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Card B 151-175
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| v. to be necessary or proper for | behoove |
| v. to copy, reproduce, or repeat | replicate |
| adj. having many different parts or forms; numerous and varied | multifarious |
| n. one with exceptional talents | prodigy |
| n. the bitter attitude or feelings of an enemy or of mutual enemies | enmity |
| adj. native, occurring naturally | indigenous |
| adj. disagreeable; menacing | forbidding |
| n. sad situation | plight |
| adj. not preparing for the future; incautious | improvident |
| n. excessive or trivial sentimentality; an abrupt transition in style from the elevated to the commonplace, producing a laughable effect | bathos |
| adj. uniform; of the same kind | homogeneous |
| adj. worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc. | venerable |
| v. to reject as invalid or untrue | repudiate |
| v. to withdraw formally from an alliance or membership | secede |
| v. to conceal; n. something that covers | shroud |
| v. to encourage, assist, or support, usually in wrongdoing | abet |
| adv. by surprise | aback |
| v. to show as an example or means of proving something | adduce |
| v. to echo | resonate |
| n. a showy public display | fanfare |
| adj. able to live; capable of success | viable |
| adj. noticeable; widely known | prominent |
| adj. scanty; meager; small; slender | exiguous |
| n. joining together of different streams | confluence |
| v. to swing back and forth | vacillate |
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