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34 Cards in this Set
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Exorbitant (adj)
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Unreasonably high
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Oppressive (adj)
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harsh, intense, burdensome
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Circumscribe (Verb)
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to draw a line around
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Ruthless (adj) |
cruel, without pity
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Spasmodic (adj) |
outburst of emotions |
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Discern (verb) |
See or recognize |
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Disconsolate (adj) |
Gloomy, unhappy, cheerless |
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infallible (adj) |
Without error |
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Vortex (noun) |
whirling mass of air
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Clamor (noun)
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loud uproar |
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Larder (noun)
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supply of food, pantry |
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Inert (adj) |
No power of action |
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Paroxysm (noun) |
Sudden attack/ fit |
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Dilate (verb)
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Expand/ make larger |
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Ardent (adj)
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Condone (verb) |
overlook, accept |
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Vermillion (adj) |
Scarlet Red |
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incessant (adj) |
continue without interruption, unending |
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Gesticulate (verb) |
Use gestures, no speech |
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Elude (verb) |
avoid or escape by speed |
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Furtive (adj) |
attempting to avoid notice |
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Reiterate (verb) |
say something again |
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Evanesce (verb) |
to vanish, pass out of sight |
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Heresy (noun) |
opinion against established religious beliefs |
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Beleaguer (verb)
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beset, surround with troops , harass |
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desecrate (verb)
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treat sacred place o thing with violence |
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parapet (noun)
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low wall or railing |
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esoteric (adj)
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likely to be understood by small group of people with specialized knowledge |
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resolute (adj) |
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Obscure (verb) |
conceal |
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stolid (adj)
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calm, dependable |
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Preclude (verb)
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prevent from happening
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Redress (verb)
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remedy or set right |
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abscond (verb)
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leave in a hurry |
