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Card B 726-750
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adj. to appease or placate | propitiate |
| v. to bring under control; to conquer | subjugate |
| adj. harmful to health or the mind | noxious |
| adj. unable to move or respond; sluggish | inert |
| adj. not genuine; false | spurious |
| adj. responsive to advice or authority | amenable |
| adj. aging; growing weak with age | senescent |
| n. a reply to one charge with a countercharge | recrimination |
| adj. imposing strict standards of performance; constricted | stringent |
| n. a situation in which one must choose between two equally bad alternatives | dilemma |
| v. to improve through change or correction | amend |
| v. to attack from all sides; to trouble persistently | beset |
| adj. supreme; ranking higher than others in power or importance | paramount |
| adj. inactive, oft. suggesting a temporary state | quiescent |
| n. one who takes blame | scapegoat |
| adj. marked by stubborn defiance of authority or guidance | recalcitrant |
| n. garbage | refuse |
| adj. favorable to good health | salubrious |
| n. hearty enjoyment; flavor or interest | zest |
| v. to criticize sharply, esp. by a figure of authority | upbraid |
| adj. stingy; miserly | tightfisted |
| n. a surviving trace of a culture or period that no longer exists | relic |
| v. to confuse or stupefy | bemuse |
| v. to steal, oft. in violation of a trust | purloin |
| adj. extremely infectious or harmful; bitterly hostile | virulent |