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66 Cards in this Set

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desecrate
(v.) to commit sacrilege, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
inconsequential
(adj.) trifling, unimportant
concoct
(v.) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
disconcert
(v.) to confuse; to disturb the composure of
cadaverous
(adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
grandiose
(adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
debase
(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
beneficent
(adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
crass
(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid
desist
(v.) to cease doing something, forbear
austere
(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
infraction
(n.) a breaking of a law or obligation
redoubtable
(adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
pillage
(v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n.) the act of looting; booty
vulnerable
(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
stipend
(n.) a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
prate
(v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
restitution
(n.) the act of restoring someone/something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good for loss or damage
punctilious
(adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to dine points of etiquette or propriety
stalwart
(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
reprove
(v.) to find a fault with. scold, rebuke
mitigate
(v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
élan
(n.) an enthusiastic vigor and liveliness, spirit; a flair
dissipate
(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
disavow
(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with
conducive
(adj.) tending to promote or assist, helpful, favorable
expurgate
(v.) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
dispassionate
(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion
consternation
(n.) dismay, confusion
dissension
(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
bovine
(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresposive
acrimonious
(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
corpulent
(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body
subservient
(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end; submissively obedient
perfidy
(n.) faithlessness. treachery
hypothetical
(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
impugn
(v.) to call into question; attack as false
odium
(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
intemperate
(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
ignoble
(adj.) mean, low, base
squeamish
(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
susceptible
(adj.) opent to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
gauntlet
(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge to combat; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
relegate
(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
adulation
(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive
evanescent
(adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
dilatory
(adj.) not on time, not prompt; tending to delay
abate
(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
irresolute
(adj.) unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
astute
(adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
avarice
(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
egregious
(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)
culpable
(adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
anathema
(n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article)
equivocate
(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows of more that one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
slovenly
(adj.) untidy, dirty, careless
supposition
(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
succinct
(adj.) expressed briefly and clearly; (clothing) lacking in fullness or cut
recapitulate
(v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up
nebulous
(adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
resuscitate
(v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
torpid
(adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull
novice
(n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiting skill and experience (also used adjectively)
penury
(n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
modicum
(n.) a small or moderate amount
pretentious
(adj,) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious