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Cards Term satiate Definition verb. satisfy fully, to excess adg. filled to satisfaction Term ardent Definition passionate Term insatiate Definition adj. impossible to satisfy Term injunction Definition n. command; act of enjoining; directive order Term effusions Definition n. act of pouring out a liquid; unrestrained outpouring of feeling Term entrenched Definition v. provide with trench; fix firmly/securely Term inuring Definition v. to habituate to something undesireable; accustom oneself Term assailed Definition v. to attack with violent blows; assault Term capacious Definition adj. capable of containing a large quantity Term suppliant Definition adj. asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching n. one praying humbly for something Term albatross Definition n. constant worrisome burden; obstacle to success Term solicitude Definition n. feeling of excessive concern Term conciliating Definition v. appease; overcome distrust; regain by pleasant behavior; reconcile Term quelling Definition v. to put down forcibly; suppress; pacify, quiet Term fastidious Definition adj. paying meticulous attention to detail; difficult to please Term ameliorate Definition v. to become better; improve Term indefatigable Definition agj. tireless Term disconsolate Definition agj. seeming beyond consolation Term penury Definition n. extreme want or poverty; destitution Term semblance Definition n. outward or token appearance Term ignoble Definition adj. not noble in quality, character or purpose; mean Term cursory Definition adj. performed with haste and sacnt attention to detail Term avidity Definition n. eagerness; ardent desire or craving Term imbued Definition v. to inspire or influence thoroughly; pervade Term averred Definition v. affirm positively; declare Term multifarious Definition adj. diverse; having great variety Term progeny Definition n. offspring Term emaciated Definition adj. thin, wasted, shrunken Term impertinent Definition adj. disrespectful; insolent Term manifest Definition adj. obvious Term conciliate Definition v. make peace Term filial Definition adj. having relation of child to parent Term arduous Definition adj. laborious; difficult; requiring great exertion Term caprice Definition n. a sudden, unpredictable change Term adept Definition adj. very skilled; proficient; expert Term flounder Definition v. to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements Term inexorable Definition adj. unyielding; unalterable Term odious Definition adj. deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable Term sanguinary Definition adj. full of or characterized by bloodshed; blood Term disconcerted Definition adj. perturbed; ruffled Term ignominy Definition . disgrace;dishonor; public contempt Term languid Definition adj. lacking in vigor; slack or slow Term replete Definition adj. abundantly supplied or provided; filled Term dissipate Definition v. to scatter in various directions; disperse Term paroxsym Definition n. any sudden, violent outburst; fit of violent emotion or action Term respite Definition n. or v. a delay or cessation for a time; interval of relief Term obliterate Definition v. remove or destroy all traces of Term imperious Definition adj. dictatorial; domineering in a haughty manner Term torpor Definition n. apathy; sluggish inactivity Term ignominy Definition n. great personal dishonor or humiliation Term remonstrate Definition v. to say or plead in protest, objection Term diffidence Definition n. timidity or shyness Term venerable Definition adj. commanding respect by virtueof age, dignity, character, or position Term physiognomy Definition n. art of judging character by facial features Term scoff Definition v. mock Term unabated Definition adj. sustaining original intensity Term imprecate Definition v. curse Term asseverate Definition v. affirm; declare seriously or positively Term peril Definition n. danger Term consummate Definition v. conclude; fulfill Term execrate Definition v. declare to be hateful; denounce Term conflagration Definition n. a large detructive fire Term adjure Definition v. command or enjoin solemnly Term extricate Definition v. disengage; relase from difficulty Term insurmountable Definition adj. impossible to get over Term benevolent Definition adj. characterized by/suggestive of doing good Term commiserate Definition v. feel/express sorrow/pity; sympathize Term consolation Definition n. act of comforting Term discern Definition v. detect; percieve with eyes or intellect Term fiend Definition n. demon or evil spirit Term hideous Definition adj. extremely unattractive Term omen Definition n. prophetic sign; phenomenon to portend good or evil Term base Definition adj. low, vile Term irksome Definition adj. annoying; tedious Term listless Definition adj. tired; no energy; lethargic Term malicious Definition adj. spiteful; deliberately harmful Term traverse Definition v. to pass over Term affability Definition adj. approachable; friendliness Term sacrilege Definition n. misuse, theft, profanation of something sacred Term fortitude Definition n. strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage Term prognosticate Definition v. predict Term malignity Definition n. intense hatred; great malice Term immutable Definition adj. unchangeable Term elixir Definition n. sweetened aromatic solution of alcohol and water, serving as a vehicle for medication Term chimera Definition n. organism, organ, or part of 2 or more tissues of different genetic composition, produced as a result of organ transplant, grafting, or genetic engineering Term deference Definition n. subbmission ro courteous yielding to opinion, wishes, or judgment of another Term diffident Definition adj. shy and timid; lacking self confidence Term incipient Definition adj. beginning to exist or appear Term disquiet Definition v. trouble; deprive of peace or rest Term disquietude Definition n. worried unease; anxiety Term reproach Definition v. express disapproval, disappointment; disgrace Term reprove Definition v. rebuke; voice disapproval Term unremitting Definition adj. persistent; never slackening Term lassitude Definition n. listlessness; diminished energy Term tumult Definition n. din and commotion of a great crowd Term odious Definition adj. intense displeasure, arousing strong dislike Term fetter Definition n. chain for ankles or feet; a restraint Term approbation Definition n. praise; warm approval Term vacillate Definition v. sway from one side to the other Term dilatory Definition adj. intended to delay Term languor Definition n. listlessness; lacking physical/mental energy Term languid Definition adj. lacking energy; weak Term docile Definition adj. teachable; ready/willing to be taught Term salubrious Definition adj. favourable to health or well being Term indelible Definition adj. permanent Term depravity Definition n. moral corruption or degradation Term apprehend Definition v. -understand -arrest Term ignominious Definition adj. marked by shame or disgrace Term conjecture Definition n. conclusion; guesswork Term timorous Definition adj. timid Term guileless Definition adj. artless; free of skillful deceit Term absolution Definition n. act of pronouncing clear of guilt or blame Term augment Definition v. make bigger; enhance Term efface Definition v. erase Term reverberate Definition v. reecho; prolonged or continuing effect Term malignity Definition n. intense ill will or hatred; great malice Term assuage Definition v. make less intense or severe Term commodious Definition adj. spacious, roomy