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Cards Term Contentious   Definition arguementative Term prodigious Definition impressively great in size, force Term rhetorical Definition not meant to be answered Term specter Definition a visible disembodied spirit of a terrifying nature Term undulation Definition to move with a wave like motion Term idiosyncracy Definition characteristics unique to an individual Term enmity Definition a feeling of mutual hatred Term infinitesimal Definition extremely tiny Term turbid Definition not lear or transparent because of stirred up sediment, clouded, obscurred Term verbatim Definition in exactly the same words, word for word Term browbeaten Definition to intimidate with overbearing or imperative manner Term droll Definition amusingly odd or comical, comically unpredictable Term querulous Definition full of complaints Term urbane Definition reflecting elegance, sophistication Term funereal Definition suitible for a funeral, mournful Term commandeer Definition to order or force into military service, to seize Term opulent Definition characterized by extreme wealth. lavish Term poignant Definition physically painful, distressing to the mind Term patriarchal Definition pertaining to a patriarchy, father force Term contemporary Definition living or occuring at the same time, modern/recent Term disdain Definition feeling of contempt for someone or something regarding as unworthy or inferior Term reek Definition to smoke or fume Term plight Definition an unfavorable or unfortunate situation Term missive Definition a written message or letter Term purveyor Definition a person who provides or supplies Term mettle Definition to have courage or spirit, an inerent quality in a character Term cleave Definition to split or sever, to stick to, to be faithful to Term gild Definition to cover thinly with gold Term consort Definition a husband/wife or an associate of a monarch to keep company/associate with Term equivocate Definition to avoid making a specific statement with the intention of decieving Term pine Definition to suffer intense longing for Term recompense Definition to award compensation, to make a return for Term carouse Definition to drink liquor freely or excessively Term upiquitous Definition being or seeming to be everywhere at once Term peerless Definition having no equal, unrivaled Term beguile Definition to take away by cheating, to influence by trickery, flattery, or decieving Term parricide Definition murder of your own parents, one who kills his/her parents Term posterity Definition all future generations, the offspring of a certain ancestor Term rancor Definition bitter, deep seated ill will Term sundry Definition various or diverse Term assailable Definition to attack vigorously or violently; assault Term cloistered Definition secluded from the world Term blanch Definition to become white, turn pale; sickness/fear Term homage Definition respect or revereence paid or rendered Term pernicious Definition harmful, as having a harmful effect Term avaricious Definition greedy for wealth or gain Term fraught Definition filled or accompanied with Term hoodwink Definition to trick or decieve Term niggard Definition an excessively stingy person Term scruple Definition amorl or ethical objection, to doing something wrong