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Card B 701-725
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| v. to cooperate secretly in wrongful action | connive |
| v. to revive, esp. from apparent death or unconsciousness | resuscitate |
| adj. complete | definitive |
| n. extreme confusion; uproar | turmoil |
| v. to detest; to shrink from in disgust | abhor |
| adj. unimportant | inconsequential |
| v. to deceive by charm | beguile |
| n. a bitter feud or quarrel; fight | vendetta |
| adj. characteristic of woods or forests | sylvan |
| n. deep distress or miser; misfortune | woe |
| n. a trace of something that once existed but has disappeared | vestige |
| v. to make difficult or excessive demands upon | tax |
| n. birth; beginning; origin | genesis |
| adj. thoroughly wet, drenched | sodden |
| n. a route or proposed route for a journey | itinerary |
| adj. about to fall apart or fall down | ramshackle |
| v. to move in a wave-like motion | undulate |
| adj. belligerent, ready to fight | pugnacious |
| adj. relating to local government | municipal |
| adj. oily; showing insincere earnestness | unctuous |
| v. to declare free of guilt; to clear | acquit |
| adj. being truly named; real or genuine | veritable |
| n. a newspaper account of a person’s death, usually including biographical information | obituary |
| n. a fictitious name assumed by an author | pseudonym |
| v. to improve by lessening the severity of | mitigate |