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15 Cards in this Set
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adept
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adj.
extremely skilled |
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askance
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adv
with disapproval; with a skeptical sideways glance |
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arrears
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noun
unpaid, overdue debts or bills; neglected obligations |
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broach
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verb
to mention or suggest for the first time |
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cogent
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adj
logically forceful; compelling, convincing |
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discomfit
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verb
to disconcert, to make one lose one's composure |
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euthanasia
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noun
the practice of ending the life of hopelessly ill individuals; assisted suicide |
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feign
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verb
to pretend, to give a false appearance of |
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harangue
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verb
to give a long speech |
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grotto
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noun
a small cave |
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incredulous
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adj
unwilling to accept what is true, skeptical |
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junta
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noun
a small governing body, especially after a revolutionary seizure of power |
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lilliputian
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adj
very small |
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ornery
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adj
having an irritable disposition, cantankerous |
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phalanx
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noun
a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things |
