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20 Cards in this Set
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anachronistic
The car in the WWII movie was an anachronistic detail overlooked. |
out of proper time in history
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assuage
the salve assuaged the sunburn |
to soothe
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belittle
Don't belittle little ones. |
to ridicule
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air
air your grievances |
to make public
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chimerical
a chimerical creature |
imaginary
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erudite
ehr' you dite The erudite professor gave the lecture. |
knowledgeable
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amenable
uh meen' uh bul He was amenable to the changes in proceedure. |
agreeable
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abstemious
ab stee' mee us abstemious towards sweets |
refrain
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be guile
the secret agent beguiled the guard |
trick
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caustic
caustic chmeicals cause irritation |
corrosive, sharp
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credulous
Credulous Fred believed all that he read. |
trusting
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missive
A missive arrived yesterday. |
a letter,
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maladroit
The maladroit mommy tripped on the shoes. |
clumsy
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ephemeral
an ephermeral relationship |
vanishing, transitory
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allay
to allay her fears |
soothe, assuage
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elegiac
My, she is a real elegiac! |
teary
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garrulous
Garrulous Gretta stopped them at the door |
talkative
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adept
He was adept at sawing lumber. |
skillful
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furtive
--cast a furtive glance |
sneaky, secret
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halcyon
hal' see on a halcyon sea |
calm
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