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38 Cards in this Set
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EPHEMERAL (ADJ.)
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brief; fleeting
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ESOTERIC (ADJ.)
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intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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EULOGY (NOUN)
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a speech honoring the dead
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EXONERATE (VERB)
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to remove blame
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FACETIOUS (ADJ.)
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playful; humorous
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FALLACY (NOUN)
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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
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FURTIVE (ADJ.)
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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
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GREGARIOUS (ADJ.)
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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people
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HARANGUE (VERB/NOUN)
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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech
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HERETICAL (ADJ.)
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violating accepted dogma or convention
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HYPERBOLE (NOUN)
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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
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IMPECUNIOUS (ADJ.)
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lacking funds; without money
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INCIPIENT (ADJ.)
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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INERT (ADJ.)
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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
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INNOCUOUS (ADJ.)
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harmless; causing no damage
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INTRANSIGENT (ADJ.)
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refusing to compromise
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INVEIGLE (VERB)
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to obtain by deception or flattery
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MOROSE (ADJ.)
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sad; sullen; melancholy
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ODIOUS (ADJ)
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evoking intense aversion or dislike
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OPAQUE (ADJ.)
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inpenetrable by light; not reflecting light
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OCSILLATION (NOUN)
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the act or state of swinging back and forth with steady, uninterrupted rhythm
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PENURIOUS (ADJ.)
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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
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PERNICIOUS (ADJ.)
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extremely harmful; potentially causing death
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PERUSE (VERB)
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to examine with great care
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PIOUS (ADJ.)
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extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
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PRECURSOR (NOUN)
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one that precedes and indicates or announces another
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PREEN (VERB)
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to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
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PRODIGIOUS (ADJ.)
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abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
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PROLIFIC (ADJ.)
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producing large volumes or amounts; productive
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PUTREFY (VERB)
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to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
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QUAFF (VERB)
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to drink deeply
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QUIESCENCE (NOUN)
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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest
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REDOUBTABLE (ADJ.)
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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
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SANCTION (NOUN/VERB)
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authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to
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SATIRE (NOUN)
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a literary work that riducules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision
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URBANE (ADJ.)
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sophisticated; refine; elegant
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VILIFY (VERB)
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to defame, to characterize harshly
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VISCOUS (ADJ.)
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thick; sticky
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