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20 Cards in this Set
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ARROGANT
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Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.
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AUSTERE
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Severe or stern in disposition or appearance
Philip's father, though just, was so AUSTERE that the boy was sometimes afraid to confide in him. |
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AVARICE
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Extreme greed for material wealth
Midas regretted his AVARICE, when his daughter turned to gold at his touch. |
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CONTAGIOUS
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capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object
Persons who have contracted CONTAGIOUS dieases must be isolated. |
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DELUGE
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an overwhelming number or amount
When the dam broke, a DELUGE of muddy water rushed through the valley. |
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DOLEFUL
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Filled with or expressing grief; mournful
I have much to be thankful for; I am determined not to be DOLEFUL about my loss. |
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ELIGIBLE
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fit or proper to be chosen; worthy of choice
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EVADE
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escape, either physically or mentally
The EVADED rays of the setting sun shone on the treetops. |
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FISSURE
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A long narrow opening
The spring bubbled through a FISSURE in the rocks. |
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ILLEGIBLE
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impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc
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IMMACULATE
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Clean and pure
Beau Brummel was a dandy, whose dress was always IMMACULATE |
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INERT
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inactive or sluggish by habit or nature.
The venturasome child fell from a tree, and lay INERT on the ground. |
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INNOVATION
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a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
A recent INNOVATION in our school is a magazine edited by the senior students. |
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OBLIQUE
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Devious, misleading, or dishonest
If the boy had been less OBLIQUE, he would have been better liked. |
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OBLIERATE
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to remove or destroy all traces of
A fresh fall of snow soon OBLIERATED the animals' tracks. |
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PERUSE
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to survey or examine in detail.
You should PERUSE the document carefullybefore signing it. |
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PERVADE
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to become spread throughout all parts of
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PRIVATION
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lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life
The early settlers suffered greaqt PRIVATION during their first Canadian winter. |
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RETARD
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to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.);
Do not RETARD our progress by refusing to do your share. |
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TRANGRESS
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to violate a law, command, moral code, etc
If you promise not to TRANSGRESS again, you will be forgiven. |