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15 Cards in this Set
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Adroit
adj. |
clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful
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Affront
v./n. |
v-to insult or to offend deliberately
n-a deliberate insult or offensive act |
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Avocation
n. |
an activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby
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crusade
n./v. |
n-a prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause
v-to engage in such a struggle |
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definitive
adj. |
supplying a final answer; conclusive
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demeanor
n. |
behavior; bearing
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erudite
adj. erudition n. |
adj-having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned`
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induct
v. induction n. |
v-to install in office,sometimes with a formal ceremony
-to admit to a society or to military service |
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lapse
v./n. |
v-to fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment
-to come to an end; to expire n.-a minor mistake; a slip -a pause or interval |
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militant
adj./n. |
adj-ready to fight, especially for a cause
n-one who is ready to fight for a cause |
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pariah
n. |
a social outcast
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prodigy
n. |
-a person who shows remarkable talent at an early age
-an amazing or extraordinary thing or event |
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protege
masc. n. fem. n. |
one whose training or career is helped along by another
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raucous
adj. |
-rough and unpleasant to the ear
-boisterous and disorderly |
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tacit
adj. |
expressed without words; implied
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