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Card A 901-925

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v. to rouse; stir; spur galvanize
n. a group active in inventing and applying new techniques, esp. in the arts avant-garde
n. a large, often scholarly book tome
adj. covering a wide range of subjects; rambling discursive
v. to beg; to lower oneself to please another grovel
adj. having a full, deep sound; impressive in style of speech sonorous
n. something (esp. a work of art, literature, or music) created from many different sources pastiche
n. the attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects anthropomorphism
v. to disgrace a reputation; to blacken; to belittle denigrate
v. to burden or weigh down encumber
v. to give in or yield succumb
n. flow; continuous change or movement flux
n. massacre; slaughter; bloodshed carnage
adj. stern or severe in appearance; without luxury austere
v. to open wide; to stare with the mouth open gape
v. to avoid telling the truth prevaricate
n. a recording of events in order of time chronicle
v. to disprove refute
adj. having both male and female characteristics androgynous
v. sleep throughout the winter hibernate
v. to float as if suspended; to be in a state of uncertainty hover
adj. transparently thin; utter or complete; nearly vertical sheer
n. outward appearance; the face of a building façade
adj. excessively ornate or complex in style; swollen, as from fluid turgid
v. to pierce with something sharp; to make helpless impale
Created by: mei
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