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32 Cards in this Set
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A ZEPHYR blew across his face.
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a light wind
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There was a CACOPHONY of voices, and the solemn KNELL of the door chime.
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cacophony = harsh, discordant sound
knell = ring |
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His mother had chosen a doorbell with a chime that seemed almost absurd in its GRAVITY, something you'd find in a church instead of a private home.
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seriousness
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Angelica insisted she liked it, completely OBVLIVIOUS to its funereal sound.
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unaware
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James greeted Alistair GENIALLY.
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warmly or graciously
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His hand was cool, but there was something NEFARIOUS in his glance that sent a shudder through James.
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evil
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The feeling was NEBULOUS, but almost palpable in its force.
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vague
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Roses, lilies, and decorative dragonflies gave the arrangement on the table a WHIMSICAL touch.
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unusual or fanciful
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The room was light and airy in its decor--almost EBULLIENT as if a fairy had decorated the room.
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bright and cheerful
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Francis's words were BANAL and boring--James knew what to expect.
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ordinary or predictable
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His hard gray eyes held something that was TANTAMOUNT to a challenge.
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roughly the same as
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The argument was a little FACILE--it seemed simple, but the problem is complex.
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simplisitic
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I'm not trying to make an EDICT that everyone has to help others; it just happens to be what I want to do with my life.
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law or decree
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You can't ABDICATE responsibility to everyone else; you have to take responsibility yourself.
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abandon
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LAISSEZ-FAIRE existence means that people have to fend for themselves like the cave men did.
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free of interference with freedom of choice
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He ate FASTIDIOUSLY, wiping his lips after every bite.
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carefully or delicately
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The Food Network has lots of GOURMANDS.
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food lovers or connoisseurs
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The class gave her KUDOS for receiving a 100 on the quiz.
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praise
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She could not FATHOM why anyone would give homework on a 3-day weekend.
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understand or grasp
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His argument about education was FATUOUS--as if a middle school kid had made the argument.
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stupid or childish
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James was sure that the young man had purposely intended to GOAD him into a fight from the very start.
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provoke
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The whole argument had been perfectly CALIBRATED to make James feel like an idiot.
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adjusted or set up
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James just wished that he was more used to debating so that he could quickly DEBUNK Francis's CALLOUS theories.
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debunk = exposed as untrue
callous = heartless |
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Ninth graders on campus in September are still NEOPHYTES about high school.
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beginners
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Your son has been IMMERSED in his own thoughts throughout dinner.
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absorbed
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I found the conversation rather TEDIOUS because of the boring topic.
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boring or tiresome
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Angelica used a tone to UPBRAID James and put him in his place.
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scold
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Angelica wanted to SALVE Alistair's hurt feelings.
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soothe or heal
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James somehow doubted whether Alistair was hurt by his being a NEGLIGENT host.
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careless or inattentive
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James is often in his own world, lost in the FECUND depths of his mind.
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fertile
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Angelica gave James a WINSOME smile, and he knew he'd better pay more attention to their guests.
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pleasant
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James apologized politely to his mother, but not OBSEQUIOUSLY.
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in an overly flattering or polite manner
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