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30 Cards in this Set
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inconspicious
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not noticeable, or prominent.
The shy child became inconspicious to the rest of the crowd |
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mausoleum
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a stately and magnificent tomb
the kings and queens were burried in magnificent mausoleums |
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Peril
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exposure to injury, loss, destruction
The students faced the peril of staph disease at school |
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dazedly
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to stun or stupeft with a blow, shock
the dog in tkam was dazedly walking along the sidewalk |
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passe
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no longer fashionable, in wide use
those shoes were passe and so last season |
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apoplectic
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of or pertaining to apoplexy [loss of body function]
the man who was in the accident died of apoplectic issues |
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umbrage
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offense; annoyance
the child ook the joke as an umbrage and stormed off |
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rectitude
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rightness of principle or conduct
her rectitude was rewarded by the principle |
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interdict
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any prohibitory act of decree of a court of an administrative officer
the interdict came out to be in favor of the innocent man |
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palliation
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to relieve or lessen without curing
her friends palliations by comforting her made her feel better after the surgery |
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cantankerous
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disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish
the cantankerous lady was not well liked by the towns people |
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vehemently
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zealous; ardent; impassioned
His vehement enthusiasm during the meeting frustrated the board. |
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ensuing
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to follow in order, come afterward
as time ensued, her first negative impressions of the girl grew to friendship. |
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obliged
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to require or constrain as by law, command
we were obliged to attend school until we were 17 |
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dismemberment
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the removal of limbs, being cut to pieces
Watching the dismemberment of the patient brought queezy feelings to the students. |
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malignant
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very harmful or dangerous in influence or effect
the malignant activity of jumping over fences was frowned upon by the adults |
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embalming
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to treat[a corpse] with preservations in order to prevent decay
the family members embalmed the corpes with spices to preserve the body |
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aberrations
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deviation from the proper or expected course
the events that occured were abberations of what normally happened. |
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accosted
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to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively
the coach accosted the referees about the improper calls |
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perpetrated
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to commit
the burglar perpetrated a serious violation against the law that put him 5 years in jail |
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auspicious
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promising success, propitious, opportune
The auspicious event was looked forward to many students looking towards the more prominant colleges |
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abominable
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very bad, poor, or inferiour
The group of older girls teased the younger girls for their abominable taste in clothes |
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parceled
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to divide into parts and distribute
the drama teacher parceled out different roles for the children to act out |
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benign
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having a kindly disposition, gracious
the benign students worked together to raise funds for important causes for the community. |
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inquisitive
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unduly or inappropriately curious, prying
the inquisitive children annoyed their older siblings by listening into their phone conversations |
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malancholy
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a gloomy state of mind, depression
His melancholy mood put the rest of the class in a gloomy mood for the rest of the day |
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assuaged
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to relieve or lessen
my mom assuaged my pain by making me soup for my stomach ache |
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sojourn
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to stay or reside temporarily
my cousin jake was to sojourn with our family for the summer while he was taking summer classes here. |
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truant
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one who is absent without permission expecially from school
the truant child skipped on school without his parents permission for many days at a time and soon got in serious trouble. |
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reconnaissance
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An inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information.
a reconnaissance was made around the area before the troops were allowed to set up camp. |