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36 Cards in this Set
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annul
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To clear; to make void; to remove.
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anodyne
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A drug that relieves pain; a product that soothes the nerves.
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arroyo
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A gully; a narrow channel formed by rainwater, prevalent in the southwest of the United States and other such similar near-desert regions where there are sporadic heavy downpours.
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cavil
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To quibble; to make frivolous objections; to find petty flaws.
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chide
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To scold; to censure.
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contumacious
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Insubordinate; rebellious; alienated; headstrong.
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doctrinaire
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Fanatical; impractical; without regard to practical considerations.
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dolt
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A stupid person.
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espy
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To see unexpectedly; to suddenly notice.
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exasperate
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To make worse; to annoy; to irritate.
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fractious
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Complaining; bad-tempered; readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome.
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genial
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Good-tempered; nice; friendly; willing to help.
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inculcate
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To fix firmly by repetition; to instill; to engrain my repeated learning or memorization.
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indelible
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Not able to be erased; impossible to be changed or washed away.
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jaunty
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Cheerful and pleasant; lively; bold; dashful; energetic and happy.
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marred
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Damaged; disfigured; that state in which perfection, integrity, or quality are impaired.
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mettlesome
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Courageous, high-spirited; willing to enter a dangerous situation.
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orifice
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An opening; an entrance way to a cave, passage; an opening into the body.
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pecuniary
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Pertaining or related to money.
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pedant
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A teacher who overemphasizes minor details; somebody who focuses and dwells on trivial book knowledge rather than on broad ideas and concepts.
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perspicacity
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Keen insight and understanding; quick in perception.
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pore
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To study intently; to ponder; to scrutinize.
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precipice
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A cliff; a sharp cutoff; a risky or dangerous position.
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prepossessing
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Attractive; something that is engaging.
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pusillanimous
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Cowardly; lacking courage; fearful.
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rapture
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Great joy; ecstasy.
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recrudescence
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A reappearance; a revival, marked with vigor and new activity.
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retiring
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Shy, reserved; modest.
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seine
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A net for catching fish; a fishing net that hangs vertically when deployed in the water.
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shunt
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To move; to shove; to get rid of or to send away; to change the course of.
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solecism
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A nonstandard or outdated grammatical construction.
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sordid
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Wretched; selfish; dirty.
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staccato
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Played in an abrupt manner; marked by sharp sound; disjointed.
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vainglorious
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Boastful; conceited; an overwhelming feeling of self-importance.
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vapid
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Dull and uninteresting; lifeless; lacking imagination.
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variegated
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Varied; many-colored; diverse.
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