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Card A 776-800
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| v. to suffocate or smother | stifle |
| adj. causing tears; weeping or inclined to weep | lachrymose |
| n. wet, boggy ground; a difficult situation | quagmire |
| v. to rub out, as from a surface; to erase | efface |
| v. to fail to carry out a promise | renege |
| adj. donating to charity | philanthropic |
| adj. appearing worthy of belief or trust | plausible |
| n. an expression of disapproval; a rebuke | reproof |
| n. an indirect or wordy way of expressing an idea | circumlocution |
| n. a song of joy, triumph, or praise | paean |
| v. to conduct or behave oneself; to be compatible or in agreement with | comport |
| adj. showing impairment of energy or strength | debilitated |
| adj. very harsh in something, like a remark | scathing |
| v. to make afraid; intimidate | daunt |
| v. to taste or smell, esp. with pleasure; n. the taste or smell | savor |
| v. to reason or conclude from evidence | infer |
| n. arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority | tyranny |
| adj. warlike | martial |
| v. to take over by force (e.g., property or rights) without legal authority | usurp |
| v. to drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree | banish |
| n. personality; temperament | disposition |
| v. to yield or act in accordance with requests, conditions, etc. | comply |
| v. to alter; to change into an unusual form | distort |
| n. the process of knowing; perception | cognition |
| adj. capable of being shaped or molded; easily influenced | plastic |
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