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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
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 | v. command against; banish; outlaw |
| n. bully; lawless and cruel; cruel and brutal person or gangster |
| a. secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
| v. to put into confusion. |
riddance
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| n. the act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable. |
| a. related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
| v. charge below or under; charge less than is usual or suitable |
| v. eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
ruffian
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| n. one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection |
| v. pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring |
| n. bully; lawless and cruel; cruel and brutal person or gangster |
| v. submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in |
salutatory
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| n. the opening oration at the commencement in american colleges. |
| v. chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder |
| a. dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray |
| n. the act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable. |
scabbard
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| n. liveliness. |
| n. continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document |
| n. case for sword blade; sheath |
| n. the act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable. |
scrupulous
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| a. exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious |
| n. liveliness. |
| a. dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
| a. driving away; unattractive; inspiring aversion or distaste; resistant or impervious to something |
sebaceous
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| n. token of remembrance; memento; something of sentimental value |
| n. one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection |
| adj. pertaining to or appearing like fat. |
| n. act of supposing; something supposed; assumption |
sensuous
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| v. pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring |
| a. driving away; unattractive; inspiring aversion or distaste; resistant or impervious to something |
| adj. having a warm appreciation of the beautiful or of the refinements of luxury. |
| v. cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number |
surfeit
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| v. eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
| a. exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious |
| a. secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
| n. token of remembrance; memento; something of sentimental value |
tenor
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| n. bully; lawless and cruel; cruel and brutal person or gangster |
| a. exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy |
| n. continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document |
| n. liveliness. |