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Section 1
(50 cards)
Coda
Something coming after or at the end
Quixotic
Romantic behavior or following beliefs even though they are foolish or unreachable goals
Innovative
Someone who comes up with new ideas, concept or methods
Demacrate
Separate or sets clear boundaries
Profundity
Show intellectual depth
Vicissitude
Unpredictable change in luck or circumstances
Lionize
To treat someone as a celebrity
Aghast
Someone or something who has been surprised, awed, or horrified
Panned
To review negatively
Maudlin over
Overly sentimental, often tearing up or result of consuming alcohol
Lackey
Does your dirty work, or does whatever you ask
Hodily
A sermon, often based on scriptural texts
Ominously
Potentially harmful
Castigate
To criticize or punish someone severely
Emblematic
Symbolizing
Lauded
Praise
Pragmatic
Practical and logical
Serendipity
Someone accidentally finds something good
Catharsis
Letting your anger or frustration so you can feel better
Shrewd
Sharp or intelligent with practical concerns
Assent
Agreement
Prescrently
Knowing what is going to happen before it happens
Proponent
Advocate
Impecunious
Someone without $$
Quotidian
Mundane or boring or occurring everyday
Venerated
To treat someone with great respect
Catalyst
Someone or something that speeds up or brings about an event
Providential
To seem to come from a divine power
Abreast of
Things that are next to each other
askance to
Something done with a hint of suspicion, doubt, or disapproval
Dissolute
Immoral and involved in improper conduct
Akimbo to
With hands on hips and elbows bent outward
Mendaciously
Lying or deceitful manner
Slanderous
Both untrue and harmful to a reputation
Mercernary
Whose only motivation to do a job is $$
Subservient to
Prepared to obey others unquestioningly.
Simpatico
A trait of someone who gets along well with other
Insouciance
Carelessness or indifference
Taciturn
Someone who doesn't say much
Indemnify
To protect loss, injury, or damage or to pay someone for a loss they sufferd
Pallid
Abnormally pale, especially lacking in color
Warily
Something done cautiously or carefully
Utility
useful or practical
Posit
To assume as fact, to suggest or to set in place
Inured to
Hardened or desensitized from seeing it happen too much
Grandiloquent
Something with big words used in a overly self-assured way
Inimical
Unfriendly or harmful
Cajole
To get someone to do something, often using flattery, kindly tones or gentle praddling
Anachronistically
something in the incorrect time period
Improvident
Not thinking about the future , especially concerning $$
Section 2
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Evanescent
Something fleeting that passed out of sight or mind quickly
Abhorrent
Something that is disgusting or hated
Antiquated
Something that is out of date old, or no longer useful
Combersome
Something that is difficult to deal with or handle because of its size or weight
Heralded
announce
Presage
Foreshadow
Forebears
Person's ancestors
Harbingers
Something or someone who announces that something or someone is coming
Obsequious
Too great of a willingness
Efficacious
Producing or capable of producing the desired effect
Sentries
Guard or watch
Equivocal
Open to many interpretations
Sycopnents
A person who tries to gain attention by flattering wealthy or influential people
Sagacious
Someone with sound judgement
Unknownst
Unknown
Vestigial
Degenerate structure
Peccadillos
Wrongdoing (small sin)
Progeny
Offspring, descendant or a creative result
Beguiled by
To mislead by cheating or trickery; deceive
Enamored
Captivated, enchanted, in love.. infactuated
Repulsed by
To reject someone, to be disgusted by something, or to drive someone away
Unobstrusive
Not undesirably noticeable or blatant
Syncopated
Pronouncing without a sound in the middle, or fainting due to lack of O2 in the brain
Coltish
Playful and lively, frisky
Deposed
To remove from office or position of power
Stouter
Bulky in figure or shape
Hardy
Resilient and strong
Verdant
Lush and green.. or new and inexperienced
Imperious
Overbearing, arrogant, domineering
Incendiaries
Likely to start controversy
Facile
Something that uses little effort or is easy to do
Hector
To bully, torment
Archaically
Being old or from a previous time period
Tremulous
Quivering, timid, or nervous
Derivative
Based on another source
Concomitant
Goes naturally together or associated with something else
Recant
To withdraw or renounce (beliefs or statements formerly held), esp. in a formal or public manner
Inveigle
Flattering or charming someone to do what you want
Chary of
Person who does not take chances or is not very giving
Amortized
To put $$ aside, mortgage payment
Consaguineous
Having some ancestor
Sages
A person with great wisdom and intelligence
Equitable
something that is fair to all parties
Omnipotent
Able to do anything
Erroneously
Incorrect or in error
Deftly
Done in a skillful and quick way
Agglomerated
To gather in a cluster, mass, or ball
Convoluted
Very complicated or involved with many details
Fecurd
Someone capable of getting pregnant and giving birth
Sanguire
Cheerful and optimistic
Section 3
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Deprecating
To show disapproval about something or someone or to be belittle them
Ascetic
Living with a life of strict self-discipline contemplation and without pleasures and comforts
Corroborating
Take action to make something more certain
Metastazie
Movement of disease
Vainglorious
Overly vain
Tortuousness
Highly complex; not straightforward
Enthralled
take over someone's attention
Intrepidity
Bravery
Prudent
With good judgement and is careful and practical
Immutable
Not being able to change
Skittish
Jumpy or easy to frighten
Mitigates
Making something less severe, less harsh, less harmful
Conventionality
Widely accepted
Ingenuity
quality of being clever, creative, or imaginative
Foresaw
Predict
Deplorable
Bad disgusting and wretched
Minutiae
small trivial unimportant
Polemical
Relating to argument or controversy
Solicitous
Shows concern, care, or eager
Cunning
Clever deception
Motley
Varied
Facetious
Joke about something serious
Amicable
Friendly in feeling
Ensures
Making something certain
Parsimony
Extreme caution in spending $$
Sangfroid
Composure, coolness in complex situation
Padantry
Excessive attention to the rules
Ergonomic
Study of how people work in their enviroment
Antediluvial
out of date, old or no longer useful
Hindered
Hold something back
Guiless
Candid without deception or naive
Entreaty
Plea
Laudatory
expressions, speech or actions giving praise
Canny
Shrewd, clever, good with $
Paradox
Something contradictory
Brook
To tolerate; standfor
Capricious
Someone or something that is subject to sudden change, or unpredictable change
Tepid
Very little warmth or enthusiasm
Indolence
Laziness, sloth
Dulcet
sweet to hear, taste or smell
Sole
One person, one group or undivided
Inudates
Overwhelm
Profligate
immoral or wrong/ acting wasteful or spending $ too freely
Impeccable
Faultless
Disingenous
Insincere, deceptive or misleading
Berserk
Lost control
Dissipation
Scattering around or being wasteful
Probity
Honesty and integrity
Pulchritude
Physical beauty
Refuting
Prove that something is false
Section 4
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Regressive
Tending to return or revert to a previous state
Plaudits
Approval
Spartan
a situation that is plain and not luxurious
Myopic
Narrow-minded
Abstruse
Difficult to understand
Accrue
Grow larger in amount
Amity
The bond between two people or countries that get along well
Whet
To make more keen; stimulate
Squalid
something that is very dirty, foul or conditions that are unsanitary and unhealthy
Tony
slang and means stylish or luxurious
Botched
sloppy, poorly done job
Repertory
Storehouse
Distension
to spread in all directions; expand; swell:
Perpetuity
State or quality lasting forever
Rational
able to reason; reasoning
Rustic
something simple and plain, and are often associated with the country
Paragon
Model of excellence
Tendentious
definite point of view
Propriety
quality of being appropriate, suitable or following the proper custom
Incendiary
something that is likely to cause controversy, or something that is prone to starting fires
Nadir
Lowest point
Expatiation
to give extensive details when speaking or writing
Truisms
Statement of an obvious truth
Auxiliary
something or someone used in a supporting role or used in reserve.
Terseness
language that is brief and to the point
Opulent
displaying or having a lot of wealth
Stropgap
Temporary
Mores
Unspoken but understood norms of a community
Consecration
Dedication, Devotion
Hierarchical
organized in terms of rank
Benign
something good, kind or not dangerous
Debauchery
extreme indulgence or decadence for pleasure of the senses
Prudish
overly proper or too modest
Licentious
disregarding accepted rules and standards
Tout
To sell or try to convince someone of something
Protean
a person or thing that is complex, varied or changes easily
Modicum
Small amount
Solace
Decline in grief, or consolation
Dissent
Disagreement in opinion
Parochial
something related to a church or someone who has a narrow or simplistic view on life
Effete
No longer producing
Cosmopolitan
something that is common to most parts of the world or a person who feels at home all over the world.
Halycon
a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful
Insipid
dull or flavorless
Utopia
an ideal or envisioned place of perfection
Arcadian
Rustic, peaceful, and simple
Leery
Someone or something expressing caution and suspicion
Perspicacious
Being perceptive with clear vision and good judgment
Bucolic
People or things related to the country or to the country life
Hinterland
an area far from big cities and towns; backcountry
Section 5
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Buoyancy
lightness or resilience of spirit; cheerfulness
Illiberal
Bigot; narrow-minded
Fester
become worse, to become infected or to rot
Hinging
To attach or join to something using a mechanism that allows for swinging or opening, or to depend on entirely or to turn on entirely
Seething
Angry, livid
Eschews
Purposely try to stay away
Enshrinement
To hold as sacred
Magnanimity
The state of being generous, either literally or in spirit, or the fact of showing great generosity and giving great gifts
Tantamount
Having equal force, value, etc.
Bolster
To support or strengthen something
Callous
cruel or insensitive
Iconoclasm
someone who destroys religious images or who attacks popular beliefs
Transgressor
to go past a limit or to break the rules of accepted behavior (committing a sin is an example)
Wry
a mocking, biting or sarcastic sort of humor, or an unpleasant facial expression used to indicate displeasure
Reverent
feeling awe and respect
Pandered
someone who provides what is required to meet the ambitions or vices of another
Decamped
to go away suddenly and secretly; run away
Partisan
a person who strongly supports a particular person, party or cause, especially in politics.
Innocuous
Not harmful and not likely to offend
Quarrels
a fight or dispute
Diplomat
a person chosen by a government to represent the country with other governments
Unkempt
Someone or something untidy, disheveled or in disrepair
Sartorial
relates to clothing, or tailored fashion
Beholden
Owing someone or repaying someone a favor or kindness under moral obligation
Exacerbated
make worse or more severe
Convulsions
A violent uncontrolled body shake, commotion or laughing fit
Egoist
person who is self-centered or selfish
Arduous
difficult to do; laborious; onerous
Pillory
any exposure to public scorn
Ratified
signed or gave formal consent
Detest
to really dislike or hate someone or something
Wag
Joker
Feckless
someone who is ineffective or irresponsible
Baying
long cry or howl
Heterodox
Something outside of usually accepted beliefs
Zealots
Someone who is fanatical about a belief
Apologist
a person who writes or speaks in defense or justification of a doctrine, faith, action, etc
Risque
improper or indecent
Dire
Something so bad or scary that it causes distress or terror; call for quick action
Malign
to speak badly about or criticism someone
Paradigms
a widely accepted example, belief or concept
Implicit
something that is suggested or implied or never said
Scintillating
something fascinating or brilliantly clever
Distaste
Dislike
Retching
to undergo the straining action of vomiting, esp. without bringing anything up
Detractors
A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause
Diffident
Someone who is lacking confidence, timid or shy
Reciprocal
refers to something that goes both ways or to something that is done in return for a similar act
Deliberate
Something on purpose and with careful thought
Congenial
being pleasant and friendly
Section 6
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Incite
to rile people up or to inspire and encourage specific behavior
Bolster
To strengthen
Interlocutors
a person taking part in a conversation or dialogue
Voluble
someone who speaks easily and says a lot of words.
Eloquence
being good with words and expressing things in a pleasing or persuasive manner
Grizzled
Partly gray or streaked with gray
Parcel
a package, or a piece of land
Stanchion
Hold something upright
Piques
to arouse someone's interest, curiosity or resentment
Encumbrances
burden or hindrance, or a claim attached to a piece of property or other asset by a lender until the loan is paid in full
Iota
a very small quantity; jot
Languid
Lazily, slowly, or weakly
Hedonism
relentless pursuit of pleasure
Unscrupulous
someone or something that is dishonest or immoral
Detonation
The act of exploding
Chide
to scold someone
Contemporaries
person living around the same time
Genteel
elegant style or a very polite person
Doting
someone who is overly devoted and adoring
Detractors
A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause
Discerning
showing good judgment or good taste
Plum
Happy, want
Enervates
weaken or take away physical, mental, or moral strength
Cornerstone
Importance, not judge against, foundation
Touchstone
Perfect example
Punctiliousness
strict attention to detail
Distort
to change something or shape something in a way that changes it from the truth or from what it should be
Specter
something that is widely feared or is a source of terror or dread
Prodigality
Extravagance
Depreciated
to decline in value over a period of time, or to reduce the value of assets in accounting records
Helmsmanship
a person (especially a man) who steers a ship or boat
Encumbrances
a claim (such as a mortgage) against property
Gaffe
something that you say that causes you to feel embarrassed
Inveigle
Flattering or charming someone to do what you want
Humility
the quality or act of being humble
Apex
the highest part of something
Rudder
Hold something straight
Panache
a distinctive and flamboyant nature, style or action
Penalize
To make punishable
Dissuaded
to try to talk someone out of something or to convince someone not to do or believe something
Appease
to pacify or quiet someone by giving them what they want
Vitreous
Glassy
Dispensations
special permission to not have to follow a rule or to not be bound by a particular code of behavior
Inevitable
something that is certain to happen
Inchoate
something that has just started or is partially begun, but that hasn't fully developed yet
Eclectic
something that is made up of various sources or styles
Rancorous
a bitter and long lasting hatred
Populist
A supporter of the rights and power of the people
Conceit
a strong, exaggerated opinion of one's self
Mutiny
a revolt against authority
Section 7
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Supplants
to take the place of, often in a sneaky way
Farce
something that is intended to be seen as ridiculous, particularly a comedy based on an unlikely situation
Fatuous
foolish or silly
Moot
A subject that is not worthy of discussion because it has been resolved
Extrapolate
speculate, estimate or arrive at a conclusion based on known facts or observations
Meticulousness
showing extreme care and concern for details
Tirade
a long and bitter speech
Evasive
someone or something that is tricky or hard to catch
Versatile
having many uses
Immaterial
Does not matter
Robust
strong and healthy; full of vigor; hardy
Avant-Garde
new and innovative in style or method, usually describing something in the arts
Contrived
something that seems made-up or forced, or that doesn't ring true
Rendered
To give something to someone
Anathema
a person or thing who is detested or hated
Patent
Evident, obvious
Rife
Something that happens often or is widespread
Spurious
Something that is not true
Belie
to contradict or misrepresent
Conundrums
a situation where there is no clear right answer or no good solution
Contemptible
someone or something worthy of hatred or intense dislike
Innuendos
A subtle, insulting comment or gesture
Unprecedented
something that has not happened before
Irredeemable
that cannot be bought back
Explicate
to analyze something to discover its meaning, or to develop something in further detail
Contention
a struggle, dispute or something that someone argues about
Beneficiaries
the person who benefits from something such as a will or a life insurance policy
Cranks
a person who has odd, stubborn notions about something; eccentric
Flagrancy
Something that is obviously wrong or offensive in some way
Devoid
Lacking or without
Interpolate
to insert something into text or into conversation
Ebullient
something or someone that is bubbling or someone in very high spirits
Futile
something that won't succeed or is unimportant
Copious
something of which there is a large amount
Parables
A simple story with a moral or a story told to teach a lesson
Attest
to affirm something to be true or to authenticate
Resolute
being firm and unwavering in your convictions
Factions
a state of internal conflict within an organization, or to a small sect of a group that has broken off from or separated itself from a larger one
Allegorical
story in which people, things or happenings have a symbolic meaning
Nonplussed
Bewildered; unsure how to respond or act
Macabre
Something gruesome, shocking or horrifying
Draconian
laws or punishments that are extremely severe or cruel
Teeming
To be full of something and ready to burst or to pour
Theorizers
Solvent
having more assets than liabilities and something that has the power to dissolve other items
Nonchalance
a state in which you are unfazed or unaffected
Imbues
to fill something or someone with a particular quality
Illicit
something illegal, forbidden or culturally taboo
Gainsay
to oppose, deny or say something is false
Dogmatic
the strong expression of opinions as if they were facts
Section 8
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Abated
To make less in amount
Hackneyed
Something cliche that has been overused or done too much
Conversance
Familiarity
Unpremeditated
Performed, but not planned or thought out in advance
Seasoned
With a lot of experience
Charismatic
Someone who everyone likes and wants to be around because of their compelling and attractive traits
Simulacrum
image; representation
Besmirch
To dirty or spoil something or to damage someone's reputation (person)
Vacuity
Emptiness
Albatross
Guilt or burden
Veracity
Honesty
Defeasible
that can be undone or made void
Apprenticeship
Dealing with any learner or beginner; novice
Mollifies
To pacify someone or to make something less severe
Pertinent
Relevant
Buttress
A support for a building usually made of brick or stone
Antithetical
Something that is contrary or opposite
Balkanized
To break up into small, mutually hostile political units
Ascent
Moving upward
Candor
Quality of being open and honest
Insinuated
To make an indirect hint
Arresting
Impressive
Trademark
word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others
Dilettantes
Novice
Peril
Danger or exposure to harm
Peddle
To get rid of
Disseminated
To spread or disperse
Denigrate
Belittle or attack someone's reputation (idea)
Acumen
A person with commonsense
"Given teeth"
to make something powerful; to give something a real effect
Sinecure
Paid position that doesn't require any work
Perturbing
To make someone anxious or unsettled
Dilettantes
A person who acts as if he or she is deeply interested in the arts but doesn't really take the time to learn about the arts
Hallmark
Sign of excellence, high quality or a distinguishing feature
Blatant
Very forward, loud or conspicuous
Abettor
to support or help with an action, usually an illegal
Dissolution
Ending or breaking apart
Modishness
In the current mode
Exorbitant
Something that is excessive or goes beyond reasonable
Sophistry
the deliberate use of a false argument with the intent to trick someone or a false or untrue argument
Redacted
Edited or censored
Impenetrable
Cannot be passed through or solved
Dwindled
Became smaller or reduced
Titillation
Tickle; To excite or stimulate pleasurably, often sexually
Partition
Divide something into parts
Maladroitness
Awkward or showing a lack of skills
Idealogues
Someone who theorizes
Steward
To look after
Eminence
A high, lofty place, or superiority in position
Undermined
to dig beneath, weaken or injure
Section 9
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Subverted
To overthrow destroy or undermine
Lissome
Moving or able to move with grace and ease
Dearth
A lack or small supply of something
Dauntless
Fearless
Fickle
Tend to change mind
Impudent
Shamelessly bold or disrespectful
Lax
Relaxed or not strict
Melange
A mixture or medley
Revered
To think very highly of someone or to greatly admire someone
Comestible
Edible
Priggish
Proud
Tropid
Lethargic, lazy, sluggish
Maladies
Disease, ailment or unpleasant condition
Bald
completely worn off
Panacea
A remedy that says it will cure all illness and difficulties
Viable
Capable of living or capable of success
Polemic
A controversy, debate, or a person who is inclined to argue
Paucity
A small number of something
Puckish
Nauseated, queasy
Overt
Something that is out in the open
Vacillating
Something that moves or changes at will
Meddlesome
Interfering
Impious
Someone or something that shows a lack of respect
Erractic
Sudden change
Hale
Healthy
Puritanical
Extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religion
Scrutinized
To look at something very closely or very carefully
Feasible
Something is possible, doable or likely
Cultivate
To grow
Equable
Having no change or variation
Upend
Upside down
Prolix
Someone or something that is too wordy
Flagging
Weakening
Fledging
To grow the feathers necessary for flying or to take care of a baby bird until it can fly
Husband
To look over
Trepidation
Trembling movement, fear or nervousness
Volatile
State of chemicals
Touted
To try to sell something or to try to convince people of something
Didactic
Used for teaching
Procure
To obtain something
Paean
A song that expresses great or enthusiastic joy or praise
Ubiquitous
Present
Auspicious
A situation that is positive or indicative of good things to come or is someone who is lucky
Prolific
Producing amounts of anything
Asperity
Way of speaking or behaving that is harsh or irritable
Prurient
Having or expressing lustful ideas or desires
Innocuous
Not harmful r not ikely to offend
Salubrious
Something healthy or pleasant
Fallacious
Something based on an erroneous or mistaken belief
Trite
Something that is stale or overused or a cliche
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