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25 Cards in this Set
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Encomium |
formal expression of praise |
encore communion |
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Encroach |
to trespass; to intrude upon another's property or rights |
cockroach invade |
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eruption |
a bursting forth, as lava from a volcano; a sudden outburst, |
explosion rupture |
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escort |
to accompany in order to protect or show honor to courtesy to one who so acts |
court scout |
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esophagus |
tube passing from the pharynx to the stomach; the gullet |
throat passage |
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enigmatic |
like a riddle; puzzling; obscure |
math enemy |
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rancor |
hard feelings; ill will;spitefulness; bitter hatred; malice |
rank rant |
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jaded |
worn out; exhausted; "burned out"; satiated |
faded dead |
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rapacious |
grasping; seizing; ravenous; plundering; predatory |
raptor rape |
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jargon |
language or vocabulary of a particular group, profession, trade, etc. |
gibberish slang |
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rationalize |
justify one's actions plausibly but necessarily truthfully; to make reasonable |
lying racist |
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jeopardy |
danger; risk; exposure to harm |
daring leapords |
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flaccid |
lacking firmness or force; not stiff; limp |
flubber floppy |
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placid |
serene; peaceful |
in place chill |
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jettison |
to throw overboard; to discard |
reject eject |
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protrusion |
the state or act of thrusting forward or sticking out; that which sticks out |
project thrust |
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protuberance |
that which bulges, sticks out or protrudes; a protrusion |
tubers eye sore |
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puerile |
childish; immature |
pure rile up |
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pulsation |
a beat or throb; rhythmic vibration |
sensation pulse |
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punctilious |
exact in detail; precise; fastidious; scrupulous |
punctual pronunciation |
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knavish |
mischievous; untrustworth; deceitful |
nazi knife |
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pungent |
sharp or striking to the sense of smell; acrid; piquant |
perfume skunk |
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spectrum |
the entire range of something; the colored bands of refracted light |
specs space |
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quiescent |
not agitate or anxious; at rest; inactive |
quest quiet |
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raucous |
disagreeable harsh and loud; strident |
ruckus riot |
