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Card B 601-625
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| n. an image; a symbol; a representation of a holy person, esp. in the Orthodox Christian churches | icon |
| adj. unable to be pacified; relentless | implacable |
| adj. done without care or interest or merely as a form or routine | perfunctory |
| adj. showing anxious concern | solicitous |
| n. a young inexperienced person; a young bird just growing feathers | fledgling |
| n. a holy place; a place of refuge | sanctuary |
| v. to order with the force of law; n. an official order | decree |
| v. to take or keep something away from someone | deprive |
| v. to turn away | avert |
| v. to administer; to distribute; (with prep. ‘with’) to do without | dispense |
| n. shame; dishonor | ignominy |
| adj. hard to understand; enigmatic | inscrutable |
| adj. sociable; festive | convivial |
| n. a gesture, such as a curtsy, that expresses respect or obedience | obeisance |
| adj. pertaining to a city or citizen | civic |
| n. one who tells stories with skill | raconteur |
| n. a situation of great confusion, esp. because of fear or anger | pandemonium |
| adj. disarranged; untidy; rumpled | disheveled |
| n. evil talk about someone; slander; a curse | malediction |
| adj. of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish | sumptuous |
| adj. lasting for a short time; fleeting | ephemeral |
| n. superiority in weight, force, importance or influence | preponderance |
| n. a similarity between things that are otherwise dissimilar | analogy |
| v. to formally bring into office at the beginning of a term | inaugurate |
| v. to express an opinion | opine |