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65 Cards in this Set

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hiatus

break or vacatation

hinderance

something that stops progress

enhance

to improve

glutton

one who eats or drinks too much

efface

erase or rub out

delineate

to describe clearly

brawn

muscular strength

tout

to brag publically

nefarious

extremely wicked

vernacular

slang

querulous

full of complaint

pugnacious

eager to fight

engender

to create

obliterate

to completely destroy

quell

to calm; pacify

kindle

to start a fire

artisan

one who is skillful with their hands

copious

abundant, plentiful; a lot of something

obscure

difficult to understand

extol

to praise highly

amorous

feeling loving

corroborate

to confirm or back up

decorous

proper; in good taste

expedite

speed up progress

idyllic

naturally peaceful

juxtapose

to place side by side

incandescent

brilliant; giving off heat or light

exasperate

to annoy thoroughly

discordant

lacking harmony or agrement

volatile

highly unstable; explosive

distend

to swell;expand

fecund

fertile; productive

sage

wiseman, one who gained wisdom through experience

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

deride

to redicule

assail

to attack with words or force

benevolent

generous, kind

scrutinize

to examine carefully

histrionic

overly dramatic

didactic

intended to teach; morally instructive

bucolic

charmingly rural

pretentious

conceited, snobbish

gullible

easily fooled or deceived

convivial

fond of partying; festive

discreet

sneaky; unnoticed

discrete

separate, distinct, unconnected

fabricate

to lie

gesticulate

to make gestures while speaking

laud

to applaud; to praise

belabor

to go over repeatedly to an absurd extent

reiterate

to say again, repeat

conflagration

huge fire; inferno

induce

cause to happen


soporific

causing sleep; very boring

anarchy

lawlessness, absence of control

strident

shrill; high-pitched

nonchalant

not showing any concern or worry

malleable

easy to shape or bend

ludicrous

absurd, ridiculous

abridge

to shorten or condense

lethargy

sluggishness, laziness

recondite

over one's head, hard to understand

conspicuous

standing out, obvious

archaic

ancient, outdated

imminent

about to happen