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44 Cards in this Set
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Derange |
Throw something into confusion, cause someone to be insane |
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Basked in |
Take pleasure in; rejoice |
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Reconnaissance |
Exploration |
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Caricature |
Cartoon |
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Vignette |
A small sketch |
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Pastiche |
Imitation or parody |
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Cameo |
Small portrait |
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Preordained |
Fated |
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Overt |
Open |
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Covert |
Hidden |
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Subliminal |
Unconscious |
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Jargon |
Prattle, babbling |
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Eschew |
Deliberately avoid, refrain from doing |
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Compulsory |
Required, mandatory, obligated |
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Fetter |
Restrain, restrict |
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Teeming |
Be full of or swarming with Example: the garden is teeming with wild life |
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Choleric |
Bad tempered, irascible |
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Phlegmagic |
Calm, composed, reserved, cool |
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Inculcate |
Instill with persistent instruction |
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Paltry |
Small, meager |
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Denuded |
To remove or take away possessions or assets |
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Trepidation |
Fear, apprehension |
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Verdant |
Green with grass |
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Turbid |
Muddy, unclear, cloudy |
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Sonorous |
In terms of language, impression, grandiloquent |
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Buttress |
Support |
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Ascertain |
Understand |
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Pellucid |
Clear, transparent |
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Trite |
Lacking originality |
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Laconic |
Using few words |
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Rife |
A common occurrence |
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Cerebral |
Concerned with thinking |
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Rational |
Logical, reasonable |
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Tender |
To offer |
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Waffle |
To talk nonsense |
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Burlesque |
Ridicule, lampoon |
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Exemplar |
Model type, a perfect example |
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Impugn |
To challenge or question |
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Macerate |
Weaken |
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Nostrum |
Remedy |
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Liturgy |
Form of worship |
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Nexus |
Connection |
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Seminal |
Essential |
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Agog |
Amazed, enthusiasm |
