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20 Cards in this Set
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hirsute
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adj. The hitchiker was ragged dirty, and HIRSUTE, and no one picked him up.(hairy)
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pariah
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noun. He didn't know why he had suddenly become a PARIAH at school.(outcast, person rejected by a social group)
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rotund
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adj. He is as ROTUND as Santa Clause.(rounded, plump)
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RO-round
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impair
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verb. Looking as the sun will IMPAIR your vision (harm, weaken)
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Eulogize
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verb. Elvis Presley was EULOGIZED at his funeral.(pay public tribute; give great praise)
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assiocated with funeral
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foreboding
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noun. As he friend got on the plane, the woman had a sudden FOREBODING that she would never see her friend again.(premonition of future misforutune)
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fore-future
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evade
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verb. The politican was accused of EVADING the issues(escape or aviod,often by cleverness and often by decietfulness)
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prevail
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verb. Our team fianlly PREVAILED.(triumph, be superior in strength) I PREVAILED -►upon◄- my father to lend me the car.(to persuade)
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inordinate
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adj. The chubby child was INORDINATE when it came to cookies.(immoderate, unrestrained)
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molify
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verb. they tried to MOLIFY the women whose garage window had been broken. (calm, ease)
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nadir
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noun. Looking back, she realized that the film had been a NADIR of her career.(low point, "the pits")
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foible
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noun. One of his FOIBLES was forgetting to pay his bills.(minor character weakness)
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scurrilous
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adj. He found it difficult to combat the SCURRILOUS rumors.(psychologically abusive)
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eclectic
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adj. The art collector was ECLECTIC in his choices for the exhibition.(choosing from various sources)
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IC-adj
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vindictive
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adj. Family fueds are often caused by VINDICTIVE attidues.(seeking revenge,unforgiving)
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menial
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adj. She despised MENIAL work as would do anything to avoid it.(low, suited to a servent,humble,unpleasent)
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ial-adj
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Jocular
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adj. He was a JOCULAR fellow who enjoyed pracital jokes.(good humored)
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Joc-joke
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wrest
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verb. The dog WRESTed the bone from his hand.(seize with a violent twisting motion)
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(wrest)le
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gregarious
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adj. We knew he would have the good time at the convention because he was so GREGARIOUS. (seeking out and enjoying the company of others)
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ous-adj
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acrimonious
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adj. The meeting became ACRIMONIOUS when they got down to the gut issues.(bitter,hostile)
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acri-acid
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