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40 Cards in this Set
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Motif
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noun
A recurring thematic element; a dominant idea or central theme |
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Specious
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adjective
Having a false look of truth or genuineness |
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Strident
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adjective
Characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound; commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality |
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Incredulous
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adjective
Unwilling to admit or accept an offered truth; skeptical |
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Furtive
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Expressive of stealth; sly
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Obscurely
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adjective
Dark, dim; not readily understood or clearly expressed |
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Errant
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noun
Traveling or given to traveling |
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Indignantly
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adjective
Anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
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Avidly
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adjective
Desirous to the point of greed; urgently eager |
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Inscrutable
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adjective
Not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood; mysterious |
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Vicissitudes
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noun
A change or variation of the course of things; a fluctuation of state or condition |
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Contrite
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adjective
Showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming; filled with a sense of guilt |
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Opaque
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adjective
Hard to understand or explain |
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Chastisement
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noun
The act of inflicting punishment on |
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Implapable
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adjective
Incapable of being felt by touch |
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Swarthiness
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noun
Of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
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Malevolently
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adverb
Having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
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Ludicrous
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adjective
Amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
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Lamenation
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noun
The act of expressing grief, sorrow, mourning, or regret |
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Reverence
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noun
Honor or respect that is felt or shown |
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Interminable
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adjective
Having or seeming to have no endHaving or seeming to have no end |
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Diffidently
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adverb
Hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence |
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Mutinously
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adverb
Involving revolt against authority; rebellious |
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Dun
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adjective
Marked by dullness or drabness |
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Covert
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noun
A hiding place, shelter |
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Brandishing
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verb
To shake or wave menacingly |
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Impervious
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adjective
Incapable of being affected or disturbed |
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Sacntity
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noun
The quality or state of being holy or sacred |
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Demure
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adjective
Characterized by shyness; reserved, modest |
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Corpulent
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adjective
Having a large bulky body; stout, fat |
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Phophorescence
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noun
Luminescence, the property of being luminous, florescence |
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Assimilating
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verb
Taking into the mind and thoroughly comprehend |
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Trucelently
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adverb
Feeling or displaying ferocity |
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Cessation
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noun
A temporary or final ceasing, stop |
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Parried
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verb
To ward off or avert |
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Inimical
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adjective
Reflecting or indicating hostility; harmful, unfavorable |
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Ululation
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noun
Howl, wail |
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Ensconce
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verb
To shelter, conceal; to settle securely |
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Crepitating
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verb
Making a crackling sound |
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Obscurity
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noun
The quality or state of being unknown or unusual |
