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140 Cards in this Set

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Allocate

Set apart, apportion, assign

Dispatch

Send

Embark

Board a vessel or aircraft, set out

Emit

Send forth

Inestimable

Incalculable, priceless

Rapture

Bliss, happiness, ecstasy

Reconcile

Settle , resolve, harmonize

Remorse

Sorrow, grief, regret

Solicit

Ask, request

Undulate

Move like waves

Accentuate

Emphasize, stress

Allay

Relieve, calm, quite

Brandish

Shake or wave menacingly

Consumption

Eating, devouring

Domocile

Home, residence, dwelling

Laden

Burdened, weighed down

Meandering

Winding, rambling, wandering

Obviate

Prevent, avert

Perilous

Dangerous, hazardous, risky

Virtuous

Moral, ethical, righteous

Allied

Joined, linked, affiliated

Apt

Suitable, fit, appropriate

Incessant

Unceasing, continuous

Jargon

Unintelligible language, lingo

Jurisdiction

Right, power, authority

Kindred

Like, similar, agreeing

Minimize

Dimish, belittle, lessen

Myriad

Innumerable, countless

Precarious

Uncertain, insecure

Sprightly

Lively, animated, spirited

Caustic

Sharp, biting, sarcastic

Comply

Obey, submit, conform

Cordiality

Warmth, earnestness, sincerity

Knoll

Small rounded hill

Placid

Calm, peaceful, quiet

Refinment

Fitness of taste, feeling, or thought

Smug

Self-satisfied, self-complacent

Spum

Foam, froth

Stifle

Choke, smother, suppress

Whet

Sharpen, stimulate, heighten

Chronic

Persistent, long-lasting, continuing

Gaunt

Abnormally lean, haggard-looking

Grasping

Covetous, greedy

Murky

Dim, dark, gloomy

Pertinent

Revelant, related

Pinion

Bind, shackle, tie

Shoal

Bank, reef, bar

Sinuous

Winding, curving, serpentine

Vestige

Trace, track, sign

Voracious

Ravenous, greedy, insatiable

Corpulent

Fleshy, fat, obese

Disinterested

Unbiases by personal interest, impartial

Dividend

Share, portion, gain

Fetter

Chain, shackle, confine

Grotesque

Bizzare, distorted, weird

Quandary

State of extreme perplexity or uncertainty

Superlative

Supreme, unexcelled, unsurpassed

Superlative

Supreme, unexcelled, unsurpassed

Taut

Tightly drawn, tight, tense

Terrestrial

Earthly

Turbid

Clouded, muddy, murky

Cumbersome

Heavy, bulky, unwieldy

Disheveled

Disordered, dissaranged, unkempt

Hysteria

Unhealthy emotion or excitement

Insolent

Disdainful, contemptuous, insulting

Mirage

A type of optical illusion

Noxious

Unwholesome, injurious, harmful

Oblivious

Forgetful, no longer aware

Palatial

Magnificent, luxurious, befitting a palace

Pallid

Pale, wan, ashen

Perceptible

Discernible, detectable, noticeable

Balmy

Deliciously mild, soft, soothing

Chafe

Anger, vew, irritate

Crevice

Crack, cranny, chink

Depreciate

Undervalue, disparage, belittle

Hoard

Accumulate, amass, treasure up

Infinity

Boundless, endless, unlimitableness

Knack

Special ability, aptitude

Morose

Glum, gloomy, sullen

Recess

Remote part or corner

Seethe

Boil, bubble, foam

Abyss

Bottomless pit, chasm

Alternative

Choice between two mutually exclusive things

Commence

Begin

Concerted

Cooperative, cordinated, combined

Conjecture

Surmise, geuss

Decoy

Lure, entice

Insuperable

Unconquerable, invincible, invulnerable

Relentless

Unyielding, unsparing, merciless

Tantalize

tease, torment,frustrate

Vigil

Watch, lookout

Audacious

Bold, daring, adventurous

Bland

Smooth, suave, ingratiatingly pleasant

Emanate

Issue, originate, derive

Engraft

Implant, install, establish

Florid

Flowery, flamboyant, showy

Genial

Cheerful, cordial, kindly

Invariable

Unchangeable, constant

Precipitous

Steep, abrupt, sheer

Untrammeled

Unrestrained, unlimited, unrestricted

Vigilant

Watchful, wide-awake, alert

Courier

Special message, carrier

Determinate

Settle, fixed, set

Doting

Excessively fond, indulgent, pampering

Novel

New, strange, original

Pervade

Permeate, speead throughout

Reconnoiter

Survey, probe, spy out

Solemnize

Dignify by formal ceremony, celebrate

Surly

Sullen, churlish, ill-tempered

Whim

Capricious notion, freakish idea

Candid

Unbiased, impartial, fair

Coincide

Agree, correspond exactly

Foil

Defeat, frustrate, thwart

Garish

Gaudy, flashy, excessively bright

Palatable

Appetizing, tasty

Renegade

Traitor, recreant, apostate

Retrieve

Recover, regain

Subjugate

Conquer and control

Trivial

Trifling, unimportant, insignificant

Unobtrusive

Inconspicuous, unassuming, unassertive

Ensue

Follow as a logical conclusion

Enthrall

Charm, captivate

Forshadow

Prefigure, foreshow

Illustrate

Demonstrate, give an example of

Invincible

Unconquerable, unbeatable

Notorious

Infamous, ill-famed, dishonorable

Plight

Difficult situation or condition, predocament

Unprecedented

Unheard of, unexampled

Valid

Legal, lawful

Vestibule

Entrance hall, lobby

Iminent

About to occur, close at hand

Incompatible

Incapable of existing toghether, incongruous

Irresolute

Vaciilating, wavering, indesicive

Prevalent

Current, wide spread, common

Sack

Plunder, strip, loot

Self-possessed

Calm, composed, self-controlled

Solitude

Aloneness, seclusion

Tacit

Silent, unspoken

Treacherous

Untrustworthy, deceiving

Vacillate

Hesitate, waver