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10 Cards in this Set
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Abeyance
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Noun; temporary inactivity. Players noticed the abeyance of enemy movement. Their parents probably called them downstairs to do chores
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Luminous
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Adjective; radiating or reflecting light. The moon is luminous
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Maudlin
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Adjective; tearfully or weakly emotional. He felt maudlin after his mental breakdown.
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Novice
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Noun; a person who is new to the circumstances. Go easy on the kid, hes didn’t know. Hes just a novice
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Pique
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Verb; to affect with sharp irritation and resentment; The ants began to pique me
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Propensity
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Noun; a natural inclination or tendency; I don’t know why I did it. It was probably just instinct or propensity.
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Purse
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Noun; a woman's handbag or pocket; sum of money offered as a prize or reward. For getting the question right, you win a purse of cash!
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Refute
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Verb; to prove to be false or erroneous as as an option or charge; Mow that I have completely refuted your case, what are you going to do now?
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Remuneration
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Noun; the act of remunerating, or paying/compensating/rewarding. Here is a small remuneration for your troubles
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Soothsayer
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Noun; a person who professes to foretell events. I'm going to die today! The soothsayer said so!
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