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40 Cards in this Set
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palatable |
satisfactory; suitable, delicious, appetizing |
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parley |
conversation between enemies or rivals |
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pernicious |
highly injurious or destructive, wicked, bad, damaging, dangerous, deadly, detrimental, evil, fatal, harmful, hurtful |
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plaintive |
expressing sorrow, mournful, pitiful, sad |
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potentate |
someone with unlimited power, usually a leader of a country or territory |
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precipitate |
quicken, accelerate, advance, bring on, hurry, speed up |
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prevaricate |
speak or act in an evasive way, evade, deceive
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protract |
prolong in time or space, extend, lengthen, stretch |
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propensity |
natural inclination or tendency |
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pundit |
one who gives his opinion as an expert in a specific field |
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quench |
to satisfy an actual or figurative thirst, or to put out a fire satisfy, appease, sate |
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ravage |
destroy, ruin, spoil |
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recondite |
not understood or known by many people |
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relegate |
to lower in position or reduce in rank |
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respite |
pause, break, halt, interval |
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rife |
widespread, common, frequent, general |
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rummage |
search, look for |
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saunter |
walk at a relaxed speed, stroll |
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sedentary |
staying or living in one place |
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sequester |
be put away for a specific reason isolate, island, separate |
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skulk |
to move about in a sneaky way, to hide or move about secretly |
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solicit |
request or ask for something ask someone for money, help, or information
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spurn |
reject; turn down, refuse |
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stratagem |
Trick, scheme or a clever plot, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve a goal |
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superfluous |
unnecessary; more than what is needed |
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symmetry |
balanced amounts of features to the main body or shape تقارن، تناسب، توازن، هماهنگی |
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tentative |
experimental not certain or fixed, hesitant, doubtful |
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titillate |
arouse, stimulate |
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tout |
to praise something or someone in order to persuade people that they are important or worth a lot
try to persuade people to buy goods or services you are offering |
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truculence |
aggressively forceful and hostile behavior
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underscore |
highlight تاکید کردن |
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unwitting |
ignorant or unaware |
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verdant |
green, flourishing, fresh, grassy |
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verbiage |
speech or writing that uses too many words or excessively technical expressions |
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viscous |
gelatinous, sticky |
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waylay |
ambush, actively block an individual’s path in order to interrogate, detain |
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zany |
crazy or unusual in a way that is amusing |
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abstain |
refrain, avoid, decline, deny |
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acme |
the highest peak that is reachable |
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alimony |
payment paid to one’s former spouse to support their living نفقه |
