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60 Cards in this Set
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adage |
n. an old saying |
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camaraderie |
n. good will and warm feelings among friends |
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contend |
v. to struggle with |
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extraneous |
adj. not necessary |
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hubbub |
n. noisy confusion; uproar |
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meander |
v. to follow a windy course |
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odoriferous |
adj. having or giving off smell |
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paraphernalia |
n. personal belongings |
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punctilious |
adj. careful and attentive to details |
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recuperate |
v. to regain health or strength |
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regale |
v. to entertain or delight |
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sedentary |
adj. doing or requiring a lot of sitting |
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Spartan |
adj. marked by lack of luxury |
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temporal |
adj. relating to everyday world |
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wry |
adj. 1. turnt or bent to one side in distaste of humor
2. amusing in a quiet but sharp way |
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callow |
adj. immature |
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contemporary |
adj. living in the same time period |
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cynical |
adj. skeptical |
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despot |
n. a ruler with absolute power among others |
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enunciate |
v. to pronounce clearly |
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impediment |
n. an obstacle |
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impoverish |
v. to make poor |
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indolent |
adj. lazy |
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sagacious |
adj. wise |
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secular |
adj. worldly |
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speculate |
v. to make guesses |
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strife |
n. conflict |
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venerate |
v. to show great respect for |
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voracious |
adj. 1. desiring and eating large amount of food
2. greatly eager |
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wane |
v. to get smaller |
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apropos |
adj. suitable |
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ascendency |
n. domination |
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assess |
v. to determine and analyze the value of |
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aver |
v. to declare positively; to state as the truth |
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concede |
v. to admit to be true |
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deficient |
adj. lacking |
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dogma |
n. an unproven principle |
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embody |
v. to put an idea in a form that can be seen |
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impart |
v. to make known |
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oratory |
n. the art of public speaking |
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propagate |
v. to reproduce |
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proponent |
n. an advocate |
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rudimentary |
adj. not yet developed |
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sojourn |
n. a visit of temporary stay |
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vociferous |
adj. making one's feeling known in a loud way |
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amorous |
adj. expressing love |
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belittle |
v. to present of little value |
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censure |
v. to blame or find fault with |
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deem |
v. to consider; to believe |
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divulge |
v. to reveal |
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exorbitant |
adj. greater or more than seemed reasonable |
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expostulate |
v. to argue earnestly |
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fateful |
adj. having great consequences |
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ingrate |
n. an ungrateful person |
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injunction |
n. an order or command |
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moribound |
adj. close to death |
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motif |
n. a theme or idea in literature or art |
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subsidize |
v. to give financial aid |
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sumptous |
adj. luxurious |
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voluble |
adj. talkative |
