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64 Cards in this Set
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Anecdote |
Short amusinh story |
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Celerity |
Speed |
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Extraneous |
Irrelevant |
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Incoherent |
Non clear |
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Maladroit |
Clumsy, unskillful |
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Pallid |
Pale |
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Scrupulous |
Careful, diligent |
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Unequivocal |
Clear, obvious |
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Censorious |
Disapproving, critical |
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Malady |
Illness |
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Unfetter |
Set free |
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Annex |
Building which is addition to existing building Take possession of, seize, capture |
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Censure |
Blame |
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Didactic |
Intended to teach, instructive |
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Extrinsic |
Irrelevant |
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Inconsequential |
Unimportant, insignificant, negligible |
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Malediction |
Curse |
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Panacea |
Remedy for all ills |
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Prevaricate |
Speak misleadingly or evasively |
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Evasive |
Avoiding |
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Scuttle |
Sink |
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Unfrock |
Remove priest from his position |
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Cerebral |
Intellectual |
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Diffident |
Lacking confidence |
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Fallacious |
False |
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Inconspicuous |
Not easily seen, subtle, not noticable |
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Malefactor |
Wrong doer |
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Paradigm |
Example Model Way of looking at things |
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Seminary |
Institution where priests are trained |
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Unprecedented |
Never having happened before |
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Anomaly |
Sth which doesn't fit, irregularity |
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Certitude |
Certainty |
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Falter |
Hesitate, waver |
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Indelible |
Cannot be wiped out |
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Proclivity |
Tendency towards |
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Sensuous |
Appealing to the senses |
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Dike |
Dam, embankment |
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Fanatic |
Obsession, fixation |
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Paragon |
Perfect example |
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Sentinel |
Guard, soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place, sentry |
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Unwitting |
Not deliberate, unconscious |
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Chary |
Wary of, cautious about, reluctant to give |
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Dilatory |
Slow, falling behing with one's work |
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Paramout |
Of supreme importance |
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Sequester |
Isolate |
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Upbraid |
Scold, reprimand |
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Reprimand |
Formal expression of disapproval |
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Chastise |
Punish esp by beating |
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Mallet |
Wooden hammer Stick used for polo |
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Uproar |
Hilarious |
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Prodigious |
Very large |
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Anthology |
Collection of poems and stories |
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Fatuous |
Silly, foolish |
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Inductee |
Novice, beginner |
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Parched |
Dried up |
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Profane |
Unholy |
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Upshot |
Outcome |
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Anthropocentrism |
Belief that human beings are the most significant species on planet (having higher moral status or value than other animals) |
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Chimerical |
Unreal, changeable |
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Indulgent |
Pampering, satisfying desires |
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Marred |
Damaged, spoiled |
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Pariah |
Outcast from society |
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Serrated |
Jagged, saw like |
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Urbane |
Sophisticated, suave |