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34 Cards in this Set
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Imbue |
To inspire or influence deeply |
My mom has imbue in me |
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Mercurial |
Changeable, volatile, erratic, flightly |
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Pliant |
Flexible, adaptable, bending |
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Intrinsic |
Integral. Essential nature of a thing, doesn't depend on anything. |
The whiteness of the snow |
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Instigate |
Having influence on somebody |
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Arrogates |
To take or claim in a way that's not fair or legal |
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Eschew |
Keep away, abstain, avoid |
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Inter |
To place in a grave, between |
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Bewildering |
Extremely confusing |
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Floundering |
Struggle, stumble |
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Fathom |
Comprehend, discover, understand |
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Apogee |
Highest point of something |
Roman Empire Apogee |
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Epiphany |
Suddenly understand |
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Impass |
Situation with no escape, no solution |
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Capitulate |
To surrender, give in, stop fighting |
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Regress |
Move backwards |
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Impugn |
Challenge as false, oppose statement |
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Acrimony |
Bitterness, harshness, sharpness |
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Cacophony |
Discordance of sound |
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Sinecure |
A job where someone gets paid to do little or nothing |
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Gainsaid |
Contradict, deny, dispute |
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Elusive |
Hard to express or define, or find, achieve, difficult |
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Dilapidated |
Reduced, ruined, decay |
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Miscreant |
Depraved, villainous, behaves badly, mischievous |
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Interloper |
Intruder, gossipy |
Entrometido |
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Despair |
Loss of hope, hopeless |
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Duress |
Forcing, threat to do something, coercion |
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Ebullience |
High spirit, enthusiastic, excited, excitement |
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Ignoble |
Common, low character, morally bad |
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Facetious |
Not taken seriously, sarcastic, not serious, inappropriate humor |
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Lampoon |
Mock |
Cartoon |
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Cursory |
Done or made quickly |
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Waive |
Ignored, Quit, not use something |
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Lenient |
Forgiving, not punishing bad behaviour |
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