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22 Cards in this Set
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nescient
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He is omniscient, not nescient.
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pandiculate
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yawn
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declaim
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In cheesy movies, and soaps, the actors declaim, rather than speak.
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matutinal
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the matutinal bird gets the worm.
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cavalier
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come rescue me, my cavalier in resplendent carapace.
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resplendent
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come rescue me, my cavalier in resplendent carapace.
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carapace
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come rescue me, my cavalier in resplendent carapace.
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plethora
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At Thanksgiving there was a plethora of dishes
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multifarious
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At Thanksgiving there was a multifarious number of dishes.
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scintillating
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bright, shiny, clever
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prognosticate
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Profesor Trelawney is constantly prognosticating a gruesome death for Harry.
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dogmatic
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Those who stick to a word for word interpretation of the law can be narrow minded and dogmatic.
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Eschew
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Think out of the box. Eschew conventionality.
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conventional
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normalcy
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dubious
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I feel dubious of your newfound love for cleaning your room
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Quondam
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We can go to cancun or hawaii during fall break. the quondam being preferable.
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accolade
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The opera singer fainted after the cheers and accolades from the crowd.
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Castigate
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Martha Stewart was castigated thoroughly before being sent to prison.
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Censure
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The movie critics often censor movies for which they feel censure.
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Denigrate
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Don't dare denigrate my honor!
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Disparage
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Many Americans disparage Euroupean art because of the frequent use of nudes to portray beauty.
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Encomium
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Though the doctor was in acoma, the commitee proceeded to present his family with a plaque full of encomium for his life's work.
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