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Card A 176-200

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n. a statement or situation that appears contradictory paradox
adj. moderately warm; lacking force or enthusiasm tepid
n. a wasting away, esp. of body tissue atrophy
n. high regard; respect; v. to regard highly esteem
v. to decline to an inferior state, oft. in mental or moral quality degenerate
n. the power to produce the desired effect efficacy
adj. able to contain or hold much capacious
n. strong influence; domination hegemony
adj. seeming to be truthful on the surface, but actually false specious
n. official approval approbation
adj. very talkative loquacious
n. commonplace remark intended to calm; platitude bromide
adj. not similar; very different; mixed together heterogeneous
n. willingness to do or say something that shocks or upsets people temerity
adj. with effortless ease; without proper care; superficial facile
n. pain; suffering; anything causing pain affliction
adj. having worldwide scope; so sophisticated as to be at home in all parts of the world cosmopolitan
adj. remaining in a pure state pristine
adj. fearlessly, often recklessly bold; insolent audacious
v. to stretch out; to expand distend
n. a person from whom one is descended; an ancestor (usu. plural) forebear
v. to have as a necessary result entail
v. to regret rue
n. great wickedness; an evil act enormity
n. a hobby avocation
Created by: mei
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