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Card A 401-425
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adj. clumsy or difficult to manage | cumbersome |
| v. to make fun of | ridicule |
| n. bold and insulting behavior | effrontery |
| adv. wide open | agape |
| adj. pertaining to the brain; intellectual | cerebral |
| adj. without long-term commitment to any employer | freelance |
| adj. composed of two parts | dual |
| v. to draft compulsorily, esp. into military service; n. a draftee | conscript |
| n. a waterfall or series of small waterfalls; a succession of stages, processes, or units | cascade |
| n. a person with apparent but no real authority | figurehead |
| adj. without dishonesty or concealment | aboveboard |
| v. to wear down a surface by or as if by scraping | abrade |
| n. an oversupply | glut |
| v. to rouse or excite to action or increased action; to spur on | stimulate |
| v. to represent; to portray | depict |
| adj. lacking distinction or individual character | nondescript |
| v. to light up | illuminate |
| v. to cripple; mutilate; disable | maim |
| n. additional information added to the end of a letter or other document | postscript |
| adj. showing a desire to please; cheerfully obliging | complaisant |
| adj. occurring at night | nocturnal |
| v. to attribute to a specific source | ascribe |
| adj. disruptive or irritable | fractious |
| n. an equal exchange or substitution | quid pro quo |
| n. one who keeps watch | sentinel |