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40 Cards in this Set
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Eulogy |
Act of praising especially after he is dead |
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Exhort |
Strongly encourage or urge someone to do something |
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Conducive |
Tending to bring about |
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Disseminate |
Scatter like seeds |
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Fatuous |
Silly or stupid |
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Hypocritical |
Hypocrite, behaving as if we have higher principles than as is the case |
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Grandiloquent |
Using complicated language to impress |
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Affluence |
Abundant wealth |
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Euphony |
Pleasant sound |
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Diffident |
Shy, lacking confidence |
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Inherent |
Firmly established by nature or habit |
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Vociferous |
Expressing Ur opinion in a loud confident way |
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Esoteric |
Hard to understand |
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Delineate |
To draw, explain, describe in detail |
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Facile |
Obtained too easily, ignoring real complexities n seeing superficial |
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Fervid |
Intense excessive passion, feeling |
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Egregious |
Extremely bad |
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Conjugal |
Relating to marriage |
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Perjury |
Criminal offence of making false statements under oath |
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Faction |
A group within a larger group that has different ideas than the rest |
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Eclectic |
Deriving ideas, styles or taste from a diverse broad range of sources |
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Euphemism |
An inoffensive word substituted for an offensive word |
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Proliferate |
Reproduce rapidly |
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Aphorism |
A pithy statement containing a general truth |
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Ratify |
Sign n make officially valid |
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Libretto |
The text of an opera or other long vocal work |
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Endemic |
Prevalent in a specific place, group |
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Affidavit |
Written declaration made under oath |
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Grandeur |
A great and impressive quality |
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Dour |
A person's appearance- serious, unfriendly, unhappy |
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Levee |
Constructions of walls on the banks of rivers, seas to prevent flood |
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Obdurate |
Stubbornly refusing to change opinion or course of action |
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Loquacious |
Talkative |
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Itinerary |
A plan of journey, including the places and routes you visit |
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Indolence |
Habitual laziness |
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Grandiose |
Seeming very impressive but too large etc to be practical |
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Intrinsic |
Belonging naturally |
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Refractory |
Stubborn, obstinate |
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Irascible |
Quickly aroused to anger |
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Pandemic |
Some disease spreading in all directions unlike epidemic which is localised |
