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25 Cards in this Set
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recant |
publicly take back, to deny something previously affirmed |
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chimera |
an illusion or a fabrication of mind |
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myriad |
a huge number |
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parsimonious |
stingy, extremely frugal, miserly |
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precipitous |
steep |
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premise |
assumption, basis for conclusion, an idea upon which other ideas rest |
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Novel |
original, fresh new |
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dissolution |
breaking up, dissolving of something into parts; disintegration |
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indigent |
poor, needy, barely scraping by |
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vapid |
lacking liveliness, dull, spiritless, insipid |
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obdurate |
stubborn, insensitive, unyielding, not moved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings, inflexible |
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subjugate |
enslave, to bring under control, conquer |
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dissipate |
thin out, drift away or dissolve |
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inexorable |
unavoidable, inevitable,relentless, unyeilding |
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forbear |
refrain from, to abstain, to hold oneself back |
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hapless |
unlucky, unfortunate,not favored by chance |
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propensity |
natural inclination, a tendency, a leaning or aptitude |
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relentless |
mercilessly persistent, unyielding,unstoppable |
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placate |
sooth, to appease, to pacify, to calm down |
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narcissism |
excessive self-love, self-absorption, egocentricity |
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accost |
boldly confront, to approach, often aggressively and speak to first |
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proximity |
nearness in place, time, occurrence, or relation |
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anomaly |
aberration,irregularity, deviation, something not i accordance |
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verisimilitude |
appearance |
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scrupulous |
conscientious, strictly careful, exacting |
