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196 Cards in this Set

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to denounce; to discord; to abandon
abdicate
something not typical, deviation
Aberration
repugnance, detestation
Abhorrence
to renounce upon oath
Abjure
to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce
Abnegation
to break, as a treaty of law
Abrogate
to depart secretly; to hide
Abscond
to set free from obligation or the consequences of guilt
Absolve
hard to understand; hard to grasp
Abstruse
to border on; to terminate the boundary
Abut
an award or honor; high praise
Accolade
to agree silently
Acquiesce
the fear of heights
Acrophobia
keen insight; shrewdness
Acumen
unyielding; stubborn
Adamant
an aberration; a deviation, an irregularity
Anomaly
the point in a satellite’s orbit that is farthest from the center of the Earth
Apogee
dull; unimaginative; extremely dry
Arid
wasting a way
Atrophy
southern (antonym: boreal)
Austral
soothing, mild
Balmy
commonplace; trite
Banal
occurs every two years
Biennial
to make known for the first time; to open up a subject for conversation
Broach
to bear or to tolerate
Brook
pertaining to the cheeks or the inside of the mouth
Buccal
a clown; someone who amuses with tricks
Buffoon
to polish or to make shine
Burnish
a hooded Arabic cloak
Burnoose
a hiding place; something hidden in a secure place
Cache
bearlike
ursine
of or pertaining to the north wind.
of or pertaining to the north.
(sometimes initial capital letter) pertaining to Boreas.
boreal
to persuade a reluctant person; to coax
Cajole
frank; outspoken; open and sincere
free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge
Candid
to surrender; to give in
Capitulate
to complain
Carp
acid; sharp
Caustic
waste material from the harvesting of wheat; worthless matter
Chaff
artful deception
Chicanery
easily angered, hot tempered
Choleric
characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception
Clandestine
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
Cloy
a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
Coda
a maker of casks or barrels
Cooper
a hood; a cover for an engine
Cowl
the center of interest
Cynosure
fearless; not to be intimidated
Dauntless
sauve; sophisticated; courteous; gracious
Debonair
proper; in good taste; correct
Decorous
morally corrupt; evil
Depraved
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of logical argumentation.
Dialectic
a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
Diatribe
a force; power
Dint
one who disagrees
Dissenter
to persuade someone not to do something
Dissuade
a stupid person
Dolt
concealment of one’s true intentions by misleading words; deception
Duplicity
from many sources; varied
Eclectic
exhausted; worn out; overrefined
Effete
exit; to go out of
Egress
high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished
Eminent
wandering; unpredictable
Erratic
urgent; requires prompt attention
Exigent
to explain
Explicate
a type of embroidery
Fagoting
misleading; deceiving
Fallacious
allegiance; constancy; fidelity
Fealty
feeble; worthless
Feckless
very hot; intense; heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm
Fervid
coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly
fit⋅ful
to slow down; to weaken
Flag
laden; charged; filled; stuffed; loaded
Fraught
cheap; economical; careful
Frugal
vivid pink purple
Fuchsia
to explode with a loud noise; detonate; to issue or pronounce with vehement denunciation
Fulminate
to deny; contradict
Gainsay
to collect; to accumulate
Garner
lacking social grace; crude
Gauche
to urge; to incite
Goad
one who eats and drinks excessively; glutton
Gourmand
a mythical animal having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion
Griffin
a loud burst of laughter
Guffaw
a deep pit; a ravine
Gulch
a type of unrhymed Japanese poem consisting of three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables
Haiku
calm; peaceful; tranquil; rich; wealthy; prosperous; joyful; carefree
Halcyon
a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
Hiatus
gray or white with age
Hoary
to sharpen
Hone
dissembling; insincere; pretending
Hypocritical
carefree; lighthearted; charmingly simple or rustic
Idyllic
to permeate or influence; to inspire as with feelings, opinions; to saturate with moisture
Imbue
unwise; inconsiderate; brash; not judicious
Impolitic
to curse; to invoke or call down
Imprecate
to attack; challenge as false; cast doubt upon
Impugn
penetrating; cutting; biting; remarkably clear and direct
Incisive
lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished
Indigent
an indirect intimation about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature
Innuendo
an initiation; the act of bringing about or causing
Induction
hostile; unfriendly; adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful
Inimical
to accustom to accept something undesirable; habituate
Inure
immature; childlike; without interest or significance; dull; insipid; lacking knowledge or experience
Jejune
a female donkey or bird
Jenny
a projection or structure extending out
Jetty
given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful; witty; funny
Jocose
trash; a type of Chinese ship
Junk
a small group ruling a country, esp. immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted.
Junta
to place next to something else esp. for comparison
Juxtapose
to inspire; to set fire or ignite
Kindle
related to motion; caused by motion
Kinetic
an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person
Knave
praise; honor; glory; acclaim
Kudos
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
Laconic
flickering; running or moving lightly over a surface
Lambent
a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
Lampoon
fatigue, weariness; lack of energy
Lassitude
lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness
Levity
clear; sane; aware
Lucid
to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law
Litigate
profit; monetary gain
Lucre
gruesome; shocking; ghastly
Lurid
evil; tending to produce death (antonym of benign)
Malignant
a rebel; a nonconformist
Maverick
a thousand years
Millennium
to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate
Mitigate
pen to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful
Moot
lavish, extravagant; extremely liberal in giving; very generous
Munificent
table linens
Napery
a cemetery, esp. one of large size and usually of an ancient city
Necropolis
a connection or a link; core or center
Nexus
offensive or disgusting; harmful or injurious to health
Noisome
subtle variation; a small detail;
Nuance
to legally void; deprive of value or effectiveness
Nullify
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding
Obdurate
censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, esp. by numerous persons or by the general public.
Obloquy
to force; to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, esp. without warrant or invitation
Obtrude
objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome
Officious
a form of government in which control is placed in the hands of a few
Oligarchy
all-powerful, all-knowing
Omnipotent
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
Onus
to become hard as a bone
Ossify
producing eggs that hatch outside the maternal body
Oviparous
to cover up with excuses, to extenuate; relieve or lessen without curing
Palliate
a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth; Catch-22; puzzle
Paradox
an outcast; any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided
Pariah
the quality of being careful with money; thrifty; stinginess
Parsimony
a small amount; scarce
Paucity
to study; to read carefully
Peruse
to spread throughout
Pervade
a coward
Poltroon
a person authorized to act for some one else
Proxy
an expert; an authority
Pundit
to drink a beverage, esp. an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
Quaff
an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction; sense of faintness or nausea
Qualm
to suppress; put an end to; extinguish; vanquish; subdue
Quell
a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy
Quisling
extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
Quixotic
eccentric; odd; questioning or puzzled
Quizzical
former; sometime
Quondam
to demolish; to destroy; level to the ground
Raze
repeated criminal activity
Recidivism
marked by refusal to obey authority
Recusant
to banish; to send or consign to an inferior position
Relegate
a villain; an immoral person
Reprobate
cheerful; tinged with rose; rosy
Roseate
to reflect on something; to ponder
Ruminate
to authorize or approve; something that serves to support an action
Sanction
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident; reddish; ruddy
Sanguine
using ridicule or sarcasm
Satiric
marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked; muscle with dark and light bands
Striated
sedate; serious; grave; not flighty; permanent
Staid
to imagine; to conclude; to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess
Surmise
sensual; characterized by or loving luxury or sensuous pleasure
Sybaritic
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
Sycophant
unspoken; implied
Tacit
tangible; perception of touch
Tactile
a doctrine upheld by members of an organization
Tenet
polished; refined; concise
Terse
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation; a long, vehement speech
Tirade
a twisting or turning force; to cause to rotate or to twist
Torque
a civil wrong
Tort
not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured
Turbid
a feeling of offense; the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like; shadowy appearance
Umbrage
excessive; in an inappropriate, unjustifiable, or improper manner
Unduly
hard to handle; not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy
Ungainly
polished or polite
Urbane
lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat
Vapid
able to stand; capable
Viable
to slander; to speak ill of; defame
Vilify
a loud overbearing woman
Virago
pale; sickly
Wan
to stimulate; to incite; to make more intense
Whet
very angry; stormy; violent
Wroth
yellow color
Xanthic
fear of strangers
Xenophobia
to give birth of sheep or goats
Yean
time long past
Yore