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Section 1
(50 cards)
arresting
attracting attention; striking
painstaking
very thorough; careful
hoi polloi
the common people; the masses
parochial
local; narrow; limited
patronizing
treating in a condescending manner
noxious
harmful
pragmatic
practical
ran the gamut
to cover a wide range
outstrip
to get ahead of, do better than, exceed
ersatz
artificial; fake
supercede
to replace
castigate
Punish
dulcet
melodious, soft, soothing
munificent
extremely generous, lavish
literati
SCHOLARLY OR LEARNED PERSONS
quixotic
overly idealistic; impractical
undue
inappropriately excessive
poultices
a soft, moist mass of material, typically of plant material or flour, applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth.
incendiary
combustible, flammable
amenable
agreeable
foibles
a minor weakness or failing of character
Mores
norms that are widely observed and have great moral significance
shabby
showing signs of wear and tear
Apportioned
distributed
Aptitudes
Your natural talents
solipsistic
believing that oneself is all that exists
officious
meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
inherent
Existing as a natural part
faculties
inherent mental or physical powers
peccadilloes
a small, relatively unimportant offense or sin
cogent
convincing; reasonable
nugatory
of no value or importance
whimsical
lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
sophomoric
immature and overconfident; conceited
baneful
harmful
equivocal
ambiguous
facile
easily done
ponderous
slow and clumsy because of great weight
condescending
possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing
mendacious
lying; false; deceitful
held the line
imposed a limit
ape
to imitate
urbane
sophisticated
clandestine
secretive
ran the gauntlet
to endure a series of problems, threats, or criticism
indignant
feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
stolid
unemotional; lacking sensitivity
contentious
quarrelsome
champion
to defend or support
cabal
a secret group seeking to overturn something
Section 2
(50 cards)
dismay
to discourage
monetize
A social media company's ability to make money from its application, service, or content.
polity
form of government
assuage
Appease
placate
to appease
apathy
lack of interest or emotion
prodigal
wasteful
reproach
blame
Martyr
A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs
gregarious
Outgoing
lexicon
dictionary
pedant
one possessing abundant knowledge of minor, often uninteresting, things
engender
to cause, to produce, to create
sojourn
a temporary stay
pernicious
harmful
laconic
using few words
propriety
the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs
tenet
belief, doctrine
fervent
eager
apprehension
fear
innocuous
harmless
purge
cleanse
mitigate
to make less severe
cathartic
relaxing after an emotional outburst; emotionally purging
serendipity
Luck
ephemeral
short-lived
exacerbate
worsen; embitter
volatile
highly unstable; explosive
truant
absent without permission
Dogma
a firmly held opinion
Gawsy
(Of people) well dressed and with a cheerful appearance
adulterate
Contaminate
consummate
complete
rechauffe
a dish of warmed-over food scraps, and thus anything old presented again (as if it were new)
enigma
puzzle
fervid
extremely emotional; passionate
intransigent
uncompromising
precipitate
a solid that forms and settles out of a liquid mixture
capricious
impulsive and unpredictable
lucid
clear and easily understood
laudable
praiseworthy
sexton
caretaker of a church
loquacious
talkative
retrospective
looking back at the past
advent
arrival
zeal
enthusiasm
erudite
scholarly
corroborate
Confirm
dessicate
to dry out
vacillate
waver
Section 3
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extol
praise
requisition
a demand for goods, usually made by an authority
dilapidated
Run-down
privation
Lack of basic necessities
miscreant
villian
gainsaid
contradicted
scant
Not enough
blithe
carefree
marionette
puppet
harried
troubled or bothered
exorbitant
excessive
terse
concise
morose
gloomy
solicit
Seek
conscript
to force someone into military service
forlorn
sad and lonely
inane
silly
cache
hiding place
dolorous
mournful
eulogize
praise
renounce
to give up
falsehood
lie
discountenance
To look upon with disfavor.
bellicose
warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
ostentatious
showy
nonplussed
perplexed
spurn
to reject
duress
compulsion by threat
ostentatious
showy
candor
honesty
impending
about to happen
elusive
Hard to achieve
propound
to propose
atrocious
wicked
ornate
highly decorated
deprecate
to express disapproval of
ingratiating
flattering
decimate
to destroy
tantamount
equivalent
succinct
brief, concise
orator
speaker
treacherous
dangerous
facetious
comical
precarious
uncertain
ebullience
intense enthusiasm
ignoble
dishonorable
interloper
intruder
spurious
not genuine; false
stark
harsh
inimical
unfriendly, hostile
Section 4
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