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15 Cards in this Set
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fickle
[fik-uhl] |
1. likely to change, esp. due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable.
2. not constant or loyal in affections |
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idle
[ahyd-l] |
1. not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing.
2. not spent or filled with activity. 3. not in use or operation; not kept busy. |
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rancor
[rang-ker] |
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
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sepulcher
[sep-uhl-ker] |
1. a tomb, grave, or burial place
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inauspicious
[in-aw-spish-uhs] |
not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
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languish
[lang-gwish] |
1. to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
2. to lose vigor and vitality. |
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purge
[purj] |
to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
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fatuous
[fach-oo-uhs] |
1. foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.
2. unreal; illusory. |
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feckless
[fek-lis] |
1. ineffective; incompetent; futile.
2. having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy. |
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gauche
[gohsh] |
lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless.
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homogeneous
hoh-muh-jee-nee-uhs] |
1. composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous.
2. of the same kind or nature; essentially alike. |
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Errant
[er-uhnt] |
–adjective
1. deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying. 2. journeying or traveling, as a medieval knight in quest of adventure; roving adventurously. 3. moving in an aimless or lightly changing manner. |
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sunder
[suhn-der] |
–verb (used with object)
1. to separate; part; divide; sever. –verb (used without object) 2. to become separated; part. |
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cogent
[koh-juhnt] |
1. convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
2. to the point; relevant; pertinent. |
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venial
[vee-nee-uhl] |
adjective
1. able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong. 2. excusable; trifling; minor. |