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37 Cards in this Set
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Lascivious
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(of a person, manner, or gesture) Feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire: "he gave her a lascivious wink".
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alacrity
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Brisk and cheerful readiness
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redolent
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Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something): "names redolent of history and tradition".
Strongly smelling of something: "the church was old, dark, and redolent of incense". |
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umbra
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shade; shadow.
2. the invariable or characteristic accompaniment or companion of a person or thing. |
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opalescent
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Showing varying colors as an opal does
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comely
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(typically of a woman) Pleasant to look at; attractive.
Agreeable; suitable. |
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gadding
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Go around from one place to another, in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment.
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staid
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Sedate, respectable, and unadventurous: "staid law firms".
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plaintive
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Sounding sad and mournful.
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couched
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Express (something) in language of a specified style.
Lie down. |
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furtive
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Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
Suggestive of guilty nervousness. |
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tacit
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understood or implied without being stated
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lurid
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Very vivid in color, esp. so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect: "lurid food colorings".
(of a description) Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms, esp. giving explicit details of crimes or sexual matters. |
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Lecherous
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Having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire
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salacious
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(of writing, pictures, or talk) Treating sexual matters in an indecent way.
Lustful; lecherous: "his salacious grin faltered". |
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distend
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swell from pressure from the inside
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supercilious
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Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
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middling
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Moderate or average in size, amount, or rank.
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stalwart
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strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust.
2. strong and brave; valiant: a stalwart knight. 3. firm, steadfast, or uncompromising: a stalwart supporter of the U.N. |
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lackadaisical
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without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.
2. lazy; indolent: a lackadaisical fellow. |
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allayed
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to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet.
2. to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate: to allay pain. |
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jackleg
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unskilled or untrained for one's work; amateur: a jackleg electrician.
2. unscrupulous or without the accepted standards of one's profession: a jackleg lawyer. 3. makeshift; temporary. |
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fecundity
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the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
2. fruitfulness or fertility, as of the earth. 3. the capacity of abundant production: fecundity of imagination. |
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jocosely
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given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner.
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consummate (adj)
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complete or perfect; supremely skilled; superb: a consummate master of the violin.
5. being of the highest or most extreme degree: a work of consummate skill; an act of consummate savagery. |
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diffident
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lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
2. restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc. |
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salubrious
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favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.
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effusive
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unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
2. pouring out; overflowing. |
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prurient
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Having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters.
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recalcitrant
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resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
2. hard to deal with, manage, or operate. |
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lilt
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1. A cheerful or lively manner of speaking, in which the pitch of the voice varies pleasantly.
2. A light, happy tune or song. 3. A light or resilient manner of moving or walking. |
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coeval
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A person of roughly the same age as oneself; a contemporary.
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inutile
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Lacking in utility or serviceability; not useful.
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fastidious
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Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
Very concerned about matters of cleanliness. |
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remonstration
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To say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof.
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adumbrate
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Report or represent in outline.
Indicate faintly. |
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indolent
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Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.
(of a disease condition) Causing little or no pain. |
