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Card B 826-850
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| n. a glutton; one who delights in eating well | gourmand |
| v. to give loyalty or support to; to adopt | espouse |
| n. fullness in quantity or degree; the state of being full or complete | plenitude |
| adj. arousing strong dislike or disgust | odious |
| v. to express disapproval of | deprecate |
| adj. cowardly; contemptibly timid | craven |
| adj. characterized by delay; tardy | dilatory |
| n. an area in the ocean of calm winds; a state of boredom or listlessness | doldrums |
| adj. marked by extreme treachery | perfidious |
| adj. occurring at an unfortunate or premature time | untimely |
| adj. full of a particular quality | fraught |
| n. an outline for a planned series of events, either real or imagined; a summary of a work of fiction | scenario |
| adj. careless; irresponsible | feckless |
| n. a social blunder | faux pas |
| n. intellectual or moral improvement; enlightenment | edification |
| v. to keep from moving or acting freely | hamper |
| adj. cheerful; friendly | genial |
| adj. not easily moved to pity or sympathy | obdurate |
| v. to stop from occurring; to prevent or make unnecessary | obviate |
| v. to deny; declare false | gainsay |
| v. to decline from a previous level or standard; to come to an end | lapse |
| v. to organize something (such as laws or rules) into a system | codify |
| adj. keen or penetrating in thought or expression | incisive |
| adj. former; of an earlier time | erstwhile |
| adj. anxious or agitated | distraught |
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