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14 Cards in this Set
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Desiccated |
Dried up, dehydrated |
The skin of a __________ mummy looked like old paper |
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Diffident |
Shy, quiet, modest |
While eating with the adults, the _________ youth did not speak for fear of seeming presumptuous |
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Diaphanous |
Light, airy, transparent |
Light poured in through the __________ curtains, brightening the room |
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Discursive |
Rambling, lacking order |
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Dissemble |
To conceal, fake |
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Dither |
To be indecisive |
Not wanting to offend either friend, he _________ about which party to attend |
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Ebullient |
Extremely lively, enthusiastic |
She became ____________ upon receiving an acceptance letter to her first choice college |
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Effrontery |
Impudence, nerve, insolence |
When I told my aunt she was boring, my mother scolded me for my ____________ |
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Effulgent |
Radiant, splendorous |
The golden palace was ____________ |
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Egregious |
Extremely bad |
The student who threw sloppy joes across the cafeteria was punished for his ___________ behavior |
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Enervate |
To weaken, exhaust |
This study guide ___________ me so much, I'll need to nap afterwards |
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Ephemeral |
Short-lived, fleeting |
She promised shed love me forever, but her "forever" was only ___________: she left me after a week |
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Eschew |
To shun, avoid |
George hates the color green so much that he __________ all green food |
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Evanescent |
Fleeting, momentary |
My joy of getting a promotion was ___________ because now I have to work double and I don't have friends now... |
