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25 Cards in this Set
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Morbid
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adj
suggesting an unhealthy mental state |
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Altercation
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n
affray: noisy quarre |
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Timorous
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adj
fearful: timid by nature or revealing timidity |
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Impervious
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adj
not admitting of passage or capable of being affected |
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Trivial
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adj
fiddling: (informal) small and of little importance |
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Voluptuous
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adj
having strong sexual appeal |
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Corroborate
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v
confirm: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
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Precipice
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n
a very steep cliff |
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Demise
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n
death: the time when something ends |
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Assent
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v
to agree or express agreement |
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Presentiment
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n
foreboding: a feeling of evil to come |
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Matrilineal
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adj
based on or tracing descent through the female line |
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Acerbity
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n
a sharp bitterness |
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Exacerbate
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v
worsen: make worse |
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Insignia
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n
a badge worn to show official position |
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Solipsistic
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adj
focused on the self only |
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Per se
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used as adv
intrinsically: with respect to its inherent nature; BY ITSELF |
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antediluvian
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adj
any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge |
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alimentary
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adj
of or providing nourishment |
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injunction
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n
a formal command or admonition |
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inert
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adj
unable to move or resist motion |
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aural
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adj
of or pertaining to hearing or the ear/OR HEARING |
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jurisprudence
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n
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do |
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Mortgage
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n
the pledging of a property to a lender as a security for a mortgage loan. Is not a debt; is evidence of a debt.HOME LOAN |
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repartee
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n
adroitness and cleverness in reply |
