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20 Cards in this Set
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interlocutor
S10 |
(n) someone taking part in a dialogue
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reproach
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(v) to express disapproval, disappointment, criticism of someone
(n) blame or rebuke (or rarely, one that causes such) IDIOM: "beyond reproach" = so good as to preclude (i.e., exclude ahead of time) any possibility of criticism |
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extrapolate
(ex-TRAP-a-late) S10 |
(v) to estimate by extending or projecting known information
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jocularity
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(n) joke; jest
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myriad
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(n) large number, innumerable
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muse
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(v) to consider something at length; ponder... (n) someone in a state of meditation
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infinitesimal
(in-fin-i-TES-i-mul) S10 |
(adj) extremely tiny
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ascetic
(a-SET-ic) S10 |
(n) a person whole renounces creature comforts to live a life of austere self-discipline and self-denial
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gregarious
(gre-GARY-us) S10 |
(adj) quite sociable
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theorem
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(n) an idea that is demonstrably true, or assumed to be so
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conundrum
(ka-NUN-drum) S10 |
(n) a paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a delemma; (also: a riddle with no satifactory solution)
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paradoxical
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(adj) seemingly contradictory; incongruous
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rally
S10 |
(v) to recover/recuperate --- (also: to assemble)
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deduce
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(v) to draw a conclusion by reasoning
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infer
S10 |
(v) to draw a conclusion from evidence or premises (DOES NOT MEAN "TO IMPLY")
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intimate
(IN-ti-MATE) S10 |
(v) to communicate indirectly; imply
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compatible
S10 |
(adj) capable of getting along harmoniously
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multifarious
(multi-fair-ee-us) S10 |
(adj) having a great variety; diverse
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advantageous
(ad-van-tagh-is) S10 |
(adj) having benefit; useful
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enunciate
(i-NUNCE-sea-ate) S10 |
(v) to pronounce clearly and distinctly
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