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35 Cards in this Set
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suppress
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(v)
Forcibly put an end to |
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convey
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(v)
to communicate |
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ignorance
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(n)
lacking knowledge or experience |
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verisimilitude
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(n)
the appearance of being true or real |
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enlighten
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(v)
To give someone greater knowledge and understanding |
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converse
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(v)
engaging conversation |
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perplex
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(v)
puzzle |
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compel
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(v)
bring about by force |
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felicitate
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(v)
strikingly suitable |
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infer
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(v)
deduce from facts and reasoning |
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compress
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(v)
squeeze together |
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hypothetical
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(adj)
based on possible or imagined situations which are not necessarily real or true |
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disabuse
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(v)
persuade someone that a belief or idea is mistaken |
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mundane
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(adj)
dull everyday routine |
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impalpable
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(adj)
can't be touched |
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exquisite
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(adj)
extremely beautiful |
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incendiary
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(adj)
designed to cause fires |
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compliant
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(adj)
complying with rules |
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prophetic
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(adj)
accurately predicting the future |
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prescient
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(adj)
having knowledge |
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ubiquity
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(n)
seeming to be everywhere at the same time |
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nebulous
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(adj)
hazy, indistinct,vague |
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fictional
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(adj)
an invented idea, statement |
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supplant
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(v)
disposes and take the place of |
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exacerbate
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to make something worse |
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ailment
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(n)
An illness, usually a minor one |
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attribute
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(v)
regard as belonging or appropriate |
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temper
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(v)
to moderate |
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crisis
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(n)
time of great danger |
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reprimand
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(v)
to express severe disapproval of something |
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dismal
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(adj)
causing or showing glume |
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manipulate
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(v)
To manage a person or situation |
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cajole
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(v)
To persuade to do something by coaxing |
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obviate
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(v)
To get around or remove |
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travesty
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(n)
a grotesque imitation or misrepresentation |
