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15 Cards in this Set
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emolument
/ih-MAHL-yuh-muhnt/ |
n. the profits arising from office, labor, or employment; gain; compensation; advantage; perquisites, fees, or salaries
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depricate
/DEP-ri-kayt/ |
v. 1. To disapprove of strongly; delplore
2. To belittle 3. To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert through prayer |
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bivouac
/BIV-wack/ |
n. 1. The watch of a whole army by night when in danger of surprise or attack
2. An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering |
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umbrage
/UHM-brij/ |
n. Suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment
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incipient
/in-SIP-ee-uhnt/ |
adj. Beginning to be or to show itself; commencing, initial
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dapple
/DAP-uhl/ |
n. A small contrasting spot or blotch
adj. Marked with spots of different shades or colors; spotted; variegated v. To variegate with spots; to spot |
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pugnacious
/puhg-NAY-shus/ |
adj. Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome, fighting
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capitulate
/kuh-PICH-uh-layt/ |
v. To surrender under agreed conditions
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susurrus
/su-SUHR-us/ |
n. 1. The act of whispering
2. A whisper, a rustling, a murmur |
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thaumaturgy
/THAW-muh-tuhr-jee/ |
n. The act or art of performing something wonderful; magic; legerdemain
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capacious
/kuh-PAY-shus/ |
adj. Having capacity; able to contain much; large; roomy; spacious; extended; broad
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canorous
/kan-OR-uhs/ |
adj. Melodious; musical
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effulgence
/i-FUL-juhn(t)s/ |
n. The state of being effulgent; extreme brilliancy; a flood of light; great luster or brightness; splendor
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assuage
/uh-SWAYJ/ |
v. To soften; to allay, mitigate, ease, lessen; to appease or pacify
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repast
/ri-PAST/ |
n. 1. Something taken as food; a meal; figuratively any meal
2. The act of taking food |
