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Card A 1-25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adj. very cautious | chary |
| v. to lurk; to move secretively | skulk |
| adj. nervous; easily frightened | skittish |
| v. to shun | ostracize |
| n. intense passion or enthusiasm | zeal |
| adj. applying to all conditions or instances | blanket |
| adj. strangely or absurdly distorted | grotesque |
| v. to make something clear; to clarify | elucidate |
| n. a small variation, a nuance; a small amount | shade |
| n. prevailing fashion | vogue |
| to keep afloat; to raise the spirits of | buoy |
| adj. able to recover quickly (e.g. from bending or illness) | resilient |
| v. to grow together; to merge into a single body | coalesce |
| v. to inflict; to cause (something bad) | wreak |
| v. to depart from a set course or opinion | diverge |
| n. a ranking according to status or ability; a group having authority | hierarchy |
| v. to be appropriate or suitable to; to look good with | become |
| n. a trench in the earth made by a plow; a wrinkle | furrow |
| v. to lessen the concentration, force or purity of by adding something | dilute |
| n. great brilliance, as of performance or achievement; conspicuous success | éclat |
| adj. foolishly idealistic; extravagantly chivalrous | quixotic |
| n. future generations | posterity |
| n. one who rebels; a nonconformist; an individualist | maverick |
| n. injury or damage | detriment |
| adj. unattractive, plain looking | homely |