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22 Cards in this Set
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de'lineate
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to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially (v.)
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'hallow
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to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere (v.)
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e'mend
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to correct; to alter to serve a new or different purpose (v.)
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'figment
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a fabrication of the mind, an arbitrary notion (n.)
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'fiat
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an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness (n.)
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eso'teric
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intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret (adj.)
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a'cuity
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sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) (n.)
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'garner
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to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use (v.)
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'fecund
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fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive (adj.)
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'enervate
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to weaken, lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of, enfeeble, hamstring
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de'praved
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brought to a state of evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles (adj.)
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mun'dane
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earthly, wordy, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary (adj.)
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'penchant
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a strong attraction or inclination (n.)
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u'biquitous
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present or existing everywhere (adj.)
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re'puted
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according to reputation or general belief, having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (adj.)
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male'diction
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a curse, expression of hatred and condemnation (n.)
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over'weening
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conceited, presumptuous, excessive, immoderate (adj.)
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'sophistry
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reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy (n.)
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'nuance
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a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference (n.)
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'sumptuous
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costly, rich, magnificent (adj.)
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'ignominy
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shame and disgrace (n.)
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idio'syncrasy
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a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify (n.)
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