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14 Cards in this Set
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Obfuscate |
render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible. |
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Pathos |
a quality that evokes pity or sadness. |
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Primeval |
of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world. |
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Salubrious |
health-giving; healthy |
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Solicitous |
characterized by or showing interest or concern. |
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Albeit |
although |
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Bereft |
deprived of or lacking something, especially a nonmaterial asset. |
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Gratis |
given or done for nothing; free. |
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Intercession |
the action of intervening on behalf of another. |
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Presage |
(of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen |
Foreboding |
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Prodigal |
spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant. |
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Prolixity |
wordy, long |
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Sinecure |
a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit |
Inheriting a company cause your family owns the business |
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Visage |
a person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features. |
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