephemeral to us since the average life span is a matter of hours. |
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Laconic" |
Using few words |
She was a laconic person choosing her words wisely since she used words sparingly. |
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Mitigate" |
To soften, to lessen |
A judge might mitigate a sentence if she decides that a person committed a crime out of need. |
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Propriety" |
Correct behavior, obedience to rules and customs |
The aristocracy maintained a high level of propriety, adhering to even the most minor social rules. |
