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32 Cards in this Set
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Assiduous
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diligent, persistent, hard-working
The assiduous chauffeur scrubbed the limousine endlessly. |
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Assuage
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to make less severe, ease, relieve
Like many people, Philip Larkin used warm milk to assuage his sleepiness. |
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August
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Dignified, awe inspiring, venerable
The august view of the summit... |
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Baleful
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Harmful, with evil intentions
The sullen teenager gave his nagging mother a baleful look. |
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Bastion
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fortification, stronghold
The club was well known as a bastion of conservative values. |
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Belabor
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to insist repeatedly or harp on
I understand completely; you do not need to belabor the point. |
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Belie
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to misrepresent, to expose as false
The first lady's appearance belied rumors that she... |
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Blandish
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to coax with flattery
We blandished the teacher... |
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Blight
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to afflict, destroy
The farmers feared that the previous night's grist had blighted... |
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Bourgeois
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middle class
The bourgeois family... |
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Burgeon
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to sprout or flourish
Because the population of the city is burgeoning... |
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Buttress
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to reinforce or support
The construction workers attempted to buttress the ceiling. |
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Callow
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immature, lacking sophistication
The young and callow fans... |
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Capricious
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impulsive, whimsical
Queen Elizabeth was quite capricious. |
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Catholic
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universal, broad and comprehensive
Hot tea is a catholic remedy. |
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Choleric
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easily angered, short-tempered
The choleric principal... |
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Circumscribe
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to encircle; set limits on, confine
Country estate is circumscribed by rolling hills. |
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Circumspect
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cautious, wary
far more circumspect in his exploits... |
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Colloquy
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dialogue or conversation, conference
The congressman held a colloquy to determine... |
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Commensurate
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proportional
A salary commensurate with his experience. |
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Compunction
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feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt or regret.
Her compunction was intense... |
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Decry
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to belittle; to openly condemn
all over the world decried the dictators... |
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Congruity
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correspondence, harmony agreement
The was an obvious congruity between... |
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Consonant
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consistent with, in agreement with
Ingrid received was consonant with the low... |
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Continence
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self-control, self-restraint
impressive continence in steering... |
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Convivial
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sociable, fond of eating, drinking, and people
The restaurant's convivial atmosphere... |
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Corpulence
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obesity, fatness, bulkiness
Egbert's corpulence increased... |
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Craven
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cowardly
The craven lion cringed... |
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Credence
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acceptance of something as true or real
Could't give any credence to the... |
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Credulous
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gullible, trusting
only the most credulous 9-year-olds do. |
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Deciduous
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losing leaves in the fall, short-lived, temporary
Deciduous trees are bare in winter... |
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Decorous
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proper, tasteful, socially correct
finer points of decorous behavior... |
