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22 Cards in this Set
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(adj) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
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distraught
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(n) belief, mental acceptance
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credence
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(adj) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
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feckless
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(v) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
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decry
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(v) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joint
(adj) expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed |
articulate
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(adj) deisgned to belittle or degrade; disparaging
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derogatory
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(v) to romp or prance around exuberantly
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cavort
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(v) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
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dissemble
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(n) a formal statement of commendatoin; high praise
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eulogy
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(v) to remove from a grave; to bring to light; expose |
exhume |
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(v) to display clearly, to make evident; to provoke
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evince
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(adj) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement; "greenboy"-naïve |
verdant |
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(n) language that is too wordy or inflated to proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
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verbiage
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(Adj) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
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murky
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(n) nearness in place or time; kinship; related |
propinquity |
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(Adj) hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline
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intractable
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(adj) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
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piquant
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(adj) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
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utopian
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(Adj) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
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nefarious
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(adj) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
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viscous
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(Adj) not usual or expected; not in character
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unwonted
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(adj) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
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primordial
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