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Date created
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Section 1
(50 cards)
brusque
abrupt and curt of manner
multifarious
having many different parts or forms
inept
without skill ; absurd or foolish
proverbial
well known because widely repeated
own
to admit; taking responsibility for actions
surmise
to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence
Bide
to wait; remain
tally
to count
voluble
talkative
scenario
an outlined planned for a series of events; either real of imagined
amplify
to make larger
lurid
causing shock or horror
affected
behaving in an artificial way to impress people
conjecture
an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence
pious
exhibiting reverence and religious observation
pilfer
to steal a small amount
vacillate
to swing back and forth
relent
to become less severe
deploy
to station or assemble troops or forces in position
reconcile
to make friendly again; to settle a dispute
premonition
a sense of a future event
subsequent
happening afterward ; following in order
volition
a conscious choice or decision
jot
to write briefly
abet
to encourage usually in wrong doing
collude
to plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose
consent
to approve
drastic
extreme; severe
vanquish
to defeat
interloper
one who interferes with the affairs of others
grave
serious
loathe
to dislike something greatly
banish
to drive away ; to fore to leave a place
cumbersome
clumsy or difficult to manage
efficacy
the power to produce the desired effect
skittish
nervous
colloquial
appropriate to spoken; informal
divine
related to god ; supremely good or beautiful
tepid
moderately warm ; lacking force or enthusiam
disdain
a feeling of contempt
discern
to perceive and understand so as to make distinction
codify
to organize something such as laws into a system
blight
a plant disease; something that impairs growth
indefatigable
tireless
nascent
being born
dissonant
harsh and disagreeable in sound
disarray
confusion; disorder
voluminous
having great size or fullness
ambiance
environment
morose
sour tempered and inclined to be silent
Section 2
(50 cards)
lopsided
larger or shaped differently on one side than on another
elude
to escape, as by daring or skill
incarcerate
to imprison
knack
chauvinism
unreasoning and boastful devotion to one's country or sex
resilient
able to recover quickly
dismantle
to take part
sweltering
oppressively hot and humid
eccentric
odd
audible
able to be heard
stigma
mark of disgrace
palatable
pleasant or acceptable to the taste
agrarian
related to farming
manifest
obvious
quaint
charmingly old-fashioned
Semblance
outward appearance
abase
to lower in rank, prestige
detest
to hate
quiescent
inactive; at rest
blasphemy
an act that shows contempt for God or religious matters
pale
to decrease in relative importance
Euphenism
the substitution of a relatively inoffensive term
quarters
place of residence
nocturnal
occurring at night
antiseptic
Free from germs
eclectic
choosing from various sources
shade
a small variation
inception
beginning; origin
gala
characterized by festivity
subjective
based on personal experience or feeling, not on external evidence
dapper
neatly dressed; trim; stylish
facile
with effortless ease
immerse
to cover completely in a liquid; to engage wholly
insinuate
to hint
passive
submissive
furtive
secretive
ultimatum
a final proposal or statement of conditions
ruthless
having no compassion or pity
redoubtable
fearsome; formidable
propitious
presenting favorable circumstances
extol
to praise highly and lavishly
discrepancy
a lack of agreement
assail
to attack
mendacious
lying
emulate
to copy someone
ritual
a ceremonial act; a customary procedure
integrate
to put together
eerie
causing fear because of strangeness
propound
to suggest for consideration
dichotomy
a division into two contrasting or non-overlapping parts
Section 3
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