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20 Cards in this Set
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Colloquialism |
Informal phrase |
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Viable |
Able to live |
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Synopsis |
Summary |
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Sanction |
To authorize |
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Prognosis |
Medical forecast |
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Polychromatic |
Many-colored |
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Philanthropy |
Love of mankind |
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Gerontocracy |
Government of the old |
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Magniloquence |
Self important, overbearing way of speaking |
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Kleptomaniac |
Pathological thief |
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Joie de vivre |
Joy of living |
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In loco parentis |
In place of parents |
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Mundane |
Dull, ordinary |
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Synthesis |
Combination |
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Unequivocal |
Not open to interpretation |
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Nihilism |
Belief in nothing |
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Audiophile |
Music lover |
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Entomology |
Insect zoology |
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Invidious |
Causing ill-will |
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Deduction |
Inference |
