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22 Cards in this Set
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Pathogenic |
Causing or capable of causing disease. |
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Venerable |
Valued and respected because of old age, long use, etc. |
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Dilatory |
Tending or intended to cause delay; characterized by procrastination. |
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Admonish |
To express warning or disapproval to in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner. |
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Lachrymose |
Given to tears or weeping; Tending to cause tears. |
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Euphony |
A harmonious succession of words having a pleasing sound. |
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Ingratiate |
To gain favor or approval for (yourself) by doing or saying things that people like. |
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Polyglot |
Speaking or writing several languages. |
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Obdurate |
Stubbornly refuse to change one's opinion or behavior/ course of action. |
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Panegyric |
A public speech or published text in praise of someone/thing. |
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Larceny |
To steal; theft. |
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Rococo |
18th century style of art and architecture characterized by being very ornate and overly decorated. |
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Bolster |
N. A long, thick pillow placed under other pillows for support. V. Support or strengthen; prop up. |
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Plastic |
Adj. Capable of being molded or modeled; having a quality suggestive of mass-produced plastic goods. |
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Luminous |
Emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light. |
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Symbiosis |
Living together in more or less intimate association or close union of 2 dissimilar organisms; a cooperative relationship. |
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Symbiosis |
Living together in more or less intimate association or close union of 2 dissimilar organisms; a cooperative relationship. |
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Sublime |
Adj. Impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power, inspiring awe, veneration, etc V. Make higher, nobler, or purer. |
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Sublime |
Adj. Impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power, inspiring awe, veneration, etc V. Make higher, nobler, or purer. |
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Apostate |
N/adj. Abandoner of/ abandoning a religious or political belief or principle. |
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Pithy |
Adj. (Of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive; brief and meaningful in expression. |
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Dilettante |
N. A person who cultivates an area of interest such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge. |
