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23 Cards in this Set
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anachronism
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n. an artifact that belongs to another time; a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age; something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
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astringent
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adj. tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; sour or bitter in taste; n. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
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desiccate
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adj. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; v. lose water or moisture; remove water from; preserve by removing all water and liquids from
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flout
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v. treat with contemptuous disregard; laugh at with contempt and derision
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garrulous
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adj. full of trivial conversation
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impetuous
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adj. marked by violent force; characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
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inimical
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adj. not friendly
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intrepid
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adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation
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laconic
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adj. brief and to the point; effectively cut short
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neophyte
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n. a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously; a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist; any new participant in some activity
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obfuscate
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v. make obscure or unclear
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phlegmatic
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adj. showing little emotion
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profligate
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adj. unrestrained by convention or morality; recklessly wasteful; n. a recklessly extravagant consumer; a dissolute man in fashionable society
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quixotic
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adj. not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic
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recondite
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adj. difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
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refulgent
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adj. radiating or as if radiating light
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sedulous
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adj. marked by care and persistent effort
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soporific
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adj. sleep inducing; inducing mental lethargy; n. a drug that induces sleep
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terse
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adj. brief and to the point; effectively cut short
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trenchant
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adj. clearly or sharply defined to the mind; characterized by or full of force and vigor; having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
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untenable
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adj. (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
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variegated
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adj. having a variety of colors
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vituperate
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v. spread negative information about
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