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15 Cards in this Set
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Attest |
To declare or be evidence of something as true, genuine, or accurate |
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Axiom |
A statement or principle that requires no proof because its truth is obvious |
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Churlish |
Lacking good manners; rude, impolite |
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Concoct |
To make up, prepare, or invent |
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Derivative |
1. Something that grows our of or results from an earlier form or condition 2. Based on what has gone before; lacking originality |
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Differentiate |
1. To see the difference; to distinguish 2. To be or make different |
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Disparage |
To criticize in a negative, disrespectful manner |
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Dissipate |
1. To break up and spread out so thinly as to disappear; to scatter or be scattered 2. To spend or use foolishly |
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Estoric |
Not generally known or understood; familiar to only a relatively small number of people |
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Olfactory |
Relating to the sense of smell |
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Plethora |
Too great a number; an excess |
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Refurbish |
To make like new; to renovate |
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Secrete |
1. To produce and give off 2. To place so as to be hidden from view; to conceal |
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Vagary |
A departure from the normal, expected course; a whim or unpredictable action |
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Volatile |
1. Evaporating quickly 2. Changing readily; explosive; unpredictable |
