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15 Cards in this Set
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CURLICUE
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noun: a fancifully curved or spiral figure: flourish
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VISAGE
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1 the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
2: aspect, appearance |
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PELOTON
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the main body of riders in a bicycle race
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TELECOMMUTE
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to work at home by the use of an electronic linkup with a central office
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BUSS
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kiss
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BALEFUL
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1: deadly or pernicious in influence
2: foreboding or threatening evil |
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AGGRANDIZE
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1: to make great or greater : increase, enlarge
2: to make appear great or greater : praise highly 3: to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of |
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ARRANT
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being notoriously without moderation : extreme
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ERRANT
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1: traveling or given to traveling
2a: straying outside the proper path or bounds; b: moving about aimlessly or irregularly; c: behaving wrongly; d: fallible |
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EXTEMPORE
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in an extemporaneous manner
extemporaneous: composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment: impromptu carefully prepared but delivered without notes or text; b: happening suddenly and often unexpectedly and usually without clearly known causes or relationship |
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MENDACIOUS
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given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
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PROVIDENT
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making provision for the future : prudent
2: frugal, saving |
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VENEER
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1: a thin sheet of a material: as a: a layer of wood of superior value or excellent grain to be glued to an inferior wood; b: any of the thin layers bonded together to form plywood; c: a plastic or porcelain coating bonded to the surface of a cosmetically imperfect tooth
2: a protective or ornamental facing (as of brick or stone) 3: a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, display, or effect |
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PREEMINENT
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having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding, supreme
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SUDOKU
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a puzzle in which several numbers are to be filled into a 9x9 grid of squares so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9
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