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Card B 276-300
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| n. science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in | acoustics |
| v. to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence; n. such an inference | surmise |
| adj. relating to the sense of hearing | auditory |
| adj. not able to be predicted; constantly changing | whimsical |
| n. the putting aside of personal interest for the sake of others | self-abnegation |
| adj. stubbornly resistance to control, authority, or treatment | refractory |
| adj. inclined to fight; expressing violence or hostility | truculent |
| adj. loud and harsh | raucous |
| adj. producing abundantly; prolific | fertile |
| adj. occurring by chance | fortuitous |
| adj. extremely loud | stentorian |
| adj. showing faithless disloyalty; n. a disloyal coward | recreant |
| n. excessive care in spending; stinginess | parsimony |
| n. daydream | reverie |
| v. to work together, esp. at an intellectual effort | collaborate |
| n. one who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or influence | sycophant |
| v. to sharpen; to make more effective | hone |
| n. conduct according to moral principles | rectitude |
| adj. not letting in light; unintelligible | opaque |
| adj. coming into being; being born | nascent |
| v. to spread through, or be present throughout | pervade |
| v. to summarize; to paraphrase | recapitulate |
| v. to interfere, esp. in order to damage or weaken | tamper |
| v. to make fun of; to ridicule | scoff |
| adj. clever and cautious | canny |
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