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39 Cards in this Set
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abnormous (ab-NOR-mus)
abnormity(n) |
adjective
not normal, irregular |
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abomination (uh-BAH-muh-NAY-shun)
abominate(v) |
a shameful or disgusting thing; something that is despised.
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abysmal (adj)
(uh-BIHZ-muhl) abysmally(adv) |
immeasurably low; very bad
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ambiguous (adj)
(am-BIHG-yoo-ous) ambiguity (n) |
having two or more possible meanings or interpretations
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ambivalence (n)
(am-BIH-vuh-luhns) ambivalent (adj.) |
uncertainty caused by having conflicting feelings about something
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antediluvian (adj)
(AN-tih-duh-LOO-vee-uhn) |
extremely old fashioned; referring to the long distant past
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antejentacular (adj)
(AN-tih-jehn-TAK-yuh-ler) |
pre-breakfast
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apathy, (n)
(A-puhth-ee) apathetic (adj) |
lack of enthusiasm or emotion
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apoplectic, (adj)
(A-puh-PLEHK-tihk) apoplexy (n) |
furious or extremely angry; intense enough to cause apoplexy (stroke)
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apropos, (adj)
(a-pruh-POH) |
appropriate;fitting suitable
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archaic, (adj)
(ar-KAY-ihk) archaically (adv) |
old-fashioned; primitive; antiquated
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auspicious, (adj)
(aw-SPIH-shuss) auspiciousness (n) auspiciously (adv) |
favorable; fortunate;promising
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austere (adj)
(aw-STEER) austerity (n) austereness |
serious, severe, strict, or hard; lacking softness or decoration
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avarice (n)
(AV-uh-rihs) avaricious |
greed
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bailiwick (n)
(BAY-lih-wihk) |
an area of skill or knowledge; field of expertise
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baroque (adj)
(buh-ROHK) baroquely (adj) |
excessive in ornamentation or detail; overly ornate; extravagantly complex; tacky
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behoove (v)
(bih-HOOV) |
to be proper, necessary, or appropriate, to be beneficial or in one's best interests
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benign (adj)
(bih-NAHYN) benignly (adv) |
kind or gentle; not harmful
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brannigan, (n)
(BRAN-ih-guhn) |
a noisy argument or fight
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cacophonous, (adj)
(kuh-KAW-fuh-nuss) cacophonously (adv) cacophony (n) |
having a harsh, unpleasant sound
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caliginous (adj)
(kuh-LIH-juh-nuss) caliginosity (n) |
dim; dark; misty
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camaraderie, (n)
(kahm-RAH-duh-ree) |
ease and goodwill among friends
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candor, (n)
(KAN-der) candid (adj) candidly (adv) |
honesty and frankness of expression; openness
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cathartic, (adj)
(kuh-THAR-tihk) catharsis, (n) |
cleansing or relieving; emotionally purging
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cenatory, (adj)
(SEHN-uh-tor-ee) |
of or pertaining to dinner
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chagrin (n,v)
(shuh-GRIHN) chagrined,(adj) |
1-a feeling of disappointment; humiliation, or mortification
2-to annoy via humiliation or disappointment |
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chicanery, (n)
(shih-KAHN-ree) chicane, (v) |
deception or trickery
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clandestine (adj)
(klan-DEHS-tihn) clandestineness, (n) clandestinely (adv) |
secretive; furtive; sneaky
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coherent, (adj)
(koh-HEER-uhnt) coherence, (n) coherently (adv) |
connected by logic; logical
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conflagration (n)
(kahn-fluh-GRAY-shuhn) conflagrant, (adj) |
a large and destructive fire
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consuetudinary (adj)
(kahn-swih-TOO-duh-NER-ee) consuetude, (n) |
customary; traditional
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convoluted, (adj)
(kahn-vuh-LOO-tihd) convolutedness (n), convolutedly(adv) convolute (v) |
complicated or intricate;twisted
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copious (adj)
(KOH-pee-uss) copiousness, (n) copiously (adv) |
abundant; plentiful; in great quantity
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coruscate (v)
(KOR-uh-skayt) coruscation (n) |
to sparkle or emit flashes of light
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coulrophobia (n)
(kowl-ruh-FOH-bee-uh) |
the fear of clowns
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coup (n)
(koo) |
1. a highly successful and unexpected act
2. a takeover |
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crepuscular (adj)
(kreh-PUH-skyuh-ler) crepuscule (n) |
relating to or resembling twilight; dim
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cryptic, (adj)
(KRIHP-tihk) cryptically (adv) |
having mysterious or hidden meaning; puzzling
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delassation, (n)
(dee-la-SAY-shuhn) |
fatigue, tiredness
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