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16 Cards in this Set
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What is the definition of dense?
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thick; packed closely together
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Context Clue: The crowd is so dense at the mall.
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What is the definition of communal?
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public; owned jointly by all; of the community
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Context Clue: Brian lives in a communal environment.
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What is the definition of desolate?
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deserted; left alone
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Context Clue: She lived in a desolate and unhappy neighborhood.
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What is the definition of maternal?
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motherly; like a mother
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Context Clue: My mother is maternal, my father is paternal.
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What is the definition of beseiged?
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overwhelmed; crowded around
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Context Clue: He was beseiged by enemies.
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What is the definition of hoax?
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To deceive in jest or in malice
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Context Clue: She did a mischievious hoax.
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What is the definition of omnipresent?
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at more than one place in one time
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Context Clue: The Lord is omnipresent.
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What is the definition of rapacious?
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seizing by force; plundering; grasping; greedy
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Context Clue: He rapaciously took over the city.
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What is the definition of incongruously?
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not consistent; out of place
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Context Clue: It seemed incongruous that he attended church before robbing a bank.
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What is the definition of quorum?
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a number of members of an assembly; majority
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Context Clue: The quorum of the assembly seemed to agree.
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What is the definition of evade?
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to avoid trickery
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Context Clue: He quickly evaded his enemy by jumping over the handrail instead of going straight down the stairs (Back To The Future).
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What is the definition of chaos?
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total disorter; pandamonium
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Context Clue: When I went to the party at Madhuri's house, the whole place was chaotic with screaming girls.
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What is the definition of abrasive?
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provoking anger; harsh or crude
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Context Clue: Ian Malcolm is very abrasive.
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What is the definition of deciduous?
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falling off at a particular stage of growth
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Context Clue: (Hint Hint, The deciduous trees from science!) The trees outside my house are deciduous.
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What is the definition of intermittent?
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stopping for a time and starting again
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Context Clue: Volleyball is intermittent because it has specific seasons!
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What is the definition of oblivious?
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not mindful; forgetting
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Context Clue: She was oblivious to the chaos downstairs.
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