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45 Cards in this Set
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Recapitulate |
To some up or repeat |
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Revel |
To enjoy intensely |
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Lucid |
Clear or easily understandable |
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Clemency |
Mercy |
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Eloquent |
Expressive, articulate, moving |
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Fathom |
To understand or comprehend |
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Frugal |
Thrifty |
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Gregarious |
Drawn to the company of others |
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Incarnate |
Existing in the flesh |
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Obsequious |
Excessively compliant or submissive |
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Obstinate |
Not yielding easy, stubborn |
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Pernicious |
Extremely destructive or harmful |
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Revere |
To show respect |
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Mitigate |
To lessen or self revere |
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Seething |
Sharp, critical, or hurtful. |
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Finagle |
To get or achieve by sneaky or crafty methods |
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Didactic |
Intended to teach |
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Austere |
Severe or strict in appearance or manner |
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Indiscriminate |
Acting randomly without careful judgement |
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Enunciate |
Pronounce clearly or articulate clearly |
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Swindle |
To cheat someone out of money or property |
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Prevalence |
Wide spread usage |
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Spurious |
False or untrue |
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Marred |
Damaged, defeated or spoiled |
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Androgynous |
Having male and female traits |
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Asylum |
Sanctuary or place of safety |
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Tacit |
Quiet or silent |
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Innocuous |
Harmless |
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Gait |
How you walk |
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Dearth |
A lack of |
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Adept |
Proficient |
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Charisma |
Special quality of personal magnetism |
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Bourgeois |
Middle class |
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Breach |
To break |
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Boon |
Something to be thankful for |
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Fickle |
Unpredictable |
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Parsimonious |
Economical, frugal, thrifty |
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Circumvent |
To avoid |
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Solace |
Comfort for grief |
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Anecdote |
Personal stories |
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Ubiquitous |
Seemingly everywhere |
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Culpable |
Deserving of blame |
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Floundering |
Struggling |
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Imperative |
Important |
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Chronic |
Long lasting |
