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19 Cards in this Set
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Revival |
An improvement in the condition or strength of something. |
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Contemporary |
Living or occurring at the same time |
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Fanfare |
Media attention or elaborate ceremony |
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Enticing |
Attractive or tempting; alluring |
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Relent |
Become less severe or intense |
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Ambiguity |
Uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language |
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Menacing |
Suggesting the presence of danger; threatening |
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Amplify |
Increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier |
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Elicit |
Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions |
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Irony |
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect |
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Discourse |
Written or spoken communication or debate |
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Impending |
Be about to happen |
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Revamp |
Give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to |
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Radical |
(especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough |
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Apt |
Having a tendency to do something |
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Envoy |
A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission |
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Undermine |
Damage or weaken (someone or something), especially gradually or insidiously |
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Collateral |
A person having the same descent in a family as another but by a different line |
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Akin |
Of similar character |
