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Card A 501-525
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adj. relating to the sense of smell | olfactory |
| v. to come as a gain; to increase | accrue |
| v. to retreat, as from battle | retire |
| adj. beneficial; favorable to health | salutary |
| adj. consistent; moderate; without extremes | temperate |
| n. someone who seeks only pleasure | hedonist |
| n. a group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power | junta |
| adj. severely painful | excruciating |
| n. serious physical or emotional injury | trauma |
| n. a structure used for housing aircraft | hangar |
| n. trickery; deception; sleight of hand | legerdemain |
| v. to postpone consideration of | table |
| n. exaggeration | hyperbole |
| adj. causing gloom or depression | dismal |
| v. to take money for one’s own use, in violation of a trust | embezzle |
| n. something not belonging to a certain time period | anachronism |
| v. to look upon or treat as a celebrity | lionize |
| adj. without results; unprofitable | fruitless |
| v. to survive | weather |
| n. a brief story, oft. humorous | anecdote |
| adj. suitable for growing crops (of land) | arable |
| adj. appealing to the senses, esp. those involved in appreciating beauty | sensuous |
| adj. relating to the e3ye or sense of sight | ocular |
| v. to spread around or scatter; adj. widely scattered | diffuse |
| adj. not able to feel or perceive; unresponsive | insensible |
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