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Cards (100)

  • What does the adjective "lamentable" mean?
    That is to be regretted
  • What does "torpid" describe?
    Sluggish in functioning or act
  • What is the meaning of "bilious"?
    Of or indicative of a peevish, ill-natured disposition
  • What does "antipathy" refer to?
    A settled aversion or dislike
  • What is "impudence"?
    A state of being marked by contemptuous boldness or disregard of others
  • What does "pungent" describe?
    A sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors
  • What is a "trifle"?
    Something of little value, substance, or importance
  • What does "benefactress" mean?
    A woman who confers a benefit, especially one that makes a gift
  • What is "ignominy"?
    Deep personal humiliation and disgrace
  • What does "consecration" mean?
    To make or declare sacred
  • What is "opprobrium"?

    Something that brings disgrace
  • What does "reviled" mean?
    Subjected to verbal abuse
  • What is "consternation"?
    Amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
  • What does "tumult" refer to?
    Disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd, usually with confusion of voices
  • What does "noxious" mean?
    Physically harmful or destructive to living beings
  • What is "propensity"?
    An often intense natural inclination or preference
  • What does "sanguine" describe?
    Having temperament marked by sturdiness, high color, and cheerfulness
  • What is an "interloper"?
    One that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity
  • What does "abhor" mean?
    To regard with extreme dislike
  • What is "artifice"?
    Clever or artful skill; also, false or insincere behavior
  • What does "precocious" mean?
    Exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age
  • What does "parley" mean?
    To speak with another
  • What is "cadence"?
    A rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language
  • What does "insuperable" mean?
    Incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or solved
  • What is "aversion"?
    A feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid it
  • What does "audacious" mean?
    Contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum
  • What does "capricious" describe?
    Governed by impulsive and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
  • What does "usurious" mean?
    Practicing usury: the lending of money at exorbitant interest rates
  • What does "preternatural" mean?
    Exceeding what is natural or regular
  • What does "cessation" refer to?
    To delay, be idle
  • What is a "refectory"?
    A dining hall
  • What does "ravenous" mean?
    Extremely hungry
  • What are the meanings of the adjectives "lamentable," "torpid," "bilious," "pungent," "noxious," "sanguine," "audacious," "capricious," "precocious," and "insuperable"?
    • Lamentable: that is to be regretted
    • Torpid: sluggish in functioning or act
    • Bilious: of or indicative of a peevish, ill-natured disposition
    • Pungent: a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors
    • Noxious: physically harmful or destructive to living beings
    • Sanguine: having temperament marked by sturdiness, high color, and cheerfulness
    • Audacious: contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum
    • Capricious: governed by impulsive and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
    • Precocious: exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age
    • Insuperable: incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or solved
  • What are the meanings of the nouns "antipathy," "impudence," "trifle," "benefactress," "ignominy," "opprobrium," "reviled," "consternation," "tumult," "propensity," "interloper," "artifice," "aversion," "cessation," "refectory," and "ravenous"?
    • Antipathy: settled aversion or dislike
    • Impudence: a state of being marked by contemptuous boldness or disregard of others
    • Trifle: something of little value, substance, or importance
    • Benefactress: a woman who confers a benefit; especially one that makes a gift
    • Ignominy: deep personal humiliation and disgrace
    • Opprobrium: something that brings disgrace
    • Reviled: subjected to verbal abuse
    • Consternation: amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
    • Tumult: disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd, usually with confusion of voices
    • Propensity: an often intense natural inclination or preference
    • Interloper: one that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity
    • Artifice: clever or artful skill; also: false or insincere behavior
    • Aversion: a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid it
    • Cessation: to delay, be idle
    • Refectory: a dining hall
    • Ravenous: extremely hungry
  • What is the definition of "throng"?
    A multitude of assembled persons
  • What does "ewer" refer to?
    A vase-shaped pitcher or jug
  • What does "assiduity" imply about a person's behavior?
    Marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
  • How is "truculent" best described?
    Feeling or displaying ferocity
  • What does it mean if someone is described as "penurious"?
    Marked or suffering from a cramping and oppressive lack of resources
  • What is the meaning of "solace"?
    Alleviation of grief or anxiety