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33 Cards in this Set
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ebullience (n)
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overstate; go beyond the limits of the actual truth; magnify (ant. minimize)
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exaggerate (v)
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overstatement (ant. understatement)
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ebullient (adj)
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overflowing with enthusiasm, effervescent, exuberance or vivacious
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exaggeration (n)
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overstatement (ant. understatement)
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exhort (v)
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arouse by words; advise strongly; urge
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exhortation (n)
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urgent recommendation or advice
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expertise (n)
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specialized skill or technical knowledge; know-how; expertness
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finicky (adj)
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excessively concerned with trifles or details; hard to please; fussy; particular; fastidious; persnickety
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gall (v)
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make sore; irritate mentally; annoy; vex
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gall (n)
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brazen boldness; nerve (ant. meekness)
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inane (adj)
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lacking significance or sense; pointless; silly; insipid; jejune; vapid (ant. deep; profound)
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inanity (n)
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foolishness; shallowness
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indemnify (v)
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compensate for loss, damage, or injury; reimburse; repay
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Occident (n)
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west; countries of America and Europe (ant. Orient)
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Occidental (adj)
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western (ant. Oriental)
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peruse (v)
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read; look after attentitively; study
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perusal (n)
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reading; study
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baffle (v)
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to bewilder; perplex; filled with confusion; puzzle or frustrate
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baffling (adj)
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confusing
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cinema (n)
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movies, motion picture, audacity
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cinematography (n)
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art of making movies
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despise (v)
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to look down on with contempt or distrust; to regard as inferior (ant. admire)
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despicable (adj)
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worthy of contempt (ant. laudable)
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scuffle (v)
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struggle at close quarters in a rough and confused manner; wrestle; grapple
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scuffle (n)
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brawl; fight
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spurn (v)
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thrust aside with disdain or contempt; reject (ant. accept)
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stipend (n)
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fixed pay for services; salary; regular allowance awarded a scholarship winner
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surveillance (n)
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close watch over a person or group, or area; supervision
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tepid (adj)
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moderately warm; lukewarm
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tepidly (adv)
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unethusiastically; lukewarmly
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wager (v)
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risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event; gamble; bet
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wager (n)
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bet
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wane (v)
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decrease in power or size; dwindle; decline; sink (ant. wax)
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