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15 Cards in this Set
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NOTORIOUS
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generally known and talked of; especially : widely and unfavorably known
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SPONTANEOUS
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1: proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint
2: arising from a momentary impulse 3: controlled and directed internally: self-acting 4: produced without being planted or without human labor: indigenous 5: developing or occurring without apparent external influence, force, cause, or treatment 6: not apparently contrived or manipulated: natural |
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ARCHAIC
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1 having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
2: of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier or more primitive time: antiquated 3 capitalized: of or belonging to the early or formative phases of a culture or a period of artistic development; especially: of or belonging to the period leading up to the classical period of Greek culture 4: surviving from an earlier period; specifically: typical of a previously dominant evolutionary stage 5 capitalized: of or relating to the period from about 8000 b.c. to 1000 b.c. and the North American cultures of that time |
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EXCULPATE
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to clear from alleged fault or guilt
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IDOL
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1: a representation or symbol of an object of worship; broadly: a false god
2 a : a likeness of something b obsolete: pretender, impostor 3: a form or appearance visible but without substance 4: an object of extreme devotion; also: ideal 2 5: a false conception : fallacy |
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IDLE
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1: lacking worth or basis: vain
2: not occupied or employed: as a : having no employment: inactive b: not turned to normal or appropriate use; c: not scheduled to compete 3 a: shiftless, lazy b: having no evident lawful means of support |
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WINDFALL
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1: something (as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
2: an unexpected, unearned, or sudden gain or advantage |
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TORT
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a wrongful act other than a breach of contract for which relief may be obtained in the form of damages or an injunction
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SEXTET
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1: a musical composition for six instruments or voices
2: a group or set of six: as a : the performers of a sextet b: a hockey team |
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HYPOTHETICAL
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being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
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PUNDIT
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2: a learned man: teacher
3: a person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner usually through the mass media: critic |
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AD LIB
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Adverb: in accordance with one's wishes
2: without restraint or limit Verb: to deliver spontaneously intransitive verb : to improvise especially lines or a speech adjective: spoken, composed, or performed without preparation |
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REJOINDER
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1: the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
2: reply; specifically: an answer to a reply |
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AGNOSTIC
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1: a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god
2: a person unwilling to commit to an opinion about something |
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AFFIX
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1: to attach physically
2: to attach in any way: add, append 3: impress |
