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20 Cards in this Set
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Adieu
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farewell, a farewell
so long, good-bye |
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Advent
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an arrival; a coming into place or view
approach |
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Apex
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highest point; tip
peak, summit, acme, crowning point |
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Assimilate
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to absorb to fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully
digest, incorporate, blend in |
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Bogus
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false, counterfeit
phony, fake, spurious |
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Exorbitant
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unreasonably high; excessive
extreme, overpriced |
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Interim
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the time between; temporary, coming between two points in time
interval , interlude, provisional, stopgap |
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Inundate
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to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size
submerge, deluge, swamp |
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Malign
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to speak evil of, slander; evil
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Meander
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to wander about, wind about; sharp turn or twist
ramble, roam, zigzag, twist |
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Metropolis
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a large city; the chief city of an area
large urban center |
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Momentous
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very important
consequential, weighty, portentous |
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Obstreperous
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noisy, unruly, disorderly
wild, rowdy, uncontrolled, riotous |
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Pensive
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thoughtful, melancholy
dreamy, reflective, contemplative, wistful |
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Perilous
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dangerous
risky, chancy, hazardous, unsafe |
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Shoddy
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of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship
flimsy, cheap, tacky, imitative |
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Sprightly
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lively, full of life, spicy, flavorful
frisky, peppy, spirited, animated, buoyant |
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Surly
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angry and bad-tempered, rude
gruff, sullen, cranky, grouchy, hostile |
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Tirade
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a long, angry speech
harangue, diatribe, tongue-lashing |
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Vagrant
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an idle wanderer, tramp; wandering aimlessly
drifter, vagabond, hobo, nomad |
