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Card A 51-75
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| n. resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance | stamina |
| adj. mentally disturbed | deranged |
| v. to frustrate, as by confusing | baffle |
| n. an important event | milestone |
| adj. harassed; besieged | beleaguered |
| n. a succession of rulers or people in power from the same family | dynasty |
| n. a position that gives a wide view | vantage |
| adj. talkative | voluble |
| v. to delay; to put off | defer |
| adj. spoiled or rotten (esp. oils or fats) | rancid |
| n. any of the features of the body, usually the face | lineaments |
| v. to censor, esp. prudishly | bowdlerize |
| adj. slender and graceful in outline | svelte |
| n. a sense of a future event; a warning in advance | premonition |
| n. worry or unease | apprehension |
| adj. devouring; extremely hungry | voracious |
| v. to throw out | discard |
| v. to provide with material goods, talents, or qualities | endow |
| adj. subject to death; causing death | mortal |
| adj. inclined not to be strict | lenient |
| v. to phrase in a particular way | couch |
| adj. unwilling; disinclined | reluctant |
| adj. sloppy; messy; unclean | unkempt |
| v. to give off sparks; to be animated or brilliant | scintillate |
| n. harsh, often ironic ridicule, intended to hurt | sarcasm |