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12 Cards in this Set
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Berate
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POS -Verb
Def - to scold or condemn sharply |
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Contrive
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POS - Verb
Def - to plan with cleverness or skill |
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Fortuitous
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POS - Adj
Def - happening by favorable chance |
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Intrinsic
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POS - Adj
Def - belonging to a thing by its very nature |
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Transient
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POS - Adj, Noun
Def - (Adj) temporary,(Noun) a person who only stays for a short time |
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Paragon
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POS - Noun
Def - A model of excellence or perfection |
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Pretentious
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POS - Adj
Def - making claims to excellence or importance |
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Root - Ex-, E-
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Def - Out, Out of
Ex - Excerpt - to take out of as in a passage Exorbitant - exceeding of what is normal |
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Root - Err-
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Def - Wandering, Wander
Ex - Erratic - having no certain course Aberration - a deviating from the right path |
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Root - Mal-
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Def - Bad, Evil
Ex. Malevolent - wishing evil to happen to others Malodorous - smelling bad |
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Root - Mut-
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Def - Change
Ex - Immutalbe - that wich cannot be changed Mutate- to undergo a usally physical change |
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Root - Rupt-
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Def - Break
Ex - Rupture - to split apart Disrupt - to break the flow of |
