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39 Cards in this Set
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Bilk |
cheat bilk |
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Covert |
hidden; undercover |
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Engender |
cause |
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Hangar |
storage area (like garage) for a plane |
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Knotty |
complex; difficult to solve |
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Nuance |
something subtle; a fine shade of meaning |
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Abasement |
humiliation; degradation |
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Harangue |
noisy, attacking speech |
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Plaintiff |
The person in court who is making the complaint |
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Abrogate |
cancel; deny; repeal |
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Enigma |
puzzle; mystery |
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Ensconce |
establish firmly in a position |
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Obdurate |
stubborn |
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Tawdry |
of little value |
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Abstain |
go without; withdraw |
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Blighted |
damaged; destroyed, ruined |
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Lachrymose |
tearful; sad |
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Obfuscate |
deliberately make something difficult to understand |
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Plethora |
an excess |
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Repudiate |
shun |
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Tedium |
boredom |
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Abstemious |
self denying; refraining from indulging |
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Crepuscular |
active at dawn and dusk |
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Headstrong |
stubborn; willful |
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Rescind |
retract; repeal |
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Abstruse |
difficult to understand |
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Hedonism |
self indulgence; pleasure-seeking |
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Blunderbuss |
1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person |
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Laconic |
using few words; brief; to the point a personality type |
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Oblique |
indirect; slanting |
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Plumage |
feathers of a bird |
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Accolade |
tribute; honor; praise |
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Ephemeral |
short-lived |
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Lamentation |
expression of regret or sorrow |
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Acquiesce |
to agree to; give in to |
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Epicure |
someone who appreciates good food and drink |
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Heed |
listen to |
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Lampoon |
ridicule; spoof |
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Tenuous |
flimsy; not solid |
