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30 Cards in this Set
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Pedestrian |
Ordinary or dull |
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Bona fide |
In good faith |
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Adventitious |
Accidental; nonessential |
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Fecund |
Fertile; productive |
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Deviate |
To turn aside from a course; to stray |
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Obfuscate |
To confuse; to bewilder |
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Impale |
To pierce with a sharp stake through the body |
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Extenuate |
To lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses |
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Parochial |
Local; narrow; limited |
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Glower |
To stare angrily |
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Edify |
To improve someone morally |
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Ambiguous |
Open to more than one interpretation |
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Cataclysm |
A violent change |
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Optimum |
Best; most favorable; ideal |
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Importune |
To ask persistently; to beg |
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Celibate |
Abstaining from intercourse; unmarried |
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Fortuitous |
Happening by chance or accident |
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Recapitulate |
To summarize; to repeat briefly |
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Perfunctory |
Done without care; in a routine fashion |
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Baroque |
Overly decorated |
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Hedonism |
Pursuit of happiness, especially of the senses |
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Obloquy |
Strong disapproval |
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Debacle |
A complete failure |
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Quasi |
Resembling; seeming; half |
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Besmirch |
To make dirty |
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Imperative |
Extremely necessary |
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Sacrosanct |
Extremely holy |
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Sadistic |
Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others |
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Demeanor |
Behavior |
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Facetious |
Comical; jocular; flippant |
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