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32 Cards in this Set
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Epigram |
a short, witty poem expressing a single thought |
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Supercillious |
feeling or showing haughty disdain |
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Extemporizing |
to perform without prior preparation |
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Peremptory |
dictatorial; offensively self-assured |
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Oculist |
a physician who treats diseases of the eyes |
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Contiguous |
adjacent; sharing an edge |
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Hauteur |
haughtiness in bearing an attitude |
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Ominibus |
a long motor vehicle for passengers |
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Erroneous |
mistaken |
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Innuendo |
an indirect, derogatory implication in expression |
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Convivial |
merry; festive |
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Obstretrical |
medical practice that deals with pregnant women |
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Rivulet |
a small brook or stream |
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Caterwauling |
a shrill, discordant sound |
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Affectations |
a show, pretense or display |
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Subterfuges |
a deceptive stratagem or device |
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Labyrinth |
an intricate structure of interconnecting passages |
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Raja |
a prince, or cheif in India or the East Indies |
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Somnambulatory |
to walk in a sleep-like condition |
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Denizen |
an inhabitant |
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Receptacles |
containers which hold items |
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Corrugated |
shaped into folds or parallel |
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Nebulous |
cloudy, misty, hazy |
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Meretricious |
attracting attention in a vulgar manner |
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Euphemisms |
A vague statement substituted for one considered blunt or offensive |
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Caravansary |
a large inn |
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Contingency |
possibility |
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Inexplicable |
difficult or impossible to explain or account for |
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Libertine |
one who acts without moral restraint |
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Expostulation |
to dissuade or correct |
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Traversed |
to travel or pass across or over |
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Scrutiny |
close observation |
