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35 Cards in this Set
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Bruit
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(verb) to spread news, reports, or unsubstantiated rumors
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Contumelious
(kon tu me' le es) |
(adj) insolent or rude in speech or behavior; insultingly abusive; humiliating
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Dictum
(dik' tem) |
(noun) a short saying; an authoritative statement
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Ensconce
(en skons') |
(verb) to settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place
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Iconoclastic
(i kon e klas' tik) |
(adj) attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs, ideas, or instutions
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In medias res
(in med' e es ras') |
(adverb) in or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things
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Internecine
(int er nes' en) |
(adj) mutually destructive; characterized by great slaughter and bloodshed
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Maladroit
(mal e droit') |
(adj) lacking skill or dexterity; lacking tact, perception, or judgement
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maudlin
(mod' lin) |
(adj) excessively or effusively sentimental
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Abortive
(a bor' tiv) |
(adj) failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; only partially or imperfectly developed
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Bruit
(brut) |
(verb) to spread news, reports, or unsubstantiated rumors
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Contumelious
(kon tu me' le es) |
(adj) insolent or rude in speech or behavior; insultingly abusive; humiliating
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Dictum
(dik' tem) |
(noun) a short saying; an authoritative statement
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Ensconce
(en skons') |
(verb) to settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place
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Abortive
(a bor' tiv) |
(Adj) failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; only partially or imperfectly developed
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Bruit
(brut) |
(verb) to spread news, reports, or unsubstantiated rumors
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Contumelious
(kon tu me' le as) |
(adj) insolent or rude in speech or behavior; insulting abusive; humiliating
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dictum
(dik' tem) |
(noun) a short saying ; an authoritative statment
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Ensonce
(en skons') |
(verb) to settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place
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Iconoclastic
(i kon e klas' tik) |
(adj) attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditonal beliefs, ideas, or institutions
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in medias res
(in med' e es ras') |
(adverb) in or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things
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internecine
(int er nes' en) |
(adj) mutally destructive; characterized by great slaughter and bloodshed
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Maladroit
(mal e droit') |
(adj) lacking skill or dexterity; lacking tact,perception, or judgement
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Maudlin
(mod' lin) |
(adj) excessively or effusively sentimental
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Modulate
(mod' ye lat) |
(verb) to change or vary the intensity or pitch; to temper or soften; to regulate, adjust
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Portentous
(por ten' tes) |
(adj) fofreshadowing an event to come; causing wonder or awe; self consciously weighty, pompous
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Prescience
(presh' ens) |
(noun) knowledge of events or actions before they happen; foresight
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quid pro quo
(kwid' pro kwo') |
(noun) something given in exchange or return for something else
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Salubrious
(se lu' bre es) |
(adj) conductive to health or well-being; wholesome
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Saturnalian
(sat er na' lyan) |
(adj) characterized by riotous or unrestrained revelry or licentiousness
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Touchstone
(tech' ston) |
(noun) a means of testing worth or genuineness
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Traumatic
(trau mat' ik) |
(adj) so shocking to the emotions as to cause lasting and substantial psychological damage
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vitiate
(vish' e at) |
(verb) to weaken, debase, or corrupt; to impair the quality or value of
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Waggish
(wag' ish) |
(adj) fond of making jokes; characteristic of a joker; playfully humorous or droll
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