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Card B 126-150
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| n. strictness or severity | rigor |
| n. evenness of temper, esp. as a characteristic state | equanimity |
| v. to acknowledge as true | concede |
| v. to occur at the same time or be at the same place; to agree exactly | coincide |
| v. to incriminate; to show or suggest involvement | implicate |
| adj. causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid; glowing like fire through a haze | lurid |
| n. a small group of secret plotters, i.e., against a government or authority | cabal |
| n. someone or something that is hated | anathema |
| v. to succeed in going over, coping with, or accomplishing | negotiate |
| v. to go away hastily and secretly; to hide | abscond |
| n. lavish entertainment; a festival | fete |
| v. to give off; to emit; to radiate | exude |
| n. a position reached by a group as a whole or by majority will; general agreement | consensus |
| adj. planned or accomplished together | concerted |
| n. the side | flank |
| v. to erase; to eliminate completely | expunge |
| adj. not easily understood | recondite |
| v. to make impossible; to prevent the occurrence of | preclude |
| v. to bear news; to announce | herald |
| n. an example; a model | paradigm |
| n. lack of agreement; difference | discrepancy |
| v. to count off or list | enumerate |
| v. to devise a new word or phrase | coin |
| v. to raise for discussion | broach |
| adj. the leading position in army or fleet; the leading position in a movement or trend | vanguard |