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15 Cards in this Set
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exhort
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-verb
-to urge, advise -encourage |
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exhortation
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-noun
-an utterance, a discourse -advice |
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expertise
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-noun
-expert skill or knowledge |
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finicky
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-adjective
-excessively particular -demanding |
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gall
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-verb
-to vex or irritate greatly |
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gall
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-noun
-something bitter or severe -nerve, audacity |
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insane
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-adjective
-not of sound mind -demented, crazy, lunatic |
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inanity
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-noun
-a derangement of the mind -lunacy,dementia |
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indemnify
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-verb
-compensate for loss sustained -recompense |
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Occident
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-noun
-the West (Americas and Europe) |
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occidental
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-adjective
-characteristic of occident or its inhabitants |
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peruse
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-verb
-to examine in detail -survey |
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perusal
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-noun
-a reading |
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scuffle
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-verb
-to struggle in a rough manner |
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scuffle
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-noun
-rough, struggle, or fight |
