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51 Cards in this Set
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SHIRK
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Verb. To evade an obligation.
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NEGLIGIBLE
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Adj. Can be disregarded or left out of consideration, small or inconsequential. Trifling.
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PARSIMONIOUS
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Adj. Economical and efficient, spending very little.
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SUPPLIANT
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Adj. Asking earnestly and submissively entreating. Beseeching.
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PROSELYTIZE
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Verb. To convert to some religion, system, or opinion.
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EDIFY
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Verb. Elevate spiritually and morally, instruct and improve.
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BEQUEST
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Noun. Something whichis left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift.
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SUCCOR
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Noun. The person or thing that brings relief; aid or assistance.
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EPITAPH
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Noun. A short message on a grave stone that describes the deceased person.
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PREVARICATE
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intr.v. To stray from or evade the truth.
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COLLUSION
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Noun. A secret agreement for fraudulent, illegal, or treacherous purposes.
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PEDANTIC
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Adj. Bookish, showing off one's knowledge
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UNCTUOUS
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Adj. Insincere, slippery, "hard to pin down"
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IGNOBLE
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Adj. Low in character, dishonerable, undignified.
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INDOLENT
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Adj. Habitually lazy, inactive.
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VITIATE
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Tr.v. To reduce the value of, to pervert, to make something ineffective, to corrupt morally.
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DESICCANT
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Noun. To dry up, to dehydrate, a drying agent.
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SATURNINE
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Adj. Dark, gloomy, sullen; Having a temperment of one born under the supposed astrological influence of Saturn.
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ENERVATE
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Tr.v. To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of, to make soemthing ineffective, to deplete. Adj. Deprived of strength, debilitated
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DESULTORY
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Adj. Not connected to what preceded, jumping from one thing to another; happening at random/chance.
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OFFICIOUS
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Adj. Interfering in things that are not your business, pushy, meddlesome. Marked by excessive eagerness in offering of unwanted services or advice to others.
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ALACRITY
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Noun. Cheerful willingness, eagerness. Speed or quickness, celerity.
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MALADROIT
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Adj. Marked by a lack of adroitness (dexterious, skillful), clumsy, bungling, inept. Noun. An inept person.
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VENAL
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Adj. Open to bribery, obtainable for a price, corupt, "out for the money," unprincipled.
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IGNOMINOIUS
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Adj. Shameful, dishonerable, undignified, disgraceful.
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SPURIOUS
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Adj. Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or orgin, not genuine, false.
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PUERILE
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Adj. Childish, juvinile.
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EFFETE
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Adj. Exhausted, worn out, weak. The final effete period of the baroque style. Also, marked by self-indulgence, trivality or decadence. An effete group of self-professed intellecutals.
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PAROXYSM
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Noun. A sudden outburst of emotion or action. A paroxysm of laughter.
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EFFICACIOUS
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Adj. Producing or capable of producing a desired effect. Effective.
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HALCYON
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Adj. Calm and peaceful, tranquil. Prosperous, golden: Halcyon years.
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COMPUNCTION
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Noun. Remorse for wrongdoing. He was often described as heartless; he could take candy from a baby and show no compunction.
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SACROSANCT
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Adj. Invioble, sacred.
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HUBRIS
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Noun. Excessive pride.
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COROLLARY
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Noun. An additional inference or deduction from a demonstrated proposition; a consequence.
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GUSTATORY
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Adj. Relating to the sense of taste.
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BELABOR
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Verb. To beat soundly (as a point); to work diligently.
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VISCERAL
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Adj. Relating to the internal organs; bringing about a gut reaction. She had a visceral response to lima beans; she gagged every time she saw them on her plate.
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PROMULGATE
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Verb. To publish, declare, proclaim, make open declaration.
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ABUT
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Verb. To border, be contiguous; to meet.
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ACRIMONY
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Noun. A harsh or biting severity or sharpness.
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ADUMBRATE
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Verb. To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth.
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AMALGAMATE
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Verb. To combine or unite into a single body or organization.
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ANATHEMA
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Adj. Greatly detested, seen to be accursed or damned.
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ADHEDONIC
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Adj. Unable to experience pleasure.
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AVARICE
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Noun. Greadiness after wealth, covetousness, an excessive desire of gain. Beattie stated that "To desire money for its own sake, and in order to hard it up, is avarice."
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BELIE
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Verb. Show the falsity of something by providing contradictory information.
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BRUSQUE
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Adj. Short and abrupt.
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BURGEON
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Verb. Grow vigorously, expan greatly.
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CAUSTIC
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Adj. Burning, corrosive, destructive. Her caustic remarks were so sarcastic and hurtful that she quickly lost many of her friends.
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CHARY
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Adj. Cautious, wary, hesitant. Slow to accept or allow.
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