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15 Cards in this Set
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Adventitous |
Accidental, happening by chance, unplanned |
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Ambiguous |
Open go more than one interpretation, have a double meaning |
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Bona Fide |
Genuine, real |
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Cataclysm |
A large scale and violent event in the natural world |
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Deviate |
Depart from an established course |
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Edify |
Instruct or improve morally/intellectually |
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Extenuate |
Make an offence seem less serious or more forgivable |
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Fecund |
Fertile (soil), capable of producing |
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Glower |
An angry look or stare |
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Impale |
Pierce with a sharp instrumental |
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Importune |
To constantly ask for or to do something |
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Obfuscate |
Render obscure or unclear |
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Optimum |
Best; highest |
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Parochial |
Narrow minded |
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Pedestrian |
Dull |
