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40 Cards in this Set
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articulate
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(v) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints;
(adj) expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed |
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cavort
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(v) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
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credence
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(n) belief, mental acceptance
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decry
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(v) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
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dissemble
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(v) to discuss or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
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distraught
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(adj) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
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eulogy
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(n) a formal statement of commendation; high praise
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evince
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(v) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
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exhume
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(v) to remove from a grave; to bring to light
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feckless
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(adj) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
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murky
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(adj) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
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nefarious
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(adj) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
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piquant
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(adj) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provacative
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primordial
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(adj) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
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propinquity
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(n) nearness in place or time; kinship
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unwonted
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(adj) not usual or expected; not in character
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utopian
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(adj) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
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verbiage
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(n) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
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verdant
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(adj) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement
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viscous
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(adj) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
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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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bastion
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(n) a fortified place, stronghold
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concord
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(n) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, convenant
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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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disarray
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(n) disorder, confusion; (v) to throw into disorder
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exigency
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(n., often plural) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
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flotsam
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(n) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
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frenetic
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(adj) frenzied, highly agitated
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glean
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(v) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
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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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incarcerate
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(v) to imprison, confine, jail
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incumbent
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(adj) obligatory, required; (n) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
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jocular
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(adj) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
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ludicrous
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(adj) ridiculous, laughable, absurd
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mordant
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(adj) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
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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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pecuniary
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(adj) consisting of or measured in money; of or measured in money; of or related to money
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pusillanimous
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(adj) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
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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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stratagem
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(n) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
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