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42 Cards in this Set
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steep (V)
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to soak
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importune (V)
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Ask (someone) pressingly and persistently for or to do something
- if he were alive now, I should importune him with my questions |
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august (ADJ)
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Respected and impressive
- she was in august company |
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ruffian (N)
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aa bully
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disquietude (N)
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A state of uneasiness or anxiety
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vivisection (N)
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act if dissecting living animals
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wax (V)
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(of the moon between new and full) Have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size
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adventitious (ADJ)
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accidental
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repast (N)
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A meal
- a sumptuous repast |
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ferret (V)
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Look around in a place or container in search of something
- he went to the desk and ferreted around |
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precarious (ADJ)
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Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse
- a precarious ladder |
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expedient (ADJ)
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(of an action) Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral
- either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so |
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unbridled (ADJ)
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Uncontrolled; unconstrained
- a moment of unbridled ambition - unbridled lust |
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cogitate (V)
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Think deeply about something; meditate or reflect
- he stroked his beard and retired to cogitate |
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proselytize (V)
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Convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another
- the program did have a tremendous evangelical effect, proselytizing many |
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amalgam (N)
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A mixture or blend
- a curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern |
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swill (V)
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Wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it
- I swilled out the mug |
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chastise (V)
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Rebuke or reprimand severely
- he chastised his colleagues for their laziness |
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effulgent (ADJ)
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Shining brightly; radiant
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lode (N)
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A vein of metal ore in the earth
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Elysium (N)
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place of bliss
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vicar (N)
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A representative or deputy of a bishop
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ken (N)
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One's range of knowledge or sight
- such determination is beyond my ken |
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upshot (N)
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outcome
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corpuscle (N)
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red/white blood cell
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espouse (N)
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Adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life)
- he turned his back on the modernism he had espoused in his youth |
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sylvan (ADJ)
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Consisting of or associated with woods; wooded
- trees and contours all add to a sylvan setting |
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sluice (N)
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A sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, esp. one in a lock gate
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wrangle (N)
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A dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated
- an insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments |
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proscribe (V)
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to banish, prohibit
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recumbent (ADJ)
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(esp. of a person or human figure) Lying down
- recumbent statues |
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draconian (ADJ)
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(of laws or their application) Excessively harsh and severe
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garner (V)
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Gather or collect (something, esp. information or approval)
- the police struggled to garner sufficient evidence |
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resurge (V)
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rise again; "His need for a meal resurged
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dogmatic (ADJ)
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Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true
- he gives his opinion without trying to be dogmatic |
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equivocate (V)
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Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself
- “Not that we are aware of,” she equivocated |
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grudging (ADJ)
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Given, granted, or allowed only reluctantly or resentfully
- a grudging apology |
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bromide (N)
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any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs
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fulsome (ADJ)
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Complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree
- they are almost embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation |
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guy (N)
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A rope or line fixed to the ground to secure a tent or other structure
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subsistence (N)
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The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level
- the minimum income needed for subsistence |
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tenacity (ADJ)
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The quality or fact of being very determined; determination
- you have to admire the tenacity of these two guys |
