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20 Cards in this Set
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Acquiesce
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Verb
To go along with something |
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Allure
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Noun- Highly attractive quality
Verb- To attract powerfully |
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Askew
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Adj.
Off center |
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Blithe
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Adj.
1. Cheerful and carefree 2. Casual 3. Unconcerned |
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Conentious
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Adj.
1. Creating disagreement 2. Argumentative |
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Covet
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Verb
1. To want somebody else's property 2. To yearn to have |
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Crestfallen
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Adj.
Downcast |
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Disheveled
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Adj.
1. With messed-up hair or clothing 2. Untidy |
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Exponent
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Noun
1. Somebody who supports a cause and speaks in favor of it 2. Explainer of something 3. Practitioner of an art or skill |
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Garrulous
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Adj.
1. Talking too much 2. Wordy |
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Insuperable
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Adj.
Unable to be overcome |
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Lamentable
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Adj.
1. Disappointingly bad 2. Mournful |
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Misnomer
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Noun
1. Unsuitable name 2. Calling something by the wrong name |
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Profess
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Verb
To declare something openly or falsely |
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Respite
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Noun
1. Brief interval of rest 2. Delay |
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Retribution
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Noun
Punishment |
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Sinuous
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Adj.
1. Moving in graceful curves 2. Winding or serpentine 3. Devious |
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Sonorous
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Adj.
1. Producing sound 2. Resonant 3. Having an impressive manner of speaking |
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Vanguard
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Noun
Leading position |
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Wastrel
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Noun
A wasteful person |