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Card A 76-100
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| v. to engage in trouble; to complicate | embroil |
| v. to depart from the norm | deviate |
| n. taking (property or money) by force or threat of force | extortion |
| n. a vague feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness | malaise |
| adj. calm, undisturbed | placid |
| v. to recall the past, esp. fondly | reminisce |
| n. a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected | cadaver |
| n. a remark or reply that is witty or sarcastic | quip |
| v. to act sick in order to avoid work | malinger |
| n. an essential or pivotal point; a perplexing difficulty | crux |
| n. a ramp or slope | gradient |
| n. any place or condition of noise and confusion | bedlam |
| n. a deep, narrow gorge, especially one worn down with running water | ravine |
| n. the highest point, as of perfection | acme |
| adj. relating to the supernatural; beyond human comprehension; mysterious | occult |
| n. direct descent from an ancestor; derivation | lineage |
| adj. sick to one’s stomach; nauseated | queasy |
| adj. able to be touched or treated as real | tangible |
| v. to wake or provoke | rouse |
| n. official residing in a foreign country | consul |
| n. a minor conflict | skirmish |
| v. to go before | precede |
| v. to make objections | remonstrate |
| adj. having an unknown or unacknowledged name | anonymous |
| n. an enclosed space in which rabbits breed or are numerous; any place that is crowded like a rabbit warren | warren |