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Section 1
(50 cards)
baste
To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
clot
to become thick, to coagulate
blandishment
flattery
cornucopia
an abundance; large horn filled with fruit
despicable
hateful
dart
small arrow; to rush suddenly
compendium
a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject
catalyze
to charge, inspire
coda
concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes
aver
to prove, to confirm
derelict
run down; social misfit
chicanery
trickery
colt
young male horse, inexperienced person
complaisance
desire to please, niceness
arrhythmic
lacking rhythm or regularity
decibel
measure of sound
atonal
without traditional musical tones
cryogenic
having to do with low temperatures
conundrum
riddle; mystery
clinch
to settle, to win, to hold firmly
calorimeter
a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat
coltish
playful, frisky
agog
very eager
breach
to break or violate
awl
pointed tool used for piercing wood or leather
apostasy
rejection of faith
apprise
to inform
bolster
to strengthen
cogitate
to think about
bow
front of a ship
carapace
shell of a turtle
abscond
to leave secretly
countenance
facial expression; to approve
anathema
curse
cloture
to stop a debate by calling for a vote
debacle
disaster
asperity
roughness or harshness; severity
bile
liquid given off by liver, anger
abrogate
to do away with, to annul
conifer
a cone-bearing tree
craven
cowardly
demur
to object; hesitation or protest
bruit
to report, rumor
bit
cutting part of a tool
astringent
severe, a lotion that tightens pores
discombobulated
upset, confused
dichotomous
dividing
dermatology
science dealing with the skin and its diseases
baleful
evil
aseptic
preventing infection, lacking warmth
Section 2
(50 cards)
dissemble
to fake, to disguise
fawn
to flatter or praise excessively, a baby deer
fresco
type of water based painting
flit
to move quickly
fledge
to acquire feathers for flying
hull
outer covering of a fruit or seed; frame of a ship
heresy
act of going against accepted religion or belief
flare
to burn suddenly; to intensify/erupt
implacable
unable to be calmed down
guileless
innocent
gangway
passageway used to board a ship
gist
main point
gaucherie
tasteless act
distraught
upset
incipient
becoming apparent, beginning to exist or appear
gossamer
something light and insubstantial
grouse
to complain, to grumble
egress
to exit
epidermis
skin
impressionable
easily impressed
enfranchise
to set free, to give the right to vote to
drawbridge
a moveable bridge
entreat
to request earnestly
disingenuous
cunning, calculating
impugn
to accuse someone of being dishonest
imbroglio
an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation
hemorrhage
to bleed heavily
factious
fighting
extemporaneous
unrehearsed, spontaneous
distend
to stretch, to swell
grovel
to crawl, to lower oneself
homiletics
resembling or relating to a sermon
facetious
witty in a sarcastic way
gainsay
to deny, to contradict
holster
leather case for a gun
ferment
to agitate; to undergo a chemical change
exorbitant
excessive
hapless
unfortunate
ferrous
relating to or containing iron
garbled
unclear
glossary
a list of world and their meanings
fulminate
to criticize harshly; to explode
improbity
dishonesty
epistimology
study of knowledge
divestiture
the act of removing funds
glib
a fast, superficial way of talking
ductility
The ability to be pulled into thin wires; easily influenced
foment
to stir up, to provoke
filigree
delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver)
fester
to rot, to deteriorate
Section 3
(50 cards)
ingratiation
gaining favor through flattery
obeisance
to bow to show respect
plethora
a lot
intrepid
brave, fearless
minion
a highly dependent person; an idol
nucleate
to cluster
placebo
fake medicine used to calm a patient
mollification
the act of soothing
piquant
stimulating, spicy
misconstrue
to misunderstand
nadir
lowest point
irresoluteness
uncertainty
inure
to get used to something undesirable; harden
malleable
changeable
mannered
having certain, often artificial, manners
levy
to collect, to seize
nil
nothing; zero
morose
sad
palpability
tangibility, noticeability
lionize
to admire greatly
nugatory
inconsequential
infelicity
something that is inappropraite
posture
pose, position of body
macerate
to soften bbq soaking
jabber
to talk foolishly
matrix
a chart of numbers
nexus
connection; center
mordant
harsh, burning, caustic
ingenuous
honest, sincere
neophyte
beginner
loll
to act lazily
pestle
club shaped tool for pounding
pediatrics
branch of medicine for children
pied
having blotches of color
juggernaut
large object that crushes anything in its way
pan
to criticize severely
limpid
clear, simple
mace
stick or club used as a symbol of authority; spiked club for fighting
labile
unstable, changeable
postulate
to claim as true
phlegmatic
unemotional, impassive
pluck
determination
nostrum
medicine that has not been proven effective
legend
a partly true story handed down from the past; a chart that explains symbols on a map
nomenclature
system of naming things
indelible
permanent
mortar
bowl used to pound things in
parquetry
patterned wood on floors
odometer
an instrument used to measure distance traveled
paradigmatic
serving as an example
Section 4
(50 cards)
skirmish
small fight
quell
to quiet, to calm
stickler
picky person
seminal
creative, original
profligacy
wasteful spending
rarefaction
act of making rare
squalid
dirty
taxonomy
classification
scabbard
sheath for holding a sword
sere
dried and withered
simper
silly smile
preen
to smooth oneself, to primp
prompt
to indicate an answer; on time
propitiate
to calm, to soothe
thrift
careful management of money
redolent
scented
qualms
worries
timorous
fearful
tenor
middle range voice; tendency
salient
noticeable
scythe
blade used for cutting grass or wheat
staid
serious
torpor
dullness, slowness
sunder
to break apart, to separate
sophism
a fallacious argument, especially one used deliberately to deceive
reactant
a substance that changes in a chemical reaction
proscribe
to prohibit
reaper
machine that gathers crops
prologue
introduction in a book
slither
to slide like a snake
ratiocination
reasoning
striate
striped
rail
to scold
quarry
place where building stones are found
quisling
traitor who works with the invaders of his country
semantic
having to do with the meaning in language
torque
twisting force
rumple
to wrinkle, to make messy
rapacious
greedy, starving
spate
large number or amount
stipple
to dot, to apply with small touches
redoubtable
causing fear, inspiring awe
scad
large number
rhetoric
art of effective speech; insincere language
subpoena
document forcing a person to testify in court
recantation
the taking back of a statement or belief
puissance
strength, power
rave
to talk enthusiastically
suture
to sew; stich
precursory
coming before
Section 5
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