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20 Cards in this Set
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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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complicity
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involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice.
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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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delineate
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to portray, sketch, describe in vivid detail; to represent pictorially.
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effigy
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a crude image of a despised person.
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret.
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figment
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a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion.
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frenetic
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frenzied, highly agitated.
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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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idiosyncrasy
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a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.
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indictment
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the act of accusing or a formal accusation.
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jocular
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humorous, jesting, jolly, joking.
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(adj)
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moot
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(adj) open to discussion and debate; unresolved;(v) to bring up for discussion; (n) a hypothetical law case argued by students.
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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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nuance
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a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate graduation of difference.
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perspicacity
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keenness in observing and understanding.
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recumbent
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in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting.
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reputed
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according to reputation or general belief; having a widespread acceptance and good reputation.
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sylvan
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pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded; woody.
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ubiquitous
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present or existing everywhere.
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