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Card A 101-125
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| n. unreasoning and boastful devotion to one’s country or sex | chauvinism |
| adj. excellent; of the highest quality | superlative |
| n. fear of confined spaces | claustrophobia |
| adj. attractive or pleasing in appearance; pretty; handsome | comely |
| adj. showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people | sullen |
| adj. dull or stale; commonplace | banal |
| adj. easily taking on different forms | protean |
| n. bearing or manner, esp. as revealing one’s inner state of mind | mien |
| n. a feeling of weakness | lassitude |
| n. dry sticks of wood used to start a fire | kindling |
| n. a fine wire or thread | filament |
| v. to go back; to withdraw | recede |
| n. a great flood | deluge |
| v. to reach the best or most vigorous stage | flower |
| n. a small rounded hill | knoll |
| v. to repeat; to occur again | recur |
| n. frankness or sincerity of expression | candor |
| n. pleasing sound, esp. of words | euphony |
| n. a mixture; a hodgepodge | mélange |
| adj. lenient; giving in to the desires of others | indulgent |
| adj. showing too great a willingness to serve or obey | obsequious |
| n. a wall or embankment used for a defensive fortification; something serving as a defense or safeguard, oft. figurative | bulwark |
| v. to dress or groom with careful attention to detail | primp |
| n. a false report | canard |
| adj. moving swiftly | fleet |