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Section 1
(50 cards)
fatuous
silly, foolish
onerous
burdensome
mollify
to soothe
annihilate
to destroy
relevant
important; pertinent
chimerical
imaginary; fantastic
propitiate
to appease
instigate
to provoke
ribald
humorous in a vulgar way
allegory
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
salubrious
healthy
arrogant
overbearingly assuming; insolently proud
intrinsic
belonging to a thing by its very nature
extenuate
to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses
expedient
a means to an end
symmetry
balanced proportions
paragon
model of perfection
cynical
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
deleterious
harmful
truculent
fierce and cruel; eager to fight
equivocal
open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous
taciturn
quiet
negotiate
To bargain for a lower price
egregious
outstandingly bad
dogmatic
stubbornly opinionated
anathema
a cursed, detested person
capitulate
to surrender
maudlin
overly sentimental
nemesis
enemy
mundane
ordinary
recondite
difficult to understand; profound
gregarious
sociable
fetish
an object that receives respect or devotion
procrastinate
to delay unnecessarily
captious
fault-finding
incubus
nightmare
aggravate
to worsen
iridescent
having colors like the rainbow
specious
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
malapropism
a word humorously misused
mitigate
to make less severe
indigenous
native to a certain area
impervious
incapable of being affected
ineffable
inexpressible
indigent
poor
coterie
a circle of close associates or friends
compatible
able to get along or work well together
irascible
easily angered
garrulous
talkative
paradox
a contradiction or dilemma
Section 2
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heinous
hatefully or shockingly evil
prestige
respect or regard
emanate
to come forth; to send forth
astute
clever
amenity
something that adds to one's comfort or convenience
paraphrase
to restate in other words
alleviate
to relieve
abrogate
to abolish
succinct
brief, concise
affront
to insult
quintessence
the purest essence or form of something
innocuous
harmless
disparage
belittle
reciprocate
to give in return
altruistic
unselfish
mediate
to help settle differences
calumny
slander
reconcile
restore friendly relations between
seditious
resistant to lawful authority
lambent
softly bright or radiant
vicissitude
a change or variation; ups and downs
amnesty
pardon
enfranchise
give voting rights
pertinacity
stubbornness
iconoclasm
Opposing or even destroying images, especially those set up for religious veneration in the belief that such images represent idol worship.
adamant
unyielding; firm in opinion
surfeit
an excessive amount
nonchalance
lack of concern
chagrin
embarrassment
consternation
dismay, confusion
exigency
urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
therapy
treatment
perspicacity
keenness of judgement
enigma
mystery
amortize
to diminish by installment payments
subsidize
to pay for
demur
object
option
choice
propensity
a natural inclination or tendency
recumbent
lying down
usurp
to take over; to seize power
hibernate
to sleep throughout the winter
impasse
dead end
construe
to interpret
cavil
to find fault without good reason
connive
to plot, scheme
stultify
to make ineffective or useless
didactic
instructive
adulterate
to make impure
salacious
lascivious, lustful
Section 3
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