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15 Cards in this Set
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deride
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v
ridicule |
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censure
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v
criticize sharply |
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gambol
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v
frolic |
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immolate
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v
to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire |
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recondite
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adj
difficult to understand |
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martinet
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n
strict disciplinarian |
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quagmire
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n
swamp |
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gibe
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v
scoff |
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agape
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adj
open-mouthed |
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carcinogen
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n
causing cancer |
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olfactory
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adj
pertaining to smell |
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imperious
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adj
domineering |
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grotesque
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adj
absurd |
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neologism
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n
a new word |
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hackneyed
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adj
commonplace |
