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23 Cards in this Set
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Notionally(158) |
1 relating to, expressing, or consisting of notions or ideas 2 not evident in reality; hypothetical or imaginary |
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Sordid(159) |
involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt |
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Bedevil(161) |
1 cause great and continual trouble to 2 torment or harass |
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Defect(161) |
abandon one's country or cause in favor of an opposing one |
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Imbue(162) |
inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality) |
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Dictum |
1 a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source 2 a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle |
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Draconian(166) |
(of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe |
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Bridle |
1 bring (something) under control; curb 2 show one's resentment or anger, especially by throwing up the head and drawing in the chin |
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Deference(168) |
humble submission and respect |
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Signally (failed)(168) |
very noticeably |
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Equanimity(174) |
mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation |
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Inveterate(188) |
having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change |
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Despot(197) |
a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way |
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Prurient(215) |
having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters |
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Surreptitious(224) |
kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of |
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Rapacious(231) |
aggressively greedy or grasping |
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Vocation(234) |
a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation |
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Perdition(246) |
(in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death |
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Inviolable(246) |
never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored |
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Obviate(255) |
remove (a need or difficulty) |
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Milieu(258) |
a person's social environment |
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Pontificate(259) |
express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic |
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Effete(261) |
1 (of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual 2 no longer capable of effective action |
