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Card B 626-650
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| n. a noisy fight | fracas |
| adj. intricate; complicated | convoluted |
| adj. firm and resolute; having imposing physical strength | stalwart |
| adj. of little value or importance | negligible |
| n. the act or state of uniting or sticking together | cohesion |
| adj. having a passionate desire | avid |
| adj. not moving | static |
| adj. stubbornly going against what is expected or required in order to satisfy one’ own desires | wayward |
| n. enforced isolation to prevent the spread of disease; v. to isolate for such purpose | quarantine |
| v. to enlarge; increase in size, power or rank | aggrandize |
| adj. devoted to religion; sincere | devout |
| n. a temporary platform used in work on a building | scaffold |
| adj. arrogantly asserting unproved principles | dogmatic |
| adj. stressing practical use over other values | utilitarian |
| v. to rebound at least once from a surface | ricochet |
| v. to pierce, as with a pointed weapon; to render motionless, as with fear | transfix |
| adj. almost always silent; not liking to talk | taciturn |
| v. to count | tabulate |
| adj. pretending holiness; hypocritically devout | sanctimonious |
| adj. relevant | pertinent |
| v. to destroy or kill a large part of (a group) | decimate |
| adj. feeling or showing proud contempt | supercilious |
| v. to make absurdly useless, esp. by degrading; to make appear foolish | stultify |
| adj. immorally wasteful | profligate |
| adj. unrestrained | rampant |
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