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20 Cards in this Set
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Redolent
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Fragrant, smelling strongly;
Syn. evocate Ant. Oderless |
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Jetison
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to cast overboard, get rid or as unnecessary or burdensome
Syn. Cast-off Ant. Conserve |
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Ludicrous
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ridiculous,laughable,absurd
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Complicity
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involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
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Jocular
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humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
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Laconic
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concise, using few words
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Murky
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dark and gloomy; obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
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Evince
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to display clearly; to make evident; to provoke
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Disarray
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disorder, confusion; to throw into disorder
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Substantiate
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to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
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Tantamount
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equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
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Exigency
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noun, urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressuring need; an emergency
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Depreciate
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v.-to express mild disapproval, to belittle
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Pedantry
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n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
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Foible
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a weak point, failing, minor flaw
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Pusillanimous
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Lacking courage, cowardly.
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Indigent
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poor enough to need help from others
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Fraught
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full of or loaded with; accompanied by
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Effrontery
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shameless boldness, impudence
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Esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a small group
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