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14 Cards in this Set
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nonplussed
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(adj) puzzled or not knowing what to do; bewildered; perplexed, stupefied, addles
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prolific
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(adj) abundantly plentiful; bountiful
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hector
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(verb) to browbeat or bully someone
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opportune
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(adj) suitable or convenient for a specific purpose; occurring at an appropriate time; auspicious; propitious
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rejoinder
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(noun) a reply to a reply, especially from a defendant in a legal suit
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predilection
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(noun) a liking or preference for something; affinity; proclivity
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hoodwink
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(verb) to deceive or trick [from the act of blinding someone by pulling a hood over their eyes]
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magniloquent
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(adj) expressed in lofty or overblown language
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auspicious
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(adj) auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
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impassive
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(adj) showing no feeling or emotion; phlegmatic, stoical
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herculean
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(adj) characterized by great strength; prodigious; titanic
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halcyon
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(adj) calm; peaceful; happy; idyllic: halcyon days are those which are looked back on with nostalgia
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grisly
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(adj) frightful; horrible; ghastly; hideous; appalling
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incontrovertible
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(adj) unquestionable; beyond dispute; indubitable; irrefutable
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