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21 Cards in this Set
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doting
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extremely and uncritically fond of
"Alice received many roses and sweet letters from her doting lover." |
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obsequious
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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
"Unlike the other obsequious children, Jake was never particularly attentive to the teacher." |
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lascivious
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feeling or showing an overt or offensive sexual desire
"The lascivious admirer embarrassed the object of his lust by calling after her crudely." |
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prate
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to talk foolishly or at tedious length
"The speaker would prate on and on until each of his listeners fell asleep from boredom." |
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pith
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the true nature or essence of something
"Once Eloise learned the pith of the story, she began to understand its inner meaning." |
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alacrity
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brisk eagerness or enthusiasm
"Filled with alacrity at the idea of a party, Elle immediately volunteered to help decorate." |
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bereft
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deprived of; without / lonely and abandoned
"Since he was bereft the knowledge of her success, Adam didn’t understand why she was so happy." |
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consummate
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make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse / complete (a transaction)
"Aly was no longer a virgin after consummating her marriage with her husband on their wedding night." |
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carouse
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to drink alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way
"At the party, Jim caroused with his friends, ending the evening drunk yet happy." |
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ruminate
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think deeply about something
"James' friends left him alone while he ruminated in case there was something important bothering him." |
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chide
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scold or rebuke
"Fred felt remorseful after his teacher chided him on his previous bad behavior. " |
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lewd
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crude and offensive in a sexual way
"The lewd and lustful leers of the men on the block annoyed Kate, so she went the other way." |
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dissemble
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to hide or disguise one’s true motives or feelings
"John dissembled his disappointment of his aunt's gift so that she wouldn't know he didn't like it." |
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sequester
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to isolate or hide away
"The two brothers had to be sequestered from each other in different rooms so that they would stop fighting." |
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belie
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fail to give a true idea of / show to be untrue or unjustified
"Their outward civility belied years of disagreement and mutual disrespect." |
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rogue
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a dishonest or unprincipled man / a mischievous but likeable person
"Unlike the rouges who surrounded him, Charles was a trustworthy, honorable man." |
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quicken
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make or become quicker
"Afraid of being late to school, the girls quickened their step." |
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impudent
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not showing due respect for another person
"Karen was impudent enough to insult her strict teacher, who sent her to detention." |
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nether
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lower in position
"On the shelf, the blue bowls were nether and low in comparison to the red ones." |
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iterance
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repeated performance
"The students, bored of hearing their teacher's iterance of the same words each day, tuned it out." |
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apt
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appropriate; suitable / (apt to) having a tendency to / quick to learn
"The book was an apt gift for the girl, who wanted to read one just like it." |