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26 Cards in this Set
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Abstemious (ab-STEM-me-us) |
Not overindulgent in food or drink; moderate in terms of consumption. |
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Culinary (KYOO-lih-nare-ee) |
Relating to cooking or the preparation of food. |
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Curative (KYOOR-uh-tiv) |
Able to restore health; curing; serving to provide a remedy. |
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Haggard (HAG-urd) |
Showing signs of tiredness, anxiety or hunger. Wild and unruly in appearance. |
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Herbivorous (her-BIV-er-us) |
Eating only grass and plants, not meat. |
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Libation (lie-BAY-shun) |
An alcoholic beverage offered in accepted in celebration. |
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Abash (uh-BASH) |
To make someone, including yourself, feel ashamed, embarassed, or uncomfortable; to cause someone to lose composure. |
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Abjure (ab-JOOR) |
To renounce, repudiate, to give up one's previously held beliefs; to solemnly swear off or recant. |
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Epicure (EH-pih-kyoor) |
Someone with a refined taste for food and drink; a connoisseur. |
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Garnish (GAHR-nihsh) |
To add something to food or drink to enhance flavor or appearance; to decorate something, usually food, with an ornament. |
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Gastronomy (gas-TRAH-nah-mee) |
The art or appreciation of preparing and eating good food. |
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Haute Cuisine (OAT-kwi-ZEEN) |
Traditional, classic, high-quality French cooking or general gourmet preparation of food. Can refer to the preparation of meals like artwork. |
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Imbibe (im-BYB) |
To drink something, especially alcoholic and alcoholic beverages; to take in or absorb something into the mind like an idea. |
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Achievement (uh-CHEEV-muhnt) |
Something accomplished,especially by skill, work, courage, etc; feat; exploit; a great deed. |
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Venerable (VEN-eer-uh-bull) |
An individual or institution or institution that is respected and revered, sometimes because of an acheivement, intelligence, or character, but just as often as a result of being around a long time. |
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Accomplishment (uh-KOM-plish-muhnt) |
Something successfully completed. |
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Attainment (uh- TAYN-muhnt) |
An acheivement. |
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Capstone (CAP-stone) |
A crowning acheivment; a finishing touch; originally, a protective stone at the top of an arch. |
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Eminence (Em-ih-nence) |
Superiority or outstanding notability; having great achievements or high ranks. |
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Fruition (Froo-ISH-un) |
The completion of a goal as the result of significant and persistent effort. |
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Masterpiece (MAS-ter-peece) |
A person's greatest work; achievement of a lifetime. |
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Debacles (dih-BAH-kull) |
Utter collapse or rout; a complete (often ludicrous) failure. |
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Acrophobia (ak-ruh-FO-bee-uh) |
An irrational fear of high places, characterized by feelings of dread, danger and helplessness. |
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Deleterious (deh-luh-TEE-ree-us) |
With harmful or damaging effects on something or someone. As long term, communicates the assessment of harm, injury or loss. |
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Queasy (KWEE-zee) |
Feeling ill in the stomach, as if on the verge of vomiting; easily nauseated. Causing a feeling of uneasiness of nausea. |
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Aberration (ab-uh-RAY-shun) |
A departure from what is normal, desirable or expected; divergence from a moral standard. Also a defect in lens or mirror that causes a distorted image. |
