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20 Cards in this Set
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(v.) to adjust or change to suit conditions
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adapt
(a 'dapt) |
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(v.) to bear witness, affirm to be true or genuine
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attest
(a 'test) |
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(v.) to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole;
(n.) a carpentry figure resembling a dove's tail |
dovetail
('dov tal) |
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(n.) the quality of exceeding all moral bounds; an exceedingly evil act; huge size, immensity
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enormity
(e 'nor mi ty) |
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(v.) to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive, weaken, decline
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falter
('fal ter) |
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(n.) a warning or feeling that something bad will happen(adj.) marked by fear, ominous
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foreboding
(fore 'bo ding) |
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(adj.) totally abandoned and helpless; sad and lonely; wretched or pitiful; almost helpless
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forlorn
(for 'lorn) |
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(adj.) chillingly proud and scornful
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haughty
('haugh ty) |
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(n.) a physical defect; hindrance, obstacle
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impediment
(im 'ped e ment) |
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(adj.) necessary, urgent; (n.) a form of a verb expressing a command; that which is necessary or required
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imperative
(im 'per a tive) |
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(v.) to linger in an aimless way, hang around
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loiter
('loi ter) |
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(v.) to pretend illness to avoid duty or work
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malinger
(ma 'lin ger) |
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(adj.) short but full of meaning and point
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pithy
('pith y) |
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(v.) to rob by force, especially during wartime; to seize wrongfully;
(n.) property stolen by force, booty |
plunder
('plun der) |
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(v.) to smile or speak in a silly, forced way;
(n.) a silly, forced smile |
simper
('sim per) |
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(adj.) firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing
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steadfast
('stead fast) |
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(adj.) much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way
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vaunted
('vaunt ed) |
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(v.) to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously
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vilify
('vil i fy) |
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(n.) a person without a home or friend; a stray person or animal; something that comes along by chance, a stray bit
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waif
(waif) |
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(adj.) twisted, turned to one side; cleverly and often grimly humorous
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wry
(wry) |