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Card B 351-375
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adj. working hard and steadily; diligent | sedulous |
| v. to take a risk; to dare; to dare to go | venture |
| n. something at which a person excels | forte |
| adj. bashful; shy; quiet; pretending to be shy | coy |
| v. to move back and forth regularly | oscillate |
| n. a bad reputation or disgrace gained after a specific action | opprobrium |
| adj. characterized by tasteless or showy colors | gaudy |
| v. to demolish; to flatten to ground level | raze |
| v. to go around; bypass; to surround | circumvent |
| v. to spend wastefully | squander |
| n. material distributed by those in favor of a specific cause and reflecting their point of view | propaganda |
| adj. greedy; motivated by desire for money | mercenary |
| v. to make lower in value, quality, or character | debase |
| adj. old fashioned; out-of-style | passé |
| n. an imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous | travesty |
| n. magnificence; splendor | grandeur |
| n. a transformation, as by magic; a marked change in appearance or function | metamorphosis |
| n. a state of great happiness; such a state expressed in speech or writing | rhapsody |
| v. to renounce under oath; to give up or deny | abjure |
| n. all the gods of a people; a group highly respected in a field | pantheon |
| n. a natural or habitual tendency or inclination | proclivity |
| adj. dull; routine; commonplace | humdrum |
| n. an act or accomplishment showing skill | feat |
| adj. ready to do favors; helpful; courteous | obliging |
| adj. sleepy | somnolent |