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20 Cards in this Set
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jaunts
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n. a short pleasant trip; excursion
v. to make a short trip |
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apathy
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n. lack of emotion or feeling; indifference; lack of interest, concern, or spirit
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tantalizing
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adj. tempting; tormenting or teasing by keeping something in sight but out of reach
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inverse
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adj. inverted; reversed; opposite
n. the opposite |
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repast
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n. a meal; food eaten at a meal
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cascade
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n. a small, steep waterfall; something that falls in a manner similar to that of a waterfall
v. to fall or drop with a rushing movement |
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ravenous
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adj. extremely hungry; predatory; greedy
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pungent
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adj. sharply affecting the sense of taste or smell; sharp; keen; biting
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induction
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n. an act of enrolling or bringing someone into a group, or formally placing in office; the process of arriving at a generalization from facts or examples
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sage
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adj. very wise, perceptive; having wisdom gained from experience
n. an herb used to season food; a very wise person |
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buoyant
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adj. able to float; able to bounce back after a reverse or setback; cheerful
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incandescent
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adj. glowing with intense heat; very bright; shining; brilliant; descibing a light bulb that produces light with a filament in a vacuum
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benign
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adj. not hramful; gentle; good-natured
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murky
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adj. dark; gloomy; misty; hard to understand
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incessant
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adj. unceasing; never stopping
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invigorating
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adj. giving vigor to; enlivening; filling with energy
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opaque
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adj. not letting light through; not transparent; hard to understand
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oppressive
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adj. tyrannical; hard to take; not transparent; hard to understand
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animated
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adj. filled with life; lively; seeming alive; lifelike
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congruent
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adj. in agreement; harmonious; corresponding
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