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20 Cards in this Set
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Accede |
(V.) To yield to; to assume an office or dignity |
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Brandish |
(V.) To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion |
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Comprise |
(V.) To include or contain; to be made up of |
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Deft |
(Adj.) Skillful, nimble |
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Destitute |
(Adj.) Deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in |
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Explicit |
(Adj.) Definite, clearly stated |
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Extirpate |
(V.) To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally |
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Inopportune |
(Adj.) Coming at bad time; not appropriate |
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Ironic |
(Adj.) Suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic |
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Musty |
(Adj.) Stale, moldy; out-of-date |
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Officious |
(Adj.) Meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority |
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Ominous |
(Adj.) Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen |
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Pinnacle |
(N.) A high peak or point |
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Premeditated |
(Adj., part.) Considered beforehand, deliberately planned |
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Rampant |
(Adj.) Growing without check, running wild |
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Solace |
(N.) Comfort, relief; (V.) To comfort, console |
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Stately |
(Adj.) Dignified, majestic |
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Supple |
(Adj.) Bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile |
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Suppress |
(V.) To stop by force, put down |
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Venal |
(Adj.) Open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
