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15 Cards in this Set
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MOR, MUR |
DELAY |
MORE WAITING?! |
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MORATORIUM |
NOUN. A FORMAL DELAY; A SUSPENSION |
Following the uncovering of mismanaged funds, the treasurer placed a moratorium on any new spending. |
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DEMURE |
ADJ. MODEST AND SHY. |
ANDREA GAVE PATRICK A DEMURE SMILE, BUT WAS TOO SHY TO ANSWER HIM DIRECTLY. |
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TEMPO |
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EXTEMPORANEOUS |
ADJ. DONE WITHOUT PLANNING; IMPROVISED |
THE COMEDIAN WAS KNOWN AS AN EXCELLENT EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKER BECAUSE OF HIS ABILITY TO MAKE UP JOKES ON THE SPOT. |
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TEMPORAL |
ADJ. HAVING TO DO WITH FINITE TIME OR EVERYDAY LIFE (OPPOSED TO THE ETERNAL OR SPIRITUAL) |
THE FILMS HE DIRECTED GENERALLY DEAL WITH TEMPORAL THEMES AND SUBJECTS, NOT UNREAL FANTASY SITUATIONS.
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TEMPRIZE |
V. TO PUT OFF MAKING A DECISION; TO STALL |
RATHER THAN GIVING THE COMMITTEE AN ANSWER, THE DEAN OF STUDENTS TEMPORIZED UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE DISPUTE.
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DIES |
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DIURNAL |
ADJ. HAPPENING OR ACTIVE DURING THE DAY. |
THE NEW MOTHER NOTICED THAT CERTAIN PATTERNS OF HER BABY SEEMED TO FOLLOW A DIURNAL CYCLE.
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SOJOURN |
N. A SHORT STAY OR VISIT. |
THE FAMILY PLANNED A SOJOURN IN NAPLES DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.
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ADJOURN |
V. TO FORMALLY BRING TO AN END. |
BECAUSE IT IS PAST THE TIME FOR THE COUNSELOR TO ADJOURN THE MEETING, THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS ARE GETTING IMPATIENT. |
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CHRON |
TIME |
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ANACHRONISM |
N. SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE OUT OF ITS PROPER TIME. |
A HORSE AND BUGGY ON A HIGHWAY IS COMMONPLACE IN LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, BUT IT IS AN ANACHRONISM IN CHICAGO. |
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CHRONICLE |
V. TO TELL OR WRITE THE HISTORY OF. |
NELLIE BECAME A NATIONAL CELEBRITY WHEN SHE CHRONICLED HER STAY IN A MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTION, FOR THE COUNTRY'S MAJOR NEWSPAPERS. |
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SYNCHRONOUS |
ADJ. HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME AS |
THE DRUMBEATS WERE SYNCHRONOUS WITH THE BAND MEMBERS' STEPS. |
