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Section 1
(50 cards)
feign
to fake or pretend
juxtapose
to place side-to-side to compare
copious
abundant, plentiful, large in number
guise
a false appearance or pretext
deft
very skilled or talented
lament
to mourn or a sound of morning
martyr
someone who is killed for believing in a cause
exorbitant
excessive in number, degree, or price
absolve
to free or pardon from sin
destitute
poor; in need
hiatus
a break or rest
callous
hardened, made more tough
harbinger
a leader or one who brings about change
homogeneous
similar; the same in structure or quality
affinity
a liking or fondness
grovel
to beg as a child, often while kneeling
esoteric
difficult to understand; understood by few
abridge
to shorten by condensing
exacerbate
to make worse or more severe
kismet
one's fate
abysmal
wretched; very bad, very deep
fallacy
a lie, untruth, or something misleading
immaterial
not important; minor and insignificant
colloquial
informal (in regards to speech)
emulate
to imitate or act like
elucidate
to make clear or to explain
candor
bold, truthfulness
gamut
a broad or entire scope or range
furtive
sneaky, stealthy, or secretive
coalesce
to come together; to complete
inefficacious
not producing the desired effect
castigate
to reprimand or disapline; to yell at
genteel
delicately beautiful, fashionable
nominal
small or insignificant
brevity
briefness or shortness
deleterious
harmful or injurious to others
extol
to praise, to lift up
augment
to add or make bigger
defenestrate
to throw out a window
inculcate
to teach with frequent repetitions
hyperbole
a big exaggeration
cache
a hidden stash or supply of
efface
to destroy completely or wipe out
delinate
to line out or explain in detail
hubris
excessive pride
digress
to stray from topic; to deviate
insidious
sneaky, sly, intended to harm
botch
to mess up, fail, or to fall short
benign
good, not intending harm, kindly
fledgling
newly founded; young
Section 2
(50 cards)
farcical
pertaining to farce, comical
levity
lightness, lacking in seriousness
spurious
false, forged, or counterfeit
Allusion
a reference to something or someone
magnanimous
generous and forgiving
kowtow
to bow down; to cave in
nuance
a subtle or small difference
vapid
dull, boring, or lifeless
placate
to calm down or pacify; to soothe
inherent
existing, inborn
fatuious
silly; juvenile, foolish
lucid
very clear, coherent, or logical
verbose
wordy, long-winded, or talkative
poignant
moving, stirring, or affecting the senses or emotions
pedantic
overly attentive to details
lugubrious
sad, mournful, depressing
urbane
sophisticated or smooth; suave
nebulous
unclear or ambiguous in intent or meaning
capricious
whimsical or done without forethought
tenuous
weak, flimsy (as in argument), questionable
repress
to hold back or down, to prevent
ubiquitous
everywhere, all present
meander
to wander or roam aimlessly
quell
to quash, to put down, to suppress
insatiable
ravenous, not to be quenched or satisfied
aversion
a dislike, hatred, or abhorrence
acerbic
pointed and biting, sharp (w/ words), sour
stoic
flat, showing little or no emotion
derive
come from, originate
raucous
harsh, stident. loud and grating
zenith
the peak, top or apex
paucity
a scarcity or lack of
exploit
to take advantage of, to use to one's advantage
morose
sad, gloomy or unhappy
ostentatious
showy or braggartly, swaggerful
laconic
brief or abrupt in speech; concise
bucolic
pastoral or pertaining to the country
perspicacity
insight or wisdom
unladen
not burdened with, carrying nothing
liaison
a contact person, or connection
irreverent
disrespectful, cheeky, insubordinate
mandate
an order, command, or directive
malinger
to deliberately aviod work; shirk
fodder
food (in relation to animal's feed)
foray
a raid or invasion
averting
turning one's eyes away from
aggrandize
to make bigger, exaggerate
insipid
lacking life, taste, or energy
negligent
irresponsible or neglectful
abberation
something deviating from normalcy
Section 3
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