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Cards Term Superficial Definition shallow Term veracity Definition truthful Term probity Definition honesty Term benediction Definition blessing Term opulence Definition richness Term invalid Definition to be sick Term beneficial Definition advantageous Term effect Definition result Term malingering Definition pretending illness Term veracity Definition accuracy Term vulgarian Definition a vulgar person tasteless person Term benediction Definition blessing Term invalid Definition sick person Term invalid Definition without legal force Term aver Definition assert Term affect Definition act upon Term effect Definition bring about Term muncicipal Definition pertaining to the local gov. Term forfeiture Definition act of losing in consequence of some fault Term malign Definition to slander to vilify to defame Term convalescence Definition period of recovering strength Term veracity Definition truthfulness Term immunization Definition act of protecting one from disease as by inoculation Term benefactor Definition person who does good to others patron Term malefactor Definition depraved unprincipled or wicked person scoundrel Term utilitarian Definition pertaining to that which is serviceable helpful beneficial Term appraise Definition to evaluate Term aprise Definition to give notice inform Term comprise Definition to consist of Term compromise Definition result of such a settlement Term illegal Definition prohibited by law Term illegible Definition not legible or decipherable Term incriminate Definition to accuse of a crime or other wrongful act Term recriminate Definition to accuse in return Term resume (n) Definition a summary Term resume (v) Definition to begin or take up to assume or take Term sensible Definition readily precieved Term sensitive Definition quick to take offense Term sentry Definition guard Term century Definition 100 yrs Term abrogate Definition to get rid of to abolish do away with Term arrogate Definition to take without right Term acquisitive Definition someone who gets Term inquisitive Definition someone who asks Term perquisite Definition benefit Term prerequisite Definition requirement Term request Definition to ask Term requisistion Definition written request Term vocation Definition occupation Term avocation Definition hobby Term conscious Definition faculty which enables individuals to know their relative conformity with society's moral determinations Term conscious Definition aware of ones own feeling and thoughts or of external conditions and objects Term science Definition logical arrangement of knowledge in the form of hypothesis or laws subject to verification Term prescience Definition knowledge of an event before it happens (foreknowledge) Term subconscious Definition denoting such phenomena of mental life as are not attended by full awareness Term unconscious Definition not cognizant unaware Term conscientious Definition scrupulous careful and thorough painstaking Term plebiscite Definition expression of the popular will by vote Term nice Definition agreeable pleasing kind Term voitation Definition act of willing Term putative Definition supposed Term presentiment Definition feeling of something about to happen Term reprisal Definition retaliation act of using force for revenge Term demonstrative Definition exhibiting expressing feelings Term assumption Definition inference supposition Term selective Definition choosy of discriminating taste Term infallibility Definition incapability of error Term premonition Definition forewarning Term facade Definition face of a building Term facet Definition flat polished surface Term facet Definition flat polished surface Term abuse Definition To use wrongly or improperly Term disuse Definition The state of not being used or of being no longer in use. Term dismal Definition Causing gloom or depression; dreary Term malady Definition A disease, a disorder, or an ailment. Term misuse Definition Improper, unlawful, or incorrect use Term peruse Definition To read or examine, typically with great care Term beneficiary Definition One that receives a benefit Term beneficence Definition The state or quality of being kind, charitable, or beneficial Term bounty Definition Liberality in giving. Term usurpation Definition The act of usurping, especially the wrongful seizure of royal sovereignty Term usury Definition The practice of lending money and charging the borrower interest, especially at an exorbitant or illegally high rate Term malevolence Definition Malicious behavior Term embellish Definition To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate Term affection Definition A tender feeling toward another; fondness Term efficacious Definition Producing or capable of producing a desired effect Term benefit Definition Something that promotes or enhances well-being Term defeat Definition To win victory over Term probe Definition An exploratory action, expedition Term avail Definition To be of use or advantage to Term opulence Definition Wealth; affluence. Term olfactory Definition Of, relating to, or contributing to the sense of smell Term remuneration Definition Something, such as a payment Term valiant Definition Possessing valor; brave. Term indemnify Definition To protect against damage, loss, or injury; insure Term fallacious Definition Tending to mislead; deceptive Term assent Definition To agree, as to a proposal; concur Term dissent Definition To differ in opinion or feeling; disagree Term resent Definition To feel indignantly aggrieved at. Term discretionary Definition Available for use as needed or desired Term predilection Definition A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference Term reprehensible Definition Deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy Term remonstrate Definition To say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof Term muster Definition To cause to come together; gather Term monetary Definition Of or relating to money. Term collegial Definition Characterized by or having power and authority vested equally among colleagues Term impresario Definition One who sponsors or produces entertainment, especially the director of an opera company. A manager; a producer. Term sumptuary Definition Regulating or limiting personal expenditures. Term vociferous Definition Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry Term disavow Definition To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with Term obloquy Definition Abusively detractive language or utterance Term soliloquy Definition A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener. Term loquacious Definition Very talkative Term vociferous Definition Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry. Term interrogatary Definition Asking a question; of the nature of a question; interrogative Term convoke Definition To cause to assemble in a meeting Term prefatory Definition Of, relating to, or constituting a preface Term infamy Definition Evil fame or reputation