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15 Cards in this Set
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Abhorred
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(adj.) hated; regarded with disgust
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He abhorred hunger; however his wife loved being more fortunate than others.
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Allay
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(verb) to calm; to put at rest
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She was really upset, so her mother allayed her and calmed her down.
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Chide
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(verb) to scold or rebuke
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After stealing a cookie from the cookie jar, Gina's father chided her lightly, but only rebuked her because she had stolen it for her brother
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Fortitude
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(noun) bravery; courage in pain or adversity
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He fought the deadly knight with fortitude and courage through his injuries.
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Homage
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(noun) tribute; special honor or respect shown publicly
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In olden times, people paid homage to the gods; in modern times some people don't even believe in gods, much less pay them tributes.
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Perfidious
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(adj.) treacherous; deceitful and untrustworthy
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He was perfidious for several reasons, like how he had already been in jail, he had betrayed people's trust numerous times, and he didn't care about anything but his own gain.
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Precursors
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(noun) ones who go before
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Everyday, the precursors always have Science before we do; however, every other day, we instead have History before them.
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Celestial
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(adj.) belonging or related to Heaven; heavenly
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Many people yearned for celestial bronze in the olden days because they wanted something heavenly and worth money.
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Enmity
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(noun) hostility
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Jack felt enmity towards Ralph, and Ralph too felt strong hostility towards Jack and his savages.
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Nimble
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(adj.) quick; alert
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The thief was nimble; his counterpart was however very slow and sleepy.
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Trifle
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(noun) insignificant thing
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Royalty doesn't care about trifles; they only care about big things that actually impact themselves.
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Upbraid
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(verb) to scold
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After stealing from the cookie jar again, Gina was upbraided, rather than praised for her malicious idea of stealing for self gain.
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Odious
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(ajd.) extremely unpleasant; repulsive
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Many Harry Potter fans agree that Snape is quite odious; however, everyone agrees that McGonagall is not only pleasant, but also what everyone wants to be when they are as old as she is.
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Surfeited
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(adj.) full; satisfied
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After the starved boy was dying from starvation, a kindhearted lass led hm into her home, and after the feast she prepared he was finally surfeited.
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Vigilance
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(noun) the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties; watchfulness
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"Constant vigilance," is whatMad-Eye Moody always says, because he believes that it is important to be watchful.
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