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30 Cards in this Set
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Aberrant
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adj.
deviating from normal or correct. |
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Abscond
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v. to leave secretly and hide, often to avoid the law.
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Aggrandize
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v.
to make greater, to increase, thus, to exaggerate. |
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Amalgamate
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v.
to unite or mix n. amalgamation |
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Anachronism
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n.
a person or artifact appearing after its own time or our of chronological order |
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Antediluvian
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adj.
ancient, out of mode (literally, before the flood) |
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Attenuate
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v.
weaken |
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Aver
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v.
to declare |
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Banal
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adj.
commonplace or trite (banality) |
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Blandishment
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n.
speech or action intended to coax someone into doing something |
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Bombast
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n.
pompous speech (bombastic) |
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Buttress
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v.,n.
to support. a support. |
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Cadge
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v.
to get something by taking advantage of someone |
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Caprice
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n.
impulse |
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Castigate
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v.
to criticize or chastize severely. |
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Chicanery
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n.
deception by trickery |
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Conflagration
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n.
a great fire |
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Corporeal
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adj.
having to do with material rather than spiritual |
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Culpable
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adj.
deserving of blame |
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Dearth
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n.
lack of or scarcity |
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Deference
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n.
courteous yeilding or submission |
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Depredation
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n.
the act of preying upon or plundering |
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Descry
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v.
to make clear, say |
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Desiccate
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v.
to dry out thoroughly |
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Diffident
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adj.
modest,lacking self confidence |
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Dissemble
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v.
to conceal one's real motive |
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Dogged
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adj.
stubborn or determined |
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Efficacy
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n.
effectiveness. capability to produce a desired result |
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Encomium
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n.
a formal speech of praise or eulogy |
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Enervate
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n.
to weaken or destroy the vitality of |
