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15 Cards in this Set
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deride |
to ridicule; to mock |
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censure |
to criticize sharply |
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gambol |
to frolic; to romp around playfully |
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immolate |
to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire |
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recondite |
difficult to understand; profound |
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martinet |
a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster |
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quagmire |
a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation |
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gibbe |
to scoff; to ridicule |
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agape |
open mouthed; surprised; agog |
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carcinogen |
causing cancer |
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olfactory |
pertaining to smell |
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imperious |
domineering; haughty |
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grotesque |
absurd; distorted |
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neologism |
a new word or expression |
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hackneyed |
commonplace; overused |