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Section 1
(50 cards)
bravura
a showy display
distend
expand; swell out
contrived
artificial; labored
lurid
(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
stolid
not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
hidebound
rigid in opinions
discombobulated
discomposed; confused
countenance
facial expression
allegiance
loyalty
ebb
To fade away, recede
sordid
(adj.) wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish
feud
(n.) a bitter, long-term quarrel; (v.) to fight or quarrel with
succumb
(v.) to give way to superior force, yield
anorexia
loss of appetite
parlance
a particular manner of speaking
limpid
clear, transparent; readily understood
euphoria
A feeling of great happiness or well-being
proscribe
to prohibit
rancid
(adj.) stale, spoiled
tined
of a slender pointed projecting part
untoward
not favorable; unlucky
ribald
(adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language
Aorta
Largest artery in the body
avarice
greed
monomania
obsession with one thing
prosaic
(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic
arid
extremely dry
untapped
not being used
superintend
to oversee and direct
defraud
to cheat
gnarled
knotted, twisted, lumpy
splice
join
stilted
Artificially stiff or formal in manner
lethargic
acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
antic
ludicrously odd
unwonted
(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character
unfounded
not based on fact or reason
analgesia
a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness
accomplice
a person who takes part in a crime
vapid
(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
unprovoked
without cause; without having been brought about by an action
episodic
happening in parts or segments
defiance
A daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
drab
dull and without color; not cheerful or colorful
Prod
poke
pallid
pale
coda
concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes
blowhard
talkative boaster; braggart
garbled
mixed up; jumbled; distorted
estranged
separated; alienated
Section 2
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twinge
a sudden sharp pain
munificent
very generous
convalesce
recover health after illness; recuperate
wince
(v.) to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; (n.) the act of drawing back in this way
badinage
light and playful conversation
slake
(v.) to satisfy, relieve, or bring to an end
expunge
to erase, obliterate, destroy
collude
to plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose
umbrage
offense; resentment
truce
a pause in fighting, temporary peace
bulge
swell or protrude outwards
seethe
(v.) to boil or foam; to be excited or disturbed
Barge
a large low boat
abide
to remain; continue; stay; endure
rife
abundant; prevalent
gaucherie
awkwardness
Secede
to withdraw
adage
a proverb, wise saying
farce
(n.) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham
trudge
To walk slowly and heavily, as though with great effort.
discharge
An outflow of water from a stream, pipe, groundwater aquifer, or watershed; the opposite of recharge.
singe
(v.) to burn slightly; (n.) a burn at the ends or edges
ensconce
establish firmly in a position
snide
derogatory or mocking in an indirect way
begrudge
to give reluctantly, to envy a possession or one's enjoyment
scourge
(v.) To whip, punish severely; (n.) A cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
cringe
(v.) to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness
turpitude
depravity, moral corruption
prude
excessively modest person
surge
(v.) to have a heavy, violent, swelling motion (like waves); (n.) a powerful forward rush
glade
an open space in a forest
fortitude
courage in facing difficulties
delude
to mislead; to fool
lassitude
(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energyy
vestige
a trace or evidence of something that once existed
divulge
(v.) to tell, reveal; to make public
forge
counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power; Ex. forged ahead in the last two years; N: furnace where metals are heated
gouge
Scooping or digging tool, like a chisel, or a hole made with such a tool (noun); cut or scoop out; force out a person's eye with one's thumb; swindle, extort money from (verb)
repartee
a quick, witty reply
deluge
flood
subterfuge
an excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something
puissance
Power, might
dirge
a funeral hymn or mournful speech
rampage
violently angry and destructive behavior
Budge
to move or shift
strife
(n.) bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle
grenade
A small bomb that can be thrown
barrage
a rapid, large-scale outpouring of something
levee
a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
verbiage
(n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
Section 3
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nettle
(n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely
spoke
that part of a wheel that connects the center of the wheel to its rim
stipple
speckle or fleck esp with paint, effect of many small dots
commingle
mix, blend
inveigle
to obtain by deception or flattery
tractable
docile
heckle
to harass with questions and sarcastic remarks
extricable
to be able to be released from entanglement
ignoble
mean, low, base
trample
step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet
disagreeable
unpleasant; offensive; quarrelsome and bad-tempered
disgruntled
angry or dissatisfied
gobble
eat very quickly
bungle
(v.) to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness
incorrigible
not able to be corrected; beyond control
equable
steady; unvarying; serene
personable
(adj.) pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive
mettle
courage; endurance
revile
criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner
fluke
Stroke of luck, something accidentally successful
fume
Gas; vapor; harmful or irritating smoke.
amenable
(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible
garble
to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
fulsome
offensively insincere or excessive; disgusting, sickening
germane
(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
intractable
stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward
ineffable
Unutterable, indescribable
vile
extremely unpleasant
topple
(v.) to fall forward; to overturn, bring about the downfall of
rebuke
to criticize sharply
unexceptionable
entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism
wane
To decrease gradually
fumble
feel about uncertainly or blindly
tame
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
bridle
restrain
mangle
to spoil, disfigure, ruin, mar badly
mettlesome
full of courage and fortitude
boggle
To hesitate as if in fear or doubt
impale
to pierce with a sharp stake through the body
guzzle
Gulp; swill; consume to excess.
dissemble
to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
repine
fret, complain
redoubtable
inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
indelible
not able to be erased or removed; memorable
unconscionable
Not guided by conscience; morally wrong, unjust, unreasonable
rankle
(v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)
jumble
mix in a confused way
supple
bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
Inernecine
mutually destructive
bale
A large package prepared for transportation or storage.
Section 4
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respite
a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
Dire
Terrifying
snare
(v.) to trap, catch; (n.) a trap or entanglement
spire
a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.
chastise
(v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely
slight
to insult
periscope
instrument permitting those in a submarine a view of the surface
quixotry
A wild, visionary idea, an eccentric notion or act; a quixotism.
indenture
written contract
inhibit
to prevent, restrain, stop
perjure
to lie under oath
macabre
(adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
cupidity
(n.) an eager desire for something; greed
convulse
to shake violently
divine
to foretell or know by inspiration
conjecture
to guess
umpire
one selected to settle disputes about the application of settled rules or usages; a person agreed on by disputing parties to arbitrate their differences.t
discomfiture
embarrassment
shipshape
(adj.) marked by meticulous order and neatness (syn.) smug, taut, antiseptic, kempt, prim, well-groomed (ant.) unkempt, disheveled, messy, slovenly
sinecure
(n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
overstate
to exaggerate
gripe
to complain
epicure
someone who appreciates good food and drink
truculence
obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
high-mindedness
Have strong moral principles
philistine
one who lacks culture or taste
mare
female horse
opine
to express an opinion
Timbre
quality of sound
supine
lying on the back
quirk
a peculiar way of acting
malaise
A sense of unease; depression
grope
to feel about hesitantly with the hands
deplore
(v.) to feel or express regret or disapproval
gleeful
full of exultant joy; merry; delighted
rear
the back part of something
dispatch
(v.) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; (n.) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing
unscrupulous
having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair
perspire
sweat
unflappable
always knows what to do in any situation; cannot be made nervous or anxious
Sere
dry and withered
despondent
depressed
poise
good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position
auspicious
favorable; fortunate
profligacy
wasteful and immoral behavior
sumise
to infer without evidence
gape
to stare with an open mouth
subsume
to include, incorporate
braggadocio
implore
to beg
Section 5
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