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Card A 376-400
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adj. lively, happy, and full of good spirits | exuberant |
| v. to restate in different words; to summarize | paraphrase |
| n. a core group of trained, highly skilled people capable of training others | cadre |
| adj. ordinary to inferior in quality; not standing out from the average | mediocre |
| n. a narrow, hard bed or straw-filled mattress | pallet |
| n. an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence | conjecture |
| adj. very old; outdated | antediluvian |
| n. a hint | cue |
| n. a market consisting of a street lined with shops; a place where miscellaneous items are sold | bazaar |
| v. to beget; to cause; to promote | engender |
| n. arrangement of events in time | chronology |
| adj. abandoned; negligent | derelict |
| v. to tell something in secret | confide |
| n. subtle skill in performance or in handling a situation | finesse |
| adj. irritable; touchy | testy |
| adj. very clear; definite | unequivocal |
| n. an authoritative, often formal, pronouncement | dictum |
| adj. without reference to specific instance or concrete existence; theoretical; v. to remove | abstract |
| adj. occurring naturally or without forethought | spontaneous |
| adj. thorough | exhaustive |
| v. to take apart | dismantle |
| v. to make larger | amplify |
| n. unrestricted power to act at one’s own discretion | carte blanche |
| v. to prohibit or forbid; to denounce | proscribe |
| adj. of main importance; principal | cardinal |
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