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20 Cards in this Set
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Accede |
(v.) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity |
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Brandish |
(v.) to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion |
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Comprise |
(v.) to include or contain; to be made up of |
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Deft |
(adj.) Skillful, nimble |
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Destitute |
(adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in |
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Explicit |
(adj.) definite, clearly stated |
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Extirpate |
(v.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally |
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Inopportune |
(adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate |
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Ironic |
(adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic |
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Musty |
(adj.) stale, moldy; out of date |
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Officious |
(adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority |
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Ominous |
(adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen |
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Pinnacle |
(n.) a high peak or point |
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Premeditated |
(adj., part.) consideres beforehand, deliberately planned |
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Rampant |
(adj.) growing without check, running wild |
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Solace |
(n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console |
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Stately |
(adj.) dignified, majestic |
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Supple |
(adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile |
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Suppress |
(v.) to stop by force, put down |
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Venal |
(adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
