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54 Cards in this Set
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adage
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(n.) a proverb, wise saying
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churlish
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(adj.) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude
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discordant
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(adj.) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conficting
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excerpt
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(n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a passage; to quote
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laggard
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(n.) a person who moves slowly or falls behind; (adj.) falling behind; slow to move, act, or respond
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plaudits
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(pl. n.) applause; enthusiastic praise or approval
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avowed
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(adj. pl.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
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enterprising
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(adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
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frugal
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(adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
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invalidate
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(v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect
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venerate
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(v.) to reguard with reverence, look up to with great respect
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wanton
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(adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one withlow morals
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audacious
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(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
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grapple
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(n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v.) to come to grips with, wrestle with, fight with
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myriad
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(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.)a very great number
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prodigious
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(adj.) immense, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
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willful
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(adj.) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
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perspective
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(n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance
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annul
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(v.) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void
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frivolous
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(adj.) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously
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ornate
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(adj.) elaborately decorated; showily splendid
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oust
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(v.) to remove, drive out of a position or place
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solicitous
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(adj.) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something
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staid
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(adj.) serious and dignified; quite or subdued in character or conduct
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disdain
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(v.) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n.) a feeling of contempt
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epitaph
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(n.) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
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facetious
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(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously
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plausible
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(adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair
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volatile
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(adj.) highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state
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proximity
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(n.) nearness, closeness
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abashed
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(adj., part.) embarrassed or ashamed
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finesse
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(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v.) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion
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forthright
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(adj., adv.) frank, direct, straight forward
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genial
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(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm
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ostracize
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(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away
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pseudonym
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(n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer
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excise
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(v.) to remove by cutting; (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commondity or service
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haggard
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(adj.) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking
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menial
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(adj.) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n.) a servant who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
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tawdry
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(adj.) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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jaunty
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(adj.) lively, easy, and carefree (in manner); smart or trim (in appearance)
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parry
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(v.) to ward off, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
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crony
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(n.) a very close friend, pal, chum
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avail
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(v.) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; (n.) use, benefit, or value
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enmity
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(n.) hatred, ill-will
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fervent
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(adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
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nullify
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(v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
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stoical
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(adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
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bludgeon
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(n.) a short club used as a weapon; (v.) to strike with a heavy club; to use force orstron arguments to gain some point
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capitulate
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(v.) to end resitance, give up, surrender
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encroach
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(v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
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impunity
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(n.) freedom from punishment
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prodigy
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(n.) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
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recluse
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(n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
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