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20 Cards in this Set
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(adj) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible;(n) an extremely hard substance
S: yielding, flexible, pliable |
Adamant
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(n) a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified
S: furor, hullabaloo |
Brouhaha
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(n) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense (v) to provide such defense or protection
S: stronghold, citadel A: breach, weak point in the defense |
bulwark
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(adj) easily made angry, bad-tempered
S: irascible, tasty A: affable, genial |
choleric
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(v) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit
A:stimulate, whet |
cloy
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(v) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner that expected to reduce
S:limit, abbreviate A: Protect, axtend |
Curtail
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(n) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; respect marked by summation, as to a superior
S: respect, consideration A: contempt, disrespect |
Deference
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(adj) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done
S: exhaustive, authoritative A: tentative, inconclusive |
Definitive
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the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial appearance, mien
S: conduct, behavior |
demeanor
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(adj) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood
S: baffling, mysterious A: intelligible, understandable |
enigmatic
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(adj) without preparation, offhand,suddenly or hastily done; (n) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation
S: spontaneous, improvised A: rehearsed, planned |
impromptu
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(adj) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor
S: sentimentalized, maudlin A: unsentimental, callous |
mawkish
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(v) to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity
A: enrage, anger |
mollify
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(n) something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma, blame
S: burden, obligation |
onus
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(n) a vague sense of approaching misfortune
S: foreboding, premonition |
presentiment
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(adj) given over to dissipation and self-indulgent, immoral; recklessly extravagant; (n) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending
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profligate
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(v) to send or hand in; to cancel, forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer
S: pay, absolve |
remit
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(adj) need, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable
S: required, obligatory A: nonessential, superfluous |
requisite
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(adj) of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress
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sartorial
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(v) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate
S: foil, baffle A: aid, assist |
thwart
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