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42 Cards in this Set
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Hinterland
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wilderness
...and into the hinterland. |
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Hyperbole
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purposeful exaggeration for effect
...outsiders classified his statement as hyperbole. |
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Iconoclast
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one who attacks traditional beliefs
...established him as an iconoclast. |
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Idiosyncrasy
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peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
His numerous idiosyncrasies... |
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Ilk
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type or kind
...with men of his ilk... |
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Imbue
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to infuse; to dye; wet, moisten
Marcia struggled to imbue her children... |
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Impervious
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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
A good raincoat should be impervious moisture. |
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Impugn
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to call into question, attack verbally
"How dare you impugn my honorable motives!" |
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Incendiary
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combustible, flammable, burning easily
Gasoline is so incendiary... |
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Incursion
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sudden invasion
...resist the incursion of the rebel forces... |
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Indefatigable
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never tired
Theresa seemed indefatigable... |
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Indolent
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habitually lazy, idle
Her indolent ways got her fired from many jobs. |
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Iniquity
(in-ICK-quit-y) |
sin, evil act
...that the iniquity the student... |
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Interdict
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to forbid, prohibit
The matron interdicted male visits... |
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Interpose
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to insert; to intervene
The policeman interposed himself... |
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Laconic
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using few words
She was a laconic poet... |
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Laggard
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dawdler, loafer, lazy person
...Biff, his incompetent laggard of an assistant. |
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Lassitude
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lethargy, sluggishness
...a state of depressed lassitude... |
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Lionize
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To treat as a celebrity
...the author was lionized by the press. |
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Lissome
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moving and bending with ease
The lissome yoga instructor... |
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Mercurial
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quick, shrewd, and unpredictable
Her mercurial personality... |
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Mottle
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to mark with spots
Food stains mottled the tablecloth. |
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Munificent
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generous
The munificent millionaire... |
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Nadir
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lowest point
...he had reached the nadir of his acting career. |
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Nascent
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starting to develop, coming into existence
...still in a nascent stage... |
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Neophyte
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novice, beginner
A relative neophyte at bowling... |
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Nettle
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to irritate
I just do it to nettle my parents. |
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Oblique
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indirect, evasive; misleading, devious
...in a curiously oblique manner lately. |
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Obsequious
(OB-sea-QUI-ous) |
overly submissive, brownnosing
The obsequious new employee... |
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Occlude
(OC-clude) |
to shut, block
...the light from the sun is occluded by the moon. |
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Officious
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too helpful, meddlesome
The officious waiter butted... |
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Onerous
(ON-erous) |
burdensome
...it proved onerous to the team... |
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Ostensible
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apparent
The ostensible reason for his visit... |
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Ostentatious
(ost-ten-TYA-tious) |
showy
...an overly ostentatious display of wealth. |
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Pall
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covering that darkens or obscures; coffin
A pall fell over the landscape... |
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Pall
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to lose strength or interest
...the model's beauty palled... |
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Parity
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equality
...tried to maintain parity between... |
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Parley
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discussion, usually between enemies
...tried to schedule a parley between... |
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Parochial
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of limited scope or outlook, provincial
...Victor's parochial mentality... |
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Parry
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to ward off of deflect
Kari parried every question... |
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Paucity
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scarcity, lack
Because of the relative paucity of bananas... |
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Pedagogue
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teacher
...as an influential pedagogue at the university. |
