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Cards Term Antecedent: adj Definition a preceding occurrence, cause, or event; going (or coming) before. Term Antediluvian: adj Definition extremely old and antiquated; anachronistic. archaic Term Anthropomorphic: n Definition attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. Term Bestial: adj Definition beastly; marked by brutality or depravity; lacking in intelligence or reason; subhuman Term Bibliophile: n Definition a lover or collector of books. Term Blanch: v Definition to draw back or shy away, as from fear Term Calamitous: adj Definition having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bring ruin; disastrous Term Capacious: adj Definition capable of containing a large quantity, spacious or roomy. Term Carnal: adj Definition relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites; worldly or earthly; temporal; of or relating to the body or flesh Term Perquisite: n Definition an incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage or and above regular income or salary. Term Debilitate; v Definition to sap the strength or energy of; enervate; to impair the strength Term Definitive: n Definition determinate; final Term Edifice: n Definition a building, especially one of imposing appearance or size Term Pejorative: adj Definition having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittle effect or force; deprecatory. Term Petulant: adj Definition unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish; contemptuous in speech or behavior Term Facade: n Definition the face of a building, especially the principal face; an artificial or deceptive front or appearance. Term Farcical: adj Definition broadly or extravagantly humorous; ludicrous; absurd. Term Filibuster: n Definition the use of obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speech making, for the purpose of delaying legislative actions. Term Gall: n Definition exasperation; vexation Term Glib: adj. Definition performed with a natural ease; marked by ease and fluency of speech or writing that often suggests or stems from insincerity, superficiality, or deceitfulness Term Hallow: v Definition to make or set apart as holy; to respect or honor greatly Term Hew: v Definition to make or shape with, or as if with, an axe; to cut down with an axe Term Hoary; adj. Definition gray or white with or as if with age; so old as to inspire veneration; ancient Term Idiosyncratic: n Definition a structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group. Term Illimitable: adj Definition impossible to limit or circumscribe Term Jubilee: n Definition a specially celebrated anniversary, especially a 50th anniversary; a season or an occasion of joyful celebration Term Juggernaut: n Definition something, such as a belief or institution, that elicits blind and destructive devotion or to which people are ruthlessly sacrificed; an overwhelming, and massive inexorable force hat seems to crush everything in tis path. Term Caucus: n Definition a meeting of the local members of a political party especially to select delegates to a convention or register preferences for candidates running for office Term Lapidary: n Definition none who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems; a dealer in precious or semiprecious stones Term Peremptory: adj Definition putting an end to all debate or action; not allowing contradiction or refusal; offensively self-assured; dictatorial. Term Perorate: v Definition to conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation; to speak at great length, often in a grandiloquent manner; declaim Term Prolixity: adj Definition tediously prolonged; wordy Term Totem: n Definition an animal, plant or natural object serving among certain tribal or traditional peoples as the emblem of a clan or family and sometimes revered as its founder, ancestor, or guardian Term Tintinnabulation: n Definition the ringing or sounds of bells Term Fission: v Definition the act or process of splitting into parts.