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Cards Term sanctimony Definition self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety Term vex Definition annoy distress trouble Term fetid Definition stinking Term visceral Definition of the internal organs of the body Term foster Definition nurture care for Term accolade Definition praise approval Term exscind Definition to cut out cut away Term ineluctable Definition certain inevitable Term cadge Definition to beg to get by begging Term lull Definition become quiet or less active Term slake Definition to assuage to satisfy allay Term correlate Definition have a mutual relation Term vestige Definition trace or sign Term scent Definition smell (esp pleasant) Term reverent Definition feeling or showing deep respect Term impute Definition to attribute to a cause or source ascribe Term squalid Definition foul filthy Term expurgate Definition to remove obscenity purify censor Term avow Definition admit. Declare openly Term germane Definition relevant pertinent to Term chisel Definition steel tool for shaping materials Term enervate Definition weaken deprive of strength attenuate Term gorge Definition eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream Term taciturn Definition untalkative silent Term irascible Definition irritable easily angered Term repel Definition refuse to accept/cause dislike Term preen Definition tidy/show self-satisfaction Term consummate Definition perfect/make perfect/complete Term encomium Definition warm or glowing praise eulogy panegyric Term harbinger Definition smth or smb that foretells the coming of Term belligerent Definition (person nation) waging war Term forge Definition workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal lead Term wag Definition merry person Term consequential Definition pompous self important Term discrete Definition individually distinct Term palpability Definition can be felt touched understood Term matriculation Definition be admitted enter a university as a student Term tout Definition person who worries others to buy smth to use his service Term paean Definition song of praise or triumph Term ignominious Definition shameful dishonorable undignified disgraceful Term demur Definition to hesitate raise objections Term ostracism Definition shut out from society refuse to meet talk Term arboreal Definition of connected with trees Term esoteric Definition abstruse intended only for a small circle of Term sever Definition break off Term somatic Definition of the body Term supine Definition lying on the back slow to act passive Term inundate Definition flood cover by overflowing Term ingest Definition take in by swallowing Term supplicate Definition make a humble petition to Term petulant Definition unreasonably impatient Term gossamer Definition soft light delicate material Term boisterous Definition loud noisy rough lacking restraint Term testiness Definition witness/evidence Term intransigence Definition unwillingness to compromise stubbornness intractability Term castigation Definition severe punishment Term condone Definition forgive Term pine Definition waste away through sorrow or illness Term obtain Definition to be established accepted or customary Term ail Definition trouble be ill Term aseptic Definition surgically clean Term indelible Definition that cannot be rubbed out Term plumb Definition get to the root of Term tautology Definition a repetition a redundancy Term inasmuch Definition since because Term woo Definition try to win Term sponge Definition porous rubber for washing live at once expense Term alleviate Definition make (pain) easier to bear Term miser Definition person who loves wealth and spends little Term parsimonious Definition too economical miserly Term disconcert Definition upset the self-possession of Term stigma Definition mark of shame or disgrace Term reciprocity Definition granting of privileges in return for similar Term implicate Definition show that smb has a share Term piquant Definition agreeably pungent stimulating Term odium Definition contempt dislike aversion Term arrogance Definition proud superior manner of behaviour Term abdication Definition giving up control authority Term alacrity Definition eager and cheerful readiness Term palliate Definition lessen the severity of Term riddle Definition puzzling person or thing Term eddy Definition circular or spiral movement (e.g.. of wind) Term renowned Definition celebrated famous Term perilous Definition dangerous Term impugned Definition challenged to be doubted Term vindictive Definition having a desire to revenge Term enzyme Definition catalyst Term rarefy Definition to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine Term fetter Definition to shackle put in chains Term dote Definition show much fondness center one's attention Term arduous Definition steep difficult ascent laborious Term unencumbered Definition easy-going trifle Term sycophant Definition person who flatter to the rich and powerful Term emaciate Definition make thin and weak Term cogent Definition strong convincing Term blatant Definition noisy and rough Term paucity Definition scarcity a lacking of Term libel Definition statement that damages reputation Term negligent Definition taking too little care Term impervious Definition not allowing to pass through (of materials) Term sundry Definition various miscellaneous separate Term perspicacity Definition quick judging and understanding Term disinter Definition dig up from the earth Term perjury Definition willful FALSE statement unlawful act Term stray Definition wander lose one's way Term curmudgeon Definition bad-tempered person Term plod Definition continue doing smth without resting Term rant Definition use extravagant language Term malign Definition injurious speak ill of smb tell lie Term consternation Definition surprise and fear dismay Term snare Definition trap Term impending Definition imminent being about to happen expected Term undermine Definition weaken gradually at the base make smth under Term elaborate Definition worked out with much care in great detail Term shunt Definition send from one track to another lay aside evade discussion Term resilience Definition quality of quickly recovering the original shape Term pernicious Definition harmful injurious Term constrain Definition compel Term baneful Definition causing harm or ruin pernicious destructive Term conciliatory Definition reconciling soothing comforting mollifying Term incite Definition stir up rouse Term importune Definition beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute) Term consume Definition get to the end of Term obsequious Definition too eager to obey or serve Term torment Definition severe pain or suffering Term taut Definition tightly stretched Term irksome Definition tiresome Term indigenous Definition native Term enduring Definition lasting Term beatify Definition to bless make happy or ascribe a virtue to Term valiant Definition brave Term proclivity Definition inclination Term incipient Definition beginning Term buoyant Definition able to float light-hearted Term vituperate Definition curse abuse in words Term chary Definition cautious wary Term dormant Definition in a state of inactivity but awaiting development Term proliferate Definition grow reproduce by rapid multification Term mundane Definition worldly as opposed to spiritual commonplace everyday Term subsume Definition include under a rule Term florid Definition very much ornamented naturally red (e.g.. of face) Term decry Definition disapprove of Term vagary Definition strange act or idea Term facetious Definition humorous funny jocular Term fission Definition splitting or division (esp. of cells) Term colander Definition bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water Term enunciate Definition pronounce (words)/express a theory Term impromptu Definition without preparation Term sophomoric Definition self-assured though immature affected bombastic overblown Term ostensible Definition seeming appearing as such professed Term subpoena Definition written order requiring a person to appear in a low court Term toady Definition obsequious flatterer Term splenetic Definition bad-tempered irritable Term vain Definition without use result conceited Term redoubtable Definition formidable causing fear Term cryptic Definition secret with a hidden meaning Term diffidence Definition shyness Term fluster Definition make nervous or confused Term volubility Definition fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language Term burnish Definition to polish rub to a shine Term immutable Definition that cannot be changed Term travesty Definition parody/imitation Term cloture Definition closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting Term burgeon Definition grow forth send out buds Term garment Definition article of clothing Term elicit Definition draw out Term innocuous Definition causing no harm Term falter Definition waver/move in an uncertain manner Term lassitude Definition weariness tiredness Term succor Definition assistance relief in time of distress Term punctilious Definition precise paying attention to trivialities Term molt Definition moult lose hair feathers before new growing Term commuter Definition person who travels regularly Term dogmatic Definition positive certain arbitrary without room for discussion Term disparate Definition essentially different Term platitude Definition a trite or banal statement unoriginality Term droll Definition jesting Term maul Definition hurt by rough handling Term boorish Definition crude offensive rude Term appease Definition make quiet or calm Term eradicate Definition get rid of pull up by the roots Term efficacy Definition production of a desired result Term pariah Definition an outcast a rejected and despised person Term ebullient Definition overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement Term apostate Definition one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions Term multifarious Definition varied motley greatly diversified Term personable Definition pleasing in appearance attractive Term severance Definition severing Term heresy Definition belief contrary to what is generally accepted Term sequence Definition succession connected line of Term temperance Definition abstinence from alcohol self-control moderation Term aver Definition affirm assert prove justify Term abhor Definition to hate to detest Term ford Definition shallow place in a river (to cross) Term canvass Definition discuss thoroughly sort of touting Term abrogate Definition repeal or annul by authority Term espouse Definition marry give one's support to Term incumbents Definition official duties Term evince Definition to show clearly to indicate Term incongruous Definition out of place not in harmony or agreement Term hone Definition stone used for sharpening tools Term timid Definition shy easily frightened Term squat Definition crouch/settle without permission Term resort Definition to frequently visit Term deplete Definition use until none remains Term render Definition deliver provide represent Term stingy Definition spending using unwillingly Term incursion Definition a raid a sudden attack Term fragrant Definition sweet-smelling Term sinuous Definition winding undulating serpentine Term rotund Definition rich and deep plump and round Term apprehensive Definition grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future Term coagulation Definition change to a thick and solid state Term detumescence Definition diminishing or lessening of swelling Term cling Definition to resist separation Term edible Definition fit to be eaten/not poisonous Term fragile Definition easily injured broken or destroyed Term gaucherie Definition socially awkward tactless behavior Term felon Definition person guilty of murder Term perfunctory Definition done as a duty without care Term forestall Definition prevent by taking action in advance preempt Term reiterate Definition say or do again several times Term middling Definition fairly good but not very good Term nonplused Definition greatly surprised Term profligacy Definition shameless immorality Term invective Definition abusive language curses Term