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20 Cards in this Set
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tawdry
Her style could only be described as tawdry. |
gaudy, shameless
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Succomb
"I will not succomb to the lure of chocolate"---guess who? |
to submit or Yield
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stalemate
The battle was a stalemate. |
a standstill, a draw
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spurious
The diamond was declared spurious. |
A counterfeit.
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Terse
The verse was terse. |
few words, curt
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facile
Facile feet faciliatate footwork. |
bendable, supple, easy
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diminution
He hoped for diminution of air pollution |
diminish, decrease
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enmity
The youths were were filled with enmity towards one another. |
animosity
hatred |
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pugnacious
The pugnacious pug-nosed pet was lurking by the road. |
aggressive
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exorbitant
The price was exorbitant! |
outragiously expensive
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sparse
His hair could best be described as sparse. |
scant, scarce
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shyster
The shyster set up his jars of elixer for sale. |
swindler, trickster
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serville
The serville maid mopped the floor. |
slave like,
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sanction
The homeschool group refused to sanction the hip hop dance. |
give consent,
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ribald
The comedian's jokes were ribald. |
vulgar, in poor taste
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quaint
My, what a quaint house! |
old fashioned, unusual
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querulous
(kweh rul us) Mommy was querulous because lost all the social security cards. |
irritable
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repartee
The lad entertained them with a quick repartee |
witty comment
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rectify
Mommy hopes she can rectify the mistake. |
to correct
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quixotic
(Kwik sah tik) The young girl was full of quixotic daydreams. |
romantic
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