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19 Cards in this Set
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adjourn The Judge adjourned the hearing until ten o'clock the following morning
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(v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
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Alien-Movies about aliens from outer space have been extremley popular for decades. An alien species of plant or animal can upset the balance of an ecosystem
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(n)a citizen of another country;(adj)foreign strange
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Comely-the proud parents and their comely children posed for a family portrait.
compensate-the manufacturer was ordered to compensate customers injured by the defective product. |
(adj)having a pleasing appearance
(v) to make up for;to repay for services |
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Dissolute-the mad roman emperor Caligula led an extravagant and dissolute life.
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(adj)loose in one's morals or behavior
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Erratic-students who have a erratic attendance record may find themselfs disciplined by the principal
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(adj)not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected;undependable
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Expulsion-the story of Adam and Eve from the garden of Eden is told in Genesis
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(n) the process of driving or forcing out
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Feint-the chess master's opening geint gave her an uneduate advantage.-his uncanny ability to feint and counterpunch made the champ unbeatable.
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(n)a deliberately deceptice movement;a pretense;(v)to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
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fodder-every experience in life is fodder for a novelist's imagination
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(n)food for horses;cattle;raw material for a designed purpose
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fortify-the soldiers fortify the garrison against the expected attack
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(V) to strengthen,build up
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illegible-the effects of air pollution have rengered the inscriptions on many old gravestones illegible
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(adj)difficult or impossible to read
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jeer-to jeer at someone with a disability is absolutely inexcuseable-umpires and other referees quickly become immune to the jeer of angry fans
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(v) to make fun of rudely or unkindly(n) a rude remark of derision
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lucrative-many people find that they can turn a favorite hobby into a highly lucrative business
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(adj)bringing in money
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Mediocer-the teams number one draft pick turned out to be a rather mediocer player, not a star who could lead them to the championship
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(adj)okay,so-so,alright
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Proliferate-Because malignant cells proliferate the rebel forces
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(v)to reproduce,increase,or spread rapidly
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Subjugate-we must act quickly the general said, in order to subjugate the rebel forces.
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(v)to conquer by force,bring under complete control
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Sully-the watergate scandal sullyed the image of politicians in the minds of many voters .
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(v) to soil,stain,tarnish,defile,besmirch
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Tantalize-whenI am on a diet,thetreats in bakery windows seem to have been put there to tantalize me
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(v)to tease , torment by teasing
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Terse-the manuscript for my short story was returned to me with a terse letter of rejection.
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(adj)brief and to the point
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unflinching-Everyone admires the unflinching courage with which firefighters and other rescure workers carry out their dangerous jobs,
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(adj)fim,showing no signs of fear,not drawing back
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