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Card B 651-675
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| n. a deep, bottomless chasm; immeasurable depth | abyss |
| n. a small amount; a spark | scintilla |
| n. a quick, witty reply; a series of such replies | repartee |
| adj. uncultured; crude | uncouth |
| adj. so sad as to lack all hope | despondent |
| adj. happening every two years | biennial |
| v. to postpone or cancel punishment | reprieve |
| adj. inactive; sluggish; dormant | torpid |
| v. to be violently excited; to boil | seethe |
| v. to assert to be true, esp. without or before proof | allege |
| adj. able to be maintained or defended | tenable |
| n. a pain-killer or anesthetic | anodyne |
| n. a suspension of activity | abeyance |
| n. an obvious pretense or deception | charade |
| adj. diligent; hard-working; constant | assiduous |
| adj. worthy of praise | laudable |
| adj. careful about every detail of behavior | punctilious |
| v. to predict by extending known information | extrapolate |
| v. to bring down in tone; to moderate; to soften | temper |
| adj. sharp; clever; severe | acute |
| n. the existing state of affairs at a particular time | status quo |
| v. to spread through or over (as with light or color) | suffuse |
| v. to read or study carefully | pore |
| v. to criticize severely, esp. in public | castigate |
| v. to search thoroughly by handling or disarranging the contents of | rummage |
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