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20 Cards in this Set
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atrophy
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(n) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure (v) to waste away
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complicity
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(n) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
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consummate
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(adj) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v) to bring to a state of completion or perfection
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delineate
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(v) to portray, sketch, describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
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effigy
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(n) a crude image of a despised person
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esoteric
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(adj) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
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figment
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(n) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
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frenetic
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(adj) frenzied, highly agitated
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grouse
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(n) a type of game bird; a complaint (v) to complain, grumble
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idiosyncrasy
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(n) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
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indictment
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(n) charge, accusation, serious criticism
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jocular
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(adj) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
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moot
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(adj) open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v) to bring up for discussion; (n) a hypothetical law case argued by students
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nettle
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(n) a prickly or stinging plant; (v) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely
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nuance
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(n) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference.
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perspicacity
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(n) keenness in observing and understanding
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recumbent
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(adj) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
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reputed
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(adj) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation
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sylvan
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(adj) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located a forest; wooded, woody
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ubiquitous
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(adj) present or existing everywhere
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