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15 Cards in this Set
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Guile
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Noun
A trick Fraud I tried to guile my teacher into thinking i had done the homework by turning in my friends homework as my own |
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Myriad
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Noun
A great number A myriad of ideas |
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Salient
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Adjective
Jumping Jetting upward Prominent The salient fountain almost got me all wet, but i got out of the way in time |
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Ante-bellum
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Adjective
Existing before a war Slavery was an accepted part of antebellum plantation life. |
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Forestall
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Verb
To prevent or delay by taking precautionary measures Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action |
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Explicit
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Adjective
Very specific Explicit instructions |
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Implicit
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Adjective
Implied Without doubt Implicit assumption An implicit trust |
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Elixir
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Noun
A liquid which converts lead to gold A liquid which is believed to cure all ills and gives eternal life |
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Keen
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Adjective
Sharp Strong Eager I have a keen sense of smell; i know what perfume everyone is wearing I was keen to begin |
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Speculate
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Noun
Reflect Wonder I speculated over whether it would rain or not |
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Beneficent
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Adjective
Doing or producing good |
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Cowl
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Noun
Doing or producing good Draped neckline Ther my cowl neck sweater allowed my new necklace to show |
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Pall
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Verb
Dwindle His humor began to pall on us Our enthusiasm on the project soon palled because we realized how much work we really needed to do Noun A heavy cloth draped over a coffin A feeling of gloom His absence cast a pall over the celebration |
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Unwonted
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Adjective
Rare Unusual Many people were drawn to the unwonted bird at the zoo; they had never seen anything like it |
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Pyre
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Noun
A pile of material to be burned A pyre of dead leaves |
