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52 Cards in this Set

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Emulate

Copy, to imitate

Facilitate

To make something less difficult

Fetter

Manacles, shackles, restricting movement

Finesse

Refinement, perfection

Flag

To grow weak

Flout

To treat scornfully

Foment

Instigate, stir up, arouse

Forestall

To prevent, delay

Preempt

Force stop

Founder

To sink, fail, collapse

Gainsay

Deny

Gambol

To frolic, leap playfully

Goad

Frighten someone to do something

Gouge

Using pressure to pull out something

Contagious

Infectious, communicable

Boorish

Indifferent, coarse

Rational

Logical, reason based

Innate

Instinctual understanding

Raptured

Uncontrollable happiness

Surreal

Dream like state

Baroque

Ornamented

Ramshackle

Ruined, dilapidated

Terse

Brief and to the point

Repercussions

Bad consequences

Tirade

Angry outburst

Chafing

Rubbing that causes pain

Torpidity

Lethargy, lassitude

Realm

World, domain

Mired

Stuck

Poignant

Sad, emotionally disturbed

Incarcerated

Put behind bars

Hubristic

Pride

Premonition

Presige, presentiment

Gumption

Drive

Brawny

Muscular strength

Adroit

Skillful

Obviate

Anticipate trouble and prevent it

Rhapsodies

Extreme joy

Stodgy

Heavy, rich with details

Supplicating

Squatting

Rife

Be filled with

Hunkered down

Passive opposition

Gussied up

Dress up to draw attention

Fathom out

Deep, find out

Peg out

Hold on

Winnowed down

Sieve, filter, sifting

Minced

To chop the meat into small pieces; tone down; soften

Appropriate

Usurped

Titillated

Pleasant feeling

Repudiate

Reject

Depravity

Corrupt something of high quality

Come uppance

Inevitable result