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30 Cards in this Set
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adroit adj
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skillful clever
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macroscopic adj
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visible to the naked eye
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fatuous adj
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foolish inane
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bovine adj
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pertaining to cows or cattle
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ferret v
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to search or drive out
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affectation n
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a phony attitude pose
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knell n
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a sound made by a bell often rung slowly for a death or funeral
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dichotomy n
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a division into two parts
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callow adj
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young and inexperienced
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laconic adj
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using few words short concise
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quiddity n
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an essential quallity
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patent adj
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evident or obvious
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peccadillo n
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minor offense a misdeed
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sagacious adj
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wise having keen perception and sound judgement
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rationalize v
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to make an excuse for
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deride v
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to ridicule to mock
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censure v
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to critize sharply
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gambol v
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to frolic to romp around playfully
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immolate v
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to kill someone as a sacrifice victim usually by fire
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recondite adj
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difficult to understand profound
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martinet n
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a strict disciplinarian a task master
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quagmire n
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a swamp a difficult or inextricable situation
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gibe v
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to scoff to ridicule
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agape adj
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open mouthed surprised agog
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carcinogen n
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causing cancer
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olfactory adj
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pertaining to smell
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imperious adj
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domineering haughty
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grotesque adj
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absurd distorted
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neologism n
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a new word or expression
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hackneyed adj
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common place overuse
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