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23 Cards in this Set
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ostentatious
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showy, intended to impress people
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improvise
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to make up something without preparation
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visionary
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existing only in imagination:fanciful;not practical; characterized by vision or forethought
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recant
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to withdraw a statement or turn back on a belief
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rebuff
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to reject abruptly
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recapitulate
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to summarize
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recriminate
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to counter one accusation with another
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redress
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to make right; to correct a wrong
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redundant
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needlessly wordy or repetative
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replicate
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to make a copy
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reprobate
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a criminal or bad person
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repudiate
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to reject as false or untrue
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rescind
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to cancel; make void
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"RE"
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back, again
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ostendo, ostendere, ostendi, ostensum
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to exhibit
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video, videre, vidi, visum
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to see
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refute
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to prove a statement or person to be incorrect; to disprove
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reiterate
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to say over again
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repartee
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a quick, witty reply (not mean)
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repertoire
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the stock of plays, stories, songs, or other pieces that a person or company is prepared to perform
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repose
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a rest; peaceful state; to rest
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reticent
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of silent nature, reserved in manner
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ostensible
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pretend,given as an excuse,to conceal the real reason
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