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45 Cards in this Set

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arid
lacking water or rainfall; very dry
compatible
capable of existing or working together
deplore
1. to condemn
2. to regret
fraught
1. filled with; laden
2. emotionally distressed or distressing
incontrovertible
impossible to dispute or disprove
loquacious
talkative
microcosm
a small part that represents the whole of a system
ornate
richly and elaborately decorated
petulant
easily annoyed; peevish
quip
a witty remark, sometimes sarcastic
to make a witty or clever remark
scoff
to mock with contempt
tantalize
to excite by flaunting a desired thing and keeping it just out of reach
urbane
polite and refined in manner, as from vast social experience
volatile
tending to change suddenly; explosively unstable
wanton
1. wastefully excessive
2. reckless and indifferent toward morality, decency, or justice
apathy
a lack or interest or emotion
bludgeon
to strike with a club
a short, heavy club with one end heavier than the other
cursory
performed quickly with little attention to detail
eloquent
clear, expressive, and moving in speech
forlorn
wretched, hopeless, and pitiful
innumerable
too numerous to be counted
murky
1. dark and gloomy
2. cloudy; unclear
ordeal
a painful or difficult experience
phoenix
1. a bird of Egyptian mythology that periodically burned itself up and then rose from the ashes with renewed youth and vigor
2. a person or thing of unmatched quality
rebuff
to refuse bluntly
a blunt refusal
scrupulous
1. very attentive to what is right and wrong
2. extremely attentive to detail; meticulous
specter
1. a ghostly apparition
2. a mental image of an unsettling thing or event
textile
cloth made from weaving or knitting
ultimatum
a final demand or threat
vanguard
1. the forwardmost units of an advancing army
2. any group leading a new trend in a certain field
amass
to gather things together, usually for pleasure or profit
bravado
a showy or false display of courage
commiserate
to feel or to express sorrow; to sympathize
deter
to prevent from doing or happening
euphemism
an inoffensive term substituted for an offensive term
fledgling
1. a young bird just ready to fly
2. an inexperienced person
young and inexperienced
lavish
1. extravagant and abundant
2. excessively generous
to give generously and extravagantly
menagerie
a collection of animals on display
occult
of or dealing with magic or the supernatural
peripheral
of, near, or related to the outer edge or boundary
profusion
a great quantity or amount; an abundance
recluse
a person who lives a secluded, solitary life
skittish
nervously excitable
tangible
actual; real; capable of being perceived by the senses
undulate
to move in or cause to move in a wavelike motion