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20 Cards in this Set
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Pulchritude |
N. Physical beauty. |
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Taciturn |
Adj. Tending to be quiet; Not speaking frequently. |
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Conundrum |
N. A confusing or difficult problem. |
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Advocate |
N. One who pleads the cause of another. V. To support or argue for. |
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Raconteur |
N. A person who excels in telling anecdotes. |
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Neologism |
N. A new word or expression or a new meaning of a word. |
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Missive |
N. A letter or other written message. |
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Imperturbable |
Adj. very calm; very hard to disturb or upset. |
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Magnanimous |
Adj. Having or showing a generous and kind nature. |
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Approbation |
N. Praise or approval. |
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Adulterate |
V. To make (something, such as a food or drink) impure or weaker by adding something of poor quality. |
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Discrepancy |
N. A difference between things that are expected to be the same. |
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Emulate |
V. To try to be like someone or something you admire. |
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Polemic |
N. A strong written or spoken attack against someone else's opinions, beliefs, practices, etc. |
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Furtive |
Adj. Done in a quiet and secret way to avoid being noticed. |
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Scintilla |
N. A very small amount of something. |
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Disseminate |
V. To cause ( something, such as information) to go to many people. |
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Esoteric |
Adj. Only taught to or understood by members of a special group; hard to understand; limited to a small number of people. |
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Enervate |
V. To make (someone or something) very weak or tired. |
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Xenophobia |
N. Fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners. |
