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20 Cards in this Set
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Refute
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to prove a statement or person to be incorrect; to disprove
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Reiterate
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to say over again
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Repartee
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a quick, witty reply
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Repertorie
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the stock of plays, stories, songs, or other pieces that a player or company is prepared to preform
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Repose
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a rest; a peaceful state
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Reticent
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of a silent nature; reserved in manner
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Ostensible
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Pretended; given as an excuse, to conceal the real reason
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Ostentatious
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Showy; intended to impress people
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Improvise
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to make up something without preparation
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Visionary
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existing only in imagination; fanciful; not practical
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Auspicious
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showing signs that promise success
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Introspection
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examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
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Retrospect
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a survey of past times or events
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Specimen
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a single thing that is taken as an example of a whole category
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Specter
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a ghost
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Spectrum
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the distribution of characteristics of a physical systems
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Speculate
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to form opinions without definite knowledge or evidence
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Surveillance
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supervision or close observation
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Vigil
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a period of staying awake to keep watch or to pray
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Vilgilant
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watchful; on the look out for danger
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