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50 Cards in this Set
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reverie (n)
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daydream, pensiveness
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corroborate (v)
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endorse, confirm
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approbation (n)
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praise, consent, approval
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atone (v)
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amend, rectify
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recoil (v)
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to draw back, spring back from
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constancy (n)
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fidelity, steadfastness, faithfulness
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extricate (v)
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to remove oneself from, to get out, free
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magnanimity (adj)
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loftiness of thought or purpose
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amenities (n)
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luxuries, accomodations, social conveniences
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ponderous (n)
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heavy, lacking grace
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irreverent (adj)
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lacking respect, bad-mannered
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relinquish (v)
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to give up, to surrender, to resign
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perilous (adj)
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dangerous, precarious, treacherous
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reprimand (n, v)
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to scold, to punish, to blame
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admonish (v)
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to warn, to notify, to advise
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alacrity (n)
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promptness in response
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paragon (n)
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model of excellence
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probity (adj)
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uprightness, adherence to highest principles
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voracious (adj)
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huge appetite
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pedantic (adj)
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unimaginative, ostentatiously learned
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importune (v)
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to press, to urge, to beg, to solicit
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misconstrue (v) |
to misinterpret, misunderstand |
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expedient (adj) |
convenient, timely; done quickly |
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debauchery (n) |
immoral behavior, against social code |
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genial (adj) |
likeable, friendly, affable |
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insatiable (adj) |
wanting more, unquenchable |
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infallible (adj) |
perfect, foolproof |
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surmise (v) |
to conclude, assume
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dubious (adj) |
doubtful, questionable |
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feign (v) |
to pretend, or act as if one knows |
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inquisitive (adj) |
extremely curious |
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vehemence (n) |
to say or do something with intense emotion or force |
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verge (n) |
the brink or edge of something |
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averse (adj) |
opposed to doing something |
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inexorable (adj) |
relentless, inflexible |
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stoicism (n) |
indifference to pain or emotion |
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desolate (adj) |
alone, apart from others physically or emotionally |
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countenance (n) |
one's face or expression |
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diffident (adj), diffidence (n) |
state of being hesitant in action or speaking through lack of self-confidence |
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morass (n) |
a swamp, marsh... or a confused or complicated situation |
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remuneration (n) |
something that pays an equivalent amount for a service, loss or expense |
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pallid (adj) |
deficient in color, pale |
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remonstrance (n) |
an earnest presentation of reasons for opposition or grievance |
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eschew (v) |
to avoid habitually, especially on moral or practical grounds |
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impetus (n) |
a driving force, impulse |
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expostulate (verb) |
to express strong disapproval or disagreement, remonstrate, protest against, reason against |
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scrupulous (adj) |
meticulous, conscientious, careful |
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endeavor (v, n) |
to try to make happen |
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dispensation (n) |
exemption from a rule or usual requirement, or a system of order or organization existing at the time |
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delineate (v) |
to describe or portray something precisely |
