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12 Cards in this Set
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maverick
maver-lk |
an independent minded person
The political maverick refuse to follow the policies of his party. |
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gargantuan
gar-ganchoo-en |
huge
He had a gargantuan appetite, so he ate all the foods on the big table. |
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quixotic
kwik-sot lk |
idealistic having unreachable ideals
For over a year, quixotic Jim has lived in an old house to waiting his dead wife coming back home. |
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psyche
sl-ke |
soul mental state
There are some indications that the body is psyche affected by stress. |
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spartan
spar tn |
lacking in comfort
She has a spartan attitude to life. |
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panorama
pane-ram-e |
a clear view over a wide area
a breatgtaking panorama from the top of the hill. |
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odyssey
od l-se |
a long and adventruous journey
During his odyssey to the top of the mountain, he worte a long book. |
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psychosomatic
siko-so-mat-ik |
the mind or soul
Lucy's psychosomatic headaches disappered when she got a job. |
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boycott
boi-kot |
not to buy or use
They're boycotting the shop because the people there are on strike. |
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pandemonium
pande-mo ne-em |
noise chaos wild disorder
There was sheer pandemonium in the dance hall when someone shouted fire. |
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martial
mar shel |
referring to war or soldiers
Soldiers song the martial music befor they go on to war. |
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chauvinism
shove-nizem |
prejudiced devotion
when she tried to become an engineer, she came up against a lot of male chauvinism. |
