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55 Cards in this Set
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mentor
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N. wise advisor
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mundane
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ADJ. typical of the ordinary (also: wordly as opposed to spiritual)
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bizarre
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ADJ. strinkingly unusual; fantastic
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charlatan
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N. fake
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discerning
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ADJ. perceptive; showing insight and judgement
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deleterious
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ADJ. harmful
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morose
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ADJ. ill-humored; sullen
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abberation
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N. something different from the normal or usual
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chicanery
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N. trickery; fraud
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unadulterated
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ADJ. absolutely pure
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sporadically
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ADV. occuring irrgularly
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cognition
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N. mental process by which knowledge is aquired
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tedious
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ADJ. boring; tiring
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didactic
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ADJ. instructional; teaching
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prodigious
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ADJ. enormous (also: extraordinary)
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denotation
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N. direct meaning of a word
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lexicon
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N. lexicon
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ignominy
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N. great personal dishonor or humilation
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arcane
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ADJ. known only by a few; obscure
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gargantuan
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ADJ. huge
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eccentric
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ADJ. odd; deviating from the normal
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pedestrian
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ADJ. ordinary; commonplace
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daunting
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ADJ. frightening; intimidating; discouraging
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explicit
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ADJ. very clear; definite
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saga
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N. prose narrative
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quiescent
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ADJ. still; inactive
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revelry
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N. boisterous festivity
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novel
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ADJ. new or original
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squander
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V. to waste
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ritual
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N. detailed procedure regularly followed )also: the prescribed form of conducting a ceremony)
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preambulate
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V. to stroll
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redundant
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ADJ. unnecessarily repetitive; exceeding what is necessary
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prescient
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ADJ. having knowledge of events before they occur
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foresight
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N. concern with respect to the future (also: the ability to foresee)
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sustain
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V. to maintain (also: support; uphold; undergo)
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garrulous
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ADJ. very talkative
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peregrinate
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V. to wander from place to place
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expound
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V. to explain by presenting in detail
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peripatetic
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ADJ. moving from place to place
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digress
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V. to stray from the main topic
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bibliophile
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ADJ. book lover
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tome
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N. book (usually large and scholarly)
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pundit
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N. authority or critic
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obsolescent
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ADJ. becoming obsolete (for example, no longer used)
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tenuous
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ADJ. weak; insubstantial
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missive
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N. letter
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caricature
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N. exaggerated portrait
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travesty
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N. highly inferior imitation
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erudition
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N. deep learning
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predilection
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N. preference; disposition
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puerile
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ADJ. childish; immature
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lofty
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ADJ. elevated in nature; noble
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peruse
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V. to examine
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articulate
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ADJ. speaking in clear and expressive language
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sophisticated
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ADJ. having worldly knowledge or refinement (also: complex)
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