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31 Cards in this Set
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Tremulous |
A voice or part of a body that shakes slightly. He watched her tremulous hand reach out for the teapot. |
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Ominous |
Suggesting something unpleasant is very likely to happen in the future. There was an ominous silence when I asked if my contract was going to be removed. |
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Mundane |
Very ordinary; not interesting. Mundane matters such as paying bills and buying food do not interest her. |
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Loathe |
To hate someone or something. From an early age, the brothers have loathed each other. |
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Caustic |
A caustic remark is something hurtful, critical, or intentionally unkind. |
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Infamous |
Famous for something considered bad. The list includes the infamous George Drake, a double murderer. |
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Cessation |
Ending or stopping. Religious leaders have called for a total cessation of the violence. |
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Inadvertent |
Not intentional. An inadvertent mistake. |
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Incipient |
Just beginning He could feel incipient anger building up. |
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Euphemism |
A word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant word or phrase. ‘Senior citizen’ is an euphemism for ‘old people.’ |
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Wrest |
To violently pull something from someone. He wrested the letter from my grasp. |
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Jostle |
To knock or push roughly Photographers jostled around to get a better view of the royal couple. |
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Condolence |
Sympathy and sadness for family or close friends of a person who has recently died. |
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Incongruous |
Appearing strange or wrong Such a modern building looks weird here. |
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Stipulate |
To state exactly what must be done. State laws stipulate that public education must be free. |
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Dupe |
To deceive someone. The girls were duped by drug smugglers. |
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Lackluster |
Lacking energy and effort. A lackluster performance. |
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Reprimand |
To express strong official disapproval. She was reprimanded by her teacher for biting another student on the arm. |
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Repudiate |
Not accepting something as true or good. He repudiated the allegation/charge/claim that he had tried to deceive them. |
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Scoff |
To laugh about a person in a way which shows that you think they are stupid or silly. The critics scoffed at his paintings. |
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Belligerent |
Wishing to fight or argue. A belligerent person. |
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Disdain |
Dislike of someone or something. He showed ultimate disdain towards singers. |
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Aspirant |
Someone who wants to achieve a lot. Though she didn’t possess much natural talent, the aspirant practises dancing every single day in hopes that she would be good enough to become a professional dancer. |
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Pugnacious |
Wanting to start a fight. I found him pugnacious and arrogant. |
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Intimidate |
To frighten someone. |
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Feint |
To pretend to make a move to trick someone (usually in boxing or football). |
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Octogenarian |
A person between 80 - 89 years old. We have octogenarians here; they are all doing very well. |
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Promulgate |
To spread a belief/idea amongst people. Her ideas have been widely promulgated on the internet. |
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Dregs |
The small solid pieces that sink to the bottom of some drinks (coffee and wine). |
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Alacrity |
Speed and eagerness. She accepted the money with alacrity. |
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Brash |
Showing too much confidence. A brash young banker. |
