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32 Cards in this Set
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effulgence
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(n)great brightness; radiance; brilliance
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decorous
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(adj) characterized by showing decorum, propriety, good taste
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pallid
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(adj) faint in color; pale; wan
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bastion
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(n) a projection from a fortification, arranged to give a wider firing range, strong defense or bulwark
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gesticulate
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(vi) to make or use gestures esp. with the hands and arms, adding nuances or force to one's speech, or as a substitute to speech
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officious
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(adj) ready to serve, obliging, offering unwant advice or services; meddlesome, esp. in a highhanded or overbearing way; in diplomacy, unofficial or informal
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castanets
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(n pl) a pair of small hollowed pieces of hard wood, ivory, etc. held in the hand by a connecting cord and clicked together with the fingers to beat time to music, esp. in Spanish dances.
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vicissitude
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(n) a condition of constant change or alternation, as a natural process: mutability, regular succession or alternation, as of night and day, unpredictable changes or variations that keep occuring in life
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myriad
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(n) 10,000. any indefinitely large number; a great number of persons or things
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malevolent
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(adj) wishing evil or harm to others: having or showing ill will; malicious
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gyration
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(n) the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion
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ineffectual
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(adj) not effectual: not producing or able to produce the desired affect
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decorum
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(n) propriety and good taste in behavior, dress, etc. an act or requirement of elite behavior
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diffident
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(adj) full of diffidence; lacking self-confidence; timid: shy
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causeway
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(n) a raised path or road, as across wet ground or water; a paved way or road; highway
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dun
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(adj) dull grayish-brown
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wallow
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(vi) to roll about or lie relaxed, as in mud,dust,water, etc.; to move heavily and clumsily; roll and pitch as in a ship; to live or indulge oneself to an immoderate degree
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traverse
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(n)something that crosses; a line intersecting another; a crossbar or crossbeam; a parapet of wall or earth across a trench; something to cross
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covert
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(n) a covered or protected place: shelter; a hiding place for game, as underbrush or thicket
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cynicism
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(n) the attitudes or beliefs of a cynical person: a cynical remark, idea, or action
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parody
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(n pl) a literary or musical work imitating the characteristic style of some other work or of a writer or composer in a satirical or homorus way, usually by applying it to an inappropiate subject; a poor or weak imitation
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corpulent
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(adj) fat and fleshy; stout; obese
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derision
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(n) a deriding or being derided; contempt or ridicule
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ungainly
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(adj) awkward: clumsy; coarse and unattractive
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phoshporescence
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(n) a continuing luminescence without noticeable heat, as from phosphorus when it is slowly oxidized
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myopia
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(n) an abnormal eye condition in which light rays from distant objects are focused in front of the retina instead of on it, so that the objects are not seen distinctly; nearsightedness; lack of understanding or foresight
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propitiate
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(vt) to cause to become favorably inclined; win or regain the good will of; appease or conciliate (sacrifice made to the gods)
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truculent
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(adj) fierce; cruel; savage; ferocious; rude; harsh; mean; scathing; usually said of speech or writing
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ensconce
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(vt) to place or settle comfortably, snugly, or securely (to ensconce oneself in an armchair)
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ululate
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(vi) to howl or hoot; to wail or lament loudly
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elephantine
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(adj) of an elephant or elephants; like an elephant in size or gait, huge, heavy, slow, clumsy, ungainly
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crepitate
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(vi) to make slight, sharp, repeated crackling sounds; crackle
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