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30 Cards in this Set
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Circuitous |
(of a journey or route) longer than the most direct way |
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Sotto voce |
In a quiet voice |
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Accord (n.) |
An official agreement or treaty |
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Countenance (verb) |
Admit or accept as possible |
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Devolved |
Having had power transferred or delegated to a lower level, especially from a central government |
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Sesquipedalian |
Characterised by long words; longwinded |
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Beguiling |
Charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way |
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Hegemon |
A supreme leader |
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Cachinnate |
To laugh loudly |
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Veridical |
Truthful / coinciding with reality |
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Malapropism |
The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one, often with an amusing effect |
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Enmesh |
Cause to become entangled in something |
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Maverick |
An unorthodox or independently minded person |
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Skein |
A length of thread or yarn, loosely coiled or knotted |
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Perfunctory |
(of an action) carried out without any real interest, feeling, or effort |
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Reproach |
Express to (someone) one's disapproval of, or disappointment in, their actions |
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Apposite |
Appropriate in the circumstances |
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Suborn |
Bribe or otherwise induce (someone) to commit an unlawful act |
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Vicarious |
Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person |
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Monomaniac |
Characterised by an exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm |
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Ripost |
A quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism / comeback |
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Pique |
A feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride |
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Wrangle |
A dispute or argument, typically one that is long or complicated |
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Ape (verb) |
To copy clumsily and ineptly |
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Moonlighter |
One who works a second job on the side |
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Elegist |
The author of a mournful poem lamenting the dead |
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Marchioness |
The wife or widow of a marquess, or a woman holding the rank in her own right |
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Marquess |
A British nobleman ranking above an earl and below a duke |
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Copra |
Dried coconut kernels from which oil is obtained |
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Plaudit |
An expression of praise or approval |
