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30 Cards in this Set
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Alacrity |
n. Cheerful readines, or willingness |
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Allusion |
n. 1.a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something,either directly or by implication |
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Consecrate |
v. to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: |
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Deduce |
v. To take information away from |
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Detract |
v. to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from). |
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Disseminate |
v. To scatter |
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Encumber |
v. To hinder/get in the way |
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Extol |
v. To praise highly |
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Feckless |
Adj. Ineffective |
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Flamboyant |
adj. 1.strikingly bold or brilliant; showy:flamboyant colors. 2.conspicuously dashing and colorful:the flamboyant idol of international society. 3.florid; ornate; elaborately styled:flamboyant speeches. |
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Fraught |
Adj. Full of (Referring to danger) |
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Haphazard |
Adj. Lack of order or planning |
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Incontrovertible |
Adj. Cannot be argued |
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ingenuity |
n. resourceful, inventive |
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Intermittent |
adj. Recurring |
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Lament |
v. To express deep sorrow or regret |
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Monetary |
adjective1 Relating to money |
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Obligatory |
adj. Required, "obliged to" |
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Pensive |
adj. Dreamily or wistfully thoughtful |
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Plumb
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noun1.a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line.Compare plumb line.adjective, Also, plum. 2.true according to a plumb line perpendicular. 3.Informal. downright or absolute.adverb, Also, plum. 4.in a perpendicular or vertical direction. 5.exactly, precisely, or directly. 6.Informal. completely or absolutely: She was plumb mad. You're plumb right. verb (used with object) 7.to test or adjust by a plumb line. 8.to make vertical. 9.Shipbuilding. horn (def 32).10.to sound with or as with a plumb line.11.to measure (depth) by sounding. 12.to examine closely in order to discover or understand:to plumb someone's thoughts. 13.to seal with lead.verb (used without object) 16.to work as a plumber.Idioms 17.out of /off plumb, not corresponding to the perpendicular; out of true. |
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Stilted |
adj. Very formal |
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Subjugation |
n. The process of bringing somebody under control (Enslavement) |
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Sustenance |
n. Sustaining life, nourishment |
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Torrid |
Adj. Hot, passionate |
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Trauma |
n. a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury an experience that produces psychological injury or pain. |
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Traverse |
v . To cross |
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Vagabond |
N. Nomad, has no settled home |
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Visage |
N. Face, appearance |
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Wanton |
adj. without regard for what is right n. Lavish person who has no regards for others v. To spend a lot |
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Zenith |
n. Highest point |
