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70 Cards in this Set

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abolish
to put an end to
abrasive
harsh
adjacent
alongside
agile
able to move with quickness and grace
anachronistic
chronologically out of place
archaic
ancient
baffle
to perplex, to puzzle
blasphemy
language or action which insults G-d or holy things
brittle
fragile, easily broken
charlatan
a fake, one who pretends to have a certain skill
climax
the highest point
conceal
cover up, hide
condemn
to pronounce guilty; criticize
critic
reviewer one who makes negative comments
decay
to rot
decoy
entice, lure, trick
deter
discourage, prevent from acting
divert
to change the direction of to entertain in order to distract one’s attention
dogged
determined, obstinate
drastic
extreme
edifice
a building, a structure
emaciated
extremely thin
eminent
standing out, renowned
enrich
enhance, improve
espouse
to support as a cause, to champion
expertise
experienced knowledge, skill
extol
to praise
florid
ruddy, rosy-cheeked; healthy
frugal
economical, sparing
garrulous
talkative
gorge
to overeat
grandiose
extravagant; pretentious
guzzle
gulp down quickly
heroine
main female character in a book; brave woman
illicit
illegal
illuminate
shed light upon
incoherent
unable to be understood, jumbled
induce
to persuade to action; to cause
infinity
continuing forever
interminable
without ending
jettison
throw away, get rid of
jollity
happiness, merriment
labored
arduous, done with much effort
lavish
extravagant, produced in abundance
loathe
to hate
migrant
one who moves frequently from place to place
mimic
imitate
mitigate
to make less severe
mosaic
a picture composed of small tile pieces
ominous
foreboding, foreshadowing evil
opaque
unable to see through; difficult to understand
plaudit
praise
prevaricate
to lie
profane
to debase or insult that which is holy
provocative
stimulating, tending to excite
raze
demolish
recluse
solitary, one who withdraws from society
regulate
to control, impose order upon
rigid
inflexible
speculation
guessing
squander
to waste
stealth
sneakiness
stringent
severe, strict
tacit
implied, unspoken
tainted
stained, spoiled
torpid
sluggish
velocity
speed
wary
unsure of, cautious
wince
to flinch in pain
zeal
enthusiasm