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100 Cards in this Set
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abrasion
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1. damage to skin caused by scrapping 2. process of scraping or rubber [abrade (v)] |
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abumbrate
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outline; indicate
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cognitive
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concerned with thinking perceiving [cognition (n)]
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deign
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condescend
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fervid
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passionate
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gall
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1. bitterness (bad feeling) 2. confidence 3. abnormal growth on a plant |
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levee
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1. raised bank of a river 2. morning reception held by a monarch |
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preternatural
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unnatural; abnormal
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quell
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supress
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score (n)
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written form of music
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abut
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to adjoin
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consternation
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worry and concern
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gavel
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judge's hammer
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lien
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right to selel property held as a security; legal hold on job etc.
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parenthesis
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remarks deviating form the main point [parentheses are round brackets in punctuation]
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sinewy
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vigorous; having well-developed muscles [a sinew is a tendon]
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steep (v)
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to soak inw ater
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tamp
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to plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. pack explosives into a hole)
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venturing
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1. hazarding; risking; putting forward; 2. going somewhere [venturesome means courageous or willing to take risks] |
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wry
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1. twisting or bent to one side 2. dryly humorous |
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arduous
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hard
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decimated
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kill or destroy a large part of (originally one tenth)
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fledge
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1. grow feathers 2. leave nest [fledging (n)=an inexperienced person or a baby bird] |
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gouge
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cut or dig out
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picayune
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insignificant; of little value
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riveting
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fascinating [to rivet literally means to fix metal plates using metal pins]
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soliloquy
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solo speech
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supplicant
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person who requests or begs for something [supplicate (v)]
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transcendental
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supernatural; going beyond normal experience [transcendent (a)]
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veritable
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true; genuine [verity (n)]
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condescension
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talking down to someone [condescending (a)]
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divest
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remove; take off
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eddy
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circular current
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epaulet
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shoulder decoration
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fallacy
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wrong idea [fallacious (a)]
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fringe
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1. decorative border with tassels (n) 2. to form an edge (v) |
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leaven
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to make light; modify; cause bread to rise using yeast etc.
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patronize
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1. to talk down to; condescend 2. to be a customer of |
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prominent
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1. eminent 2. protruding 3. obvious |
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statute
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law [statutory (a)]
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antibathy
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hatred
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aver
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affirm
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expatiate
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speak or write at great lenght
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flag (v)
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1. go lose energy 2. to signal |
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flail
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1. tool used to thresh grain 2. to thresh (separate grain from chaff) 3. to wave arms about wildly |
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indicate
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accuse (of crime) |
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loll
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laze around; hang out (when used of the tounge
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malign
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slander
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secure (v)
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1. to fix firmly 2. to obtain |
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talon
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long pointed nail or claw
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abeyance
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state or inactivity; disuse
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disarm
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1. take away weapons 2. win over to one's side [disarming (a)] |
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elaborate
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1. complex and detail (a) 2. to expand on (v) |
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foment
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1. stir up 2. bathe with hot liquids (medical) |
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jockeying
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maneuvering; struggling to get ahead of aothers [jockey (v)]
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minutiae
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small details
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rue
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regret [rueful (a)]
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somatic
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concerned with a body
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stinting
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holding back; limiting the supply (of supplies/ money etc.) [stint (v)]
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temerate
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moderate
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allure
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1. attraction (n) 2. to attract (v) |
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caulk
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treat with substance such as tar to make water-tight
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conscript
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1. person enlisted compulsorily into the armed forces 2. (v) to enlist compulsoriy |
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descultory
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aimless; inconsistent in effort
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elegy
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poem concerned with death; praise of dead person
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fallow
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uncultivated
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forbearing
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tolerate [forbear (v); forebearance (n)]
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hegemony
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political domination; complete authority
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improbity
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lack of honesty or integrity
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qualm
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hesitation of fear
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assay
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1. try 2. assess purity |
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chaucinist
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someone excessively patriotic [chauvinism (n)]
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discrete
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separate; discontinuous (not to be confused with discreet - prudent; diplomatic]
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enlist
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1. signal up for the army 2. obtain |
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fabricated
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made up; false; manufactured [fabricate (v); fabrication (n)]
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fulminate
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1. attach loudly in words; denounce thunderously 2. explode noisily |
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hawser
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thick rope or cable
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jibe
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agree with; complement; match up with (in British usage jibe means mock)
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peer
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1. an equal 2. to stare at 2. nobleman |
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stickler
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one who is strict about rules or details
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cloture
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closure; terminating a debate by voting
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congruent
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matching [congruency (n)]
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dally
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waste time; flirt
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dissemble
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avoid the trugh
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dote
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be excessively found to [doting (a)]
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errant
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1. wandering 2. wrong 3. straying from accept standards |
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fervent
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passionate
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stomach (v) |
to tolerate
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synapse
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junction between two nerve cells
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undercutting
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offering a lower price; undermining
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arson
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deliberate, criminal starting of fires
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carrion
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dead fish; carcasses
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intelligible
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can be understood
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ironclad
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cannon be altered; firm
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lint
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fluff; soft material used to cover wounds
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pretension
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assumed attitude of superiority; arrogance
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pundit
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expert
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pyre
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ceremonial fire
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sate
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satisfy
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syncopation
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type of musical rhythm with missed beats
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