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60 Cards in this Set
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accrue
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accumulate over time, natural effect.
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annotation
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footnote
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bedlam
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commotion, scene of confusion. panic at the _______
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covert
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hidden, secret. double oh7
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dun
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to demand. dark, drab, dingy
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efficacious
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beneficial, something that produces results
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equanimity
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calmness, composure, equilibrium
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fortuitous
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coincidental, ironic, occuring by happy chance
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gist
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the general idea
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gratuitous
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snide, uncalled for
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imperious
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overbearing, arrogent. sometimes older siblings can be _______
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invective
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to be abusive. abusive language. Syn: vituperation
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motley
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(crue) diverse
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munificent
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generous, lavish. rich people give _________ donations to charities
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procrastinate
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put off.
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provocative
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tending to produce a strong feeling or response
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recondite
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exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding. a supergenius like cristina virgilio is ________________
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reprobate
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a vicious, unprincipled person. wicked, corrupt. to disapprove of, condemn. The judge may find the victim a _________ and __________ them.
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sedentary
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calling for continued sitting. The SAT's are ___________
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abstemious
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moderate, characterized by abstinence
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censurable
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deserving blame
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contingent
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depending upon certain events, likely but not certain to happen. ex:getting into your top college
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corroborate
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to confirm, make certain, verify.
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denizen
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an inhabitant
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discursive
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ADD, aimlessly passing between places/subjects
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disseminate
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to spread widely. The internet can __________ private information.
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dowdy
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frumpy, lacking smartness and good taste
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florid
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vibrantly colored, reddish
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foist
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pass off as genuine. The merchant at the auction tried to ________ a fake purse.
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gauche
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awkward, lacking social graces. syn: inept
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heresy
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nontraditional, going against common belief
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inculcate
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drilled, impressed upon. ex: learning by flashcards will __________ the words into your brain.
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palpable
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able to be touched, easily recognized. Athiests don't believe in God because he is not ______________.
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perceptive
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having insight. Your best friend is ____________ when it comes to hidden emotions/secrets.
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pernicious
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negative, fatal, harmful
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salient
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standing out. syn: notable. If you are trying to make a ___________ point, you may repeat it a few times.
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satiate
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to deprive of. During lent, I __________ed myself of cookies.
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sear
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charbroil
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specious
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syn: deceptively plausible
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absolve
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to prove innocent
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caricature
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present something in a distorted way, a comical drawling/cartoon
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clangor
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noise, to make noise
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contiguous
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side by side, hand in hand
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cupidity
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eager desire for something, greed
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deleterious
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harmful, detrimental
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enhance
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to increase the value of something
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enthrall
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to captivate. Her hilarious jokes ________ audiences.
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extenuate
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lessen the magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses. You ________ yourself in order to avoid getting grounded.
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implicit
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implied without expression. syn: inferred, obvious.
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incisive
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sharp, keen, penetrating
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ostentatious
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flashy, showy. The model's makeup at the Versace fashion show is always ______________.
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paragon
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prime example of. syn: ideal My mother is the ________ of a worry wart.
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paraphrase
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to restate
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politic
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conceived and developed, prudent
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prosaic
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dull, lacking originality, straightforward. Movie commentaries are always __________ in comparison to the actual events of the movie.
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redundant
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repetitive
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sanctimonious
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hypocritically moralistic, making a show of virtue. ex: people who do not vow their lives to God and wear huge crosses or preach the bible (sacraligious)
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scintillating
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exeptionally brilliant, twinkling. ex: _______ sinners in Anything Goes
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winsome
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charming, attractive, pleasing. ex: the kind of boy you'd want to marry
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debonair
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syn: carefree, pleasant, courteous. ex: a debutante
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