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30 Cards in this Set
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peregrinate
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Verb. to wander from place to place
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sophisticated
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Adj. having worldly knowledge or refinement (also: complex)
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travesty
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Noun. highly inferior imitation
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obsolescent
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Adj. becoming obsolete (for example, no longer used)
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ritual
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Noun. detailed procedure regularly followed (also: the prescribed form of conducting a ceremony)
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perambulate
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Verb. to stroll
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peripatetic
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Adj. moving from place to place
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revelry
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Noun. boisterous festivity
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garrulous
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Adj. very talkative
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tome
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Noun. book (usually large and scholarly)
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tenuous
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Adj. weak; insubstantial
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missive
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Noun. letter
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prescient
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Adj. having knowledge of events before they occur
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pundit
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Noun. authority or critic
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foresight
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Noun. concern with respect to the future (also: the ability to forsee)
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sustain
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Verb. to maintain (also: support; uphold; undergo)
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lofty
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Adj. elevated in nature; noble
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quiescent
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Adj. still; inactive
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novel
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Adj. new or original
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squander
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Verb. to waste
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expound
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Verb. to explain by presenting in detail
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redundant
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Adj. unnecessarily repetitive; exceedign what is necessary
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erudition
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Noun. deep learning
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peruse
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Verb. to examine
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articulate
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Adj. speaking in clear and expressive language
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digress
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Verb. to stray from the main topic
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predilection
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Noun. preference; disposition
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bibliophile
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Noun. book lover
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puerile
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Adj. childish; immature
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caricature
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Noun. exaggerated portrait
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