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24 Cards in this Set
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squander |
waste, lavish, splurge |
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hubris |
excessive pride, presumption or arrogance |
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accentuate |
to bring out distinctly, to emphasize, to make noticeable or prominent |
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wherewithal |
to ability and means to accomplish some task |
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shoddy |
of poor quality or construction |
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pernicious |
causing harm in a subtle way |
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sluice |
an artificial passage for water |
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parlance |
way of speaking using words to those with a particular job/interest |
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viscus; viscera (p) |
one internal organ; collection of internal organs |
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construe |
translation, interpretation |
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conjecture |
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erotetic |
interrogatory |
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cognate |
allied by blood, same, similar |
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elucidate |
to make clear, to clarify, to explicate |
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deliberate |
carefully considered; intentional |
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contemplate |
to look at all sides, consider possibilties |
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coalition |
a temporary or union of organizations usually formed for a particular advantage |
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percussion |
collision of two bodies to produce a sound |
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letimotif |
recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition |
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averse |
having a repugnance or opposition of mind |
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transfixed |
entrance, rendered motionless, rapt, mesmerized |
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hemocylsm |
an event that leads massive loss of life |
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indict |
accuse of wrongdoing, charged |
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prejudice |
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