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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 he 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 a 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 stale, moldy; out-of-date |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, deliberatly 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 of corruption |
