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20 Cards in this Set
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Articulate
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To pronounce distinctly; clearly and forcefully.
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Cavort
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To romp or prance around exuberantly.
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Credence
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Belief, mental acceptance
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Decry
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To condemn, express strong disapproval.
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Dissemble
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To disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression.
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Distraught
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Very much agitated or upset as a result of mental or emotion conflict.
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Eulogy
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A formal statement of commendation; high praise (usually associated with funerals).
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Evince
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To display clearly, to make evident.
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Exhume
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To remove from a grave; to bring to light.
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Feckless
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Lacking in spirit and strength, ineffective, weak, immature, reckless, unreliable etc.
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Murky
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Dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision.
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Nefarious
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Wicked, depraved, devoid or moral standards.
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Piquant
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Stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative.
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Primordial
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Developed or created at the very beginning. (Primate, Prime-first)
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Propinquity
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Nearness in place or time.
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Unwonted
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Not usual or expected; not in character.
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Utopian
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Founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical but idealistic.
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Verbiage
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Language that is too wordy to the content.
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Verdant
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Green in tint or color, immature in experience or judgement.
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Viscous
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Having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement.
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