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Card B 801-825
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adj. lazy | indolent |
| n. a point of time; a concurrence of events | juncture |
| v. to think over with great care | ponder |
| n. something passed down to a descendant | legacy |
| adj. without unnecessary words; succinct | terse |
| adj. present but hidden; dormant | latent |
| n. a perplexing, usually ambiguous puzzle | enigma |
| v. to give to the care of another; to set apart | consign |
| v. to include as part of a larger group | subsume |
| adj. incapable of being removed or erased | indelible |
| adj. done or expressed with force | emphatic |
| v. to settle securely or snugly | ensconce |
| v. to produce; to father offspring | beget |
| v. to beg desperately and repeatedly | importune |
| v. to sprout or grow rapidly | burgeon |
| adj. tending to arouse hostility or resentment | invidious |
| n. division into two contradictory parts | dichotomy |
| adj. tending to believe too easily | credulous |
| adj. causing dissension | factious |
| n. one with refined tastes, esp. in food and wine | epicure |
| adj. not subject to an obligation imposed on others; not affected by an influence | immune |
| v. to intentionally and obviously disobey | flout |
| v. to surrender or release | relinquish |
| n. appearance, esp. the expression of the face; v. to tolerate | countenance |
| v. to act counter to; violate | contravene |