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20 Cards in this Set
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Adieu |
Farewell |
Farewell |
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Advent |
An arrival; coming into place or view |
Arrival; coming into place or view |
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Apex |
The highest point, tip |
The highest point, tip |
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Assimilate |
To absorb fully or make ones own; to adopt as one's own, adapt fully |
To absorb fully or make ones own; to adopt as one's own, adapt fully |
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Bogus |
False, counterfeit |
False, counterfeit |
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Exorbitant |
Unreasonably high, excessive |
Unreasonably high, excessive |
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Interim |
The time between. Temporary, coming between two points in time |
The time between. Temporary, coming between two points in time |
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Inundate |
To flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size |
To flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size |
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Malign |
To speak evil of, slander, evil |
To speak evil of, slander, evil |
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Meander |
To wander about, wind about; a sharp turn or twist |
To wander about, wind about; a sharp turn or twist |
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Metropolis |
A large city, a chief city of an area |
A large city, a chief city of an area |
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Momentous |
Very important |
Very important |
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Obstreperous |
Noisy; unruly, disorderly |
Noisy; unruly, disorderly |
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Pensive |
Thoughtful, melancholy |
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Perilous |
Dangerous |
Dangerous |
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Shoddy |
Of poor quality, characterized by interior, dishonest workmanship |
Of poor quality, characterized by interior, dishonest workmanship |
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Sprightly |
Lively, full of life , spicy, flavorful |
Lively, full of life. Spicy , flavorful |
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Surly |
Angry and bad tampered, rude |
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Tirade |
A long, angry speech , usually very critical |
A long, angry speech , usually very critical |
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Vagrant |
An idle wanderer, tramp; wandering aimlessly |
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