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37 Cards in this Set
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desultory
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jumping from one thing to another
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impudent
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disrespectful. The impudent student was removed from the classroom.
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accusation
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to accuse someone.to charge, blame.
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summit
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the top of the mountain, the top of something
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solicitous
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concerned
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festoon
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decorate, adorn, trim. At christmas we festoon the christmas tree.
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random
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by chance, accidental, hit or miss. They chose the winning ticket by random
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feasible
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workable, possible
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Recrimination
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to make a return charge against the accuser
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perpetration
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perform, carry out, commit,,transact "pull off, execute"
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mirthless
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depression, gloom, misery, unhappy. He had a mirthless look on his face when he failed the test.
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indignant
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angry, incensed, enraged
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tenacious
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persistant, tough, stubborn. The mother was tenacious about wanting her son to do well in school
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methodically
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orderly, regular, precise
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implicate
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accuse, point the finger at. The witness implicated the suspect.
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acquiesced
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to yield, give in, or agree without enthusiasm
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idiosyncracy
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peculiarity, quirk. It is an idiosyncracy that he has blue eyes.
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malicious
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showing active ill will, willing to hurt
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scorn
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hate, reject. There was much scorn between the two enemies
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rummaging
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search through
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reiterate
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repeat.to go over again.Why must she reiterate that he must study harder.
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proxy
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hire someone to hire someone to kill. Substitute, fill-in, alternate, second
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grimace
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pained expression, twisted face
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convulse
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shake violently
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perjury
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lying under oath in a court of law
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juncture
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connection, joining, meeting,union
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listless
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weary, tired of it. By the end of the night, my mom is very listless
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perplex
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confuse, puzzle
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reputation
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character, name. The prisoner had a bad reputation
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marooned
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stranded, abandoned, isolated, helpless, left behind
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sufficient
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enough, plenty. Do you have sufficient money to buy lunch
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aversions
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intense dislike
Brian has an aversion to broccoli |
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clench
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to grip tightly, hold firm. She clenched the money in her hand.
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hypocrisy
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lip service, phoniness,two faced,
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coincidence
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by chance. Two things happening that are the same that are not planned.It is a coincidence that the two brothers were both born in January
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dubiously
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causes doubt, questionable, uncertain
I was dubious of her chances of winning the lottery |
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discourse
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dialogue, speech, conversation,talk, discussion.The discourse between the father and son was quite tense.
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