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15 Cards in this Set
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RETORT
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1: to pay or hurl back : return 2 a: to make a reply to b: to say in reply 3: to answer (as an argument) by a counter argument.
NOUN: : a vessel or chamber in which substances are distilled or decomposed by heat TRANSITIVE VERB: to treat (as oil shale) by heating in a retort |
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TANTALIZE
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to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
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DELINEATION
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1 : the act of delineating 2 : something made by delineating
DELINEATE: to indicate or represent by drawn or painted lines b: to mark the outline of. to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detai |
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IMPERTURBABLE
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marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene
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PANDEMONIUM
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1: the capital of Hell in Milton's Paradise Lost 2: the infernal regions : hell 3: not capitalized : a wild uproar : tumult
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TURPITUDE
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inherent baseness : depravity <moral turpitude> ; also : a base act
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VITUPERATION
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1: sustained and bitter railing and condemnation : vituperative utterance 2: an act or instance of vituperating
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CONTORT
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: to twist in a violent manner
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FATUOUS
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: complacently or inanely foolish : silly <a fatuous remark>
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MENTOR
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1capitalized : a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus2 a: a trusted counselor or guide b: tutor , coach
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UMBRAGE
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1: shade, shadow; 2: shady branches: foliage; 3 a: an indistinct indication: vague suggestion: hint; b: a reason for doubt: suspicion 4: a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult <took umbrage at the speaker's remarks>
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ALLUDE
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: to make indirect reference
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IMPIOUS
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: not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents)
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PALL
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1 : to lose strength or effectiveness; 2: to lose in interest or attraction; 3: dwindle
transitive verb 1: to cause to become insipid; 2: to deprive of pleasure in something by satiating |
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RAUCOUS
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1: disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse; 2: boisterously disorderly
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