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20 Cards in this Set
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Adulterate
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to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value.
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Hospitals take strict precautions to make sure that nothing adulterates the blood supply.
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Ambidextrous
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Ability to use both hands. Deceitful and hypo-critical
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I am not ambidextrous. I can't use my left hand to write.
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Augment
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To make larger, increase
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I need to augment my vocabulary.
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Bereft
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To be robbed of something - or to be missing something.
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That jerk Jake caused me to be bereft of my iTouch.
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Deploy
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to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
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The policeman called the station to deploy more officers to the crime scene.
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Dour
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Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored (groucy) - bitch
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My teacher is dour today.
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Fortitude
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Courage in facing difficulties
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I pray that Garrison's dad has the fortitude in his new job.
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Gape
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to stare with an open mouth
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Don't gape at girls at school.
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Gibe
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to tease; utter taunting words
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Don't gibe the poor little girl because you might make her cry.
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Guise
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a form of dress; external appearance - cover or mask
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On Halloween many people will go out in guise.
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Insidious
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intended to deceive or trap; sly; trecherous
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The investigator uncovered an insidious plan to rob people.
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Intimation
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a hint; indirect suggestion
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I would intimate that I liked a girl by talking to her atO lunch.
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Opulent
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weatlhy; fancy
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MJ's estate at Neverland was opulent.
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Pliable
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easily bent; easily influenced
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I liked playdough because it's pliable.
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Reiterate
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to repeat over and over
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Dan always reiterates himself.
Can you please reiterate those instructions? |
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Stolid
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not easily moved; mentally or emotionally dull; unresponsibe
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Stolid people can be accepted to boring.
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Tentative
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uncertain; hesitant
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Tentative athletes get hurt in football.
The company had a tentative agreement. |
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Unkempt
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not combed; untidy; not property maintained; rude
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The homeless man looks unkempt
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Verbatim
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word for word; exactly as spoken
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When you quote somebody, you should write their words verbatim.
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Warily
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cautiously; with great care
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Go up the hill warily.
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