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30 Cards in this Set
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Adroit |
Skillful, clever |
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Macroscopic |
Visible to the naked eye |
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Fatuous |
Foolish, insane |
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Bovine |
Pertaining to cows or cattle |
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Ferret |
To search or drive out |
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Affectation |
A phony attitude |
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Knell |
A sound made by a bell |
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Dichotomy |
A division into two parts |
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Callow |
Young and inexperienced |
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Laconic |
Using few words |
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Quiddity |
An essential quality |
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Patent |
Evident or obvious |
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Peccadillo |
A minor offense |
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Sagacios |
Wise |
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Rationalize |
To make an excuse for |
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Deride |
To ridicule, to mock |
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Censure |
To criticize sharply |
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Gambol |
To frolic, to romp around about playfully |
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Immolate |
To kill someone as a sacrificial victim by fire |
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Recondite |
Difficult to understand |
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Martinet |
A strict disciplinarian |
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Quagmire |
A swamp, a difficult situation |
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Gibe |
To scoff |
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Agaoe |
Open-mouthed |
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Carcinogen |
Causing cancer |
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Olfactory |
Pertaining to smell |
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Imperiois |
Domineering |
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Grotesque |
Absurd |
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Neologism |
A new word or expression |
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Hackneyed |
Commonplace |
