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15 Cards in this Set
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MORTIFY
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1: to destroy the strength, vitality, or functioning of; 2:to subdue or deaden by abstinence or self-inflicted pain or discomfort; 3:to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment; shame.
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OSTENSIBLY
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1: in an ostensible manner (intended for display:open to view. being plausible rather than true or real); 2: to all outward appearances.
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RATIOCINATION
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1. the process of exact thinking. 2: a reasoned train of thought
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TARMACADAM
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1: a pavement constructed by spraying or pouring a tar binder over layers of crushed stone and then rolling. 2: a material of tar and aggregates mixed in a plant and shaped on the roadway.
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SUPERCILIOUS
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1. coolly and patronizingly haughty.
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SOBRIQUET
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1. a descriptive name or epithet; nickname.
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INTERDICT
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1. a prohibitory decree. 2;to forbid in a formal or authoritative manner 3; to destroy, damage, or cut off by firepower to stop or hamper an enemy.
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CHIMERA
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1. Fire breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lions head, a goat's body and a serpent's tail. imaginary monster with different parts. 2. illusion or fabrication of the mind: unrealizable dream. 3.an individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic constitution.
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FECKLESS
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1. weak, ineffective. 2. worthless, irresponsible.
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BENIGNANT
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1. serenely mild and kindly. 2. favorable, beneficial.
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FALLACIOUS
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1; tending to deceive or mislead: delusive; embodying a fallacy
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POSTULATE
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1. demand, claim. 2:to assume or claim as true, existent or necessary.
1a. a hypothesis advanced as an essential presupposition, condition or premise of a train of reasoning. |
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AVOCATION
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1. diversion, distraction. 2. customary employment. 3. a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation esp. for enjoyment: hobby.
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REMUNERATE
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To pay an equivalent for services rendered.
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BOREAL
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1. of, relating to, or located in northern regions. 2. of, relating to, or comprising the northern biotic area characterized by coniferous forests
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