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18 Cards in this Set
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apogee (n)
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farthest or highest point, zenith
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descry (v)
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to discriminate or discern
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desultory (adj)
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aimless, random
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encomium (n)
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glowing and enthusiastic praise; panegyric
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excoriate (v)
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to censure scathingly
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execrate (v)
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to denounce, to curse
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exegesis (n)
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critical examination, explication
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expiate (v)
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to atone or make amends for
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extirpate (v)
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to destroy, to exterminate
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ineluctable (adj)
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certain, inevitable
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insouciant (adj)
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unconcerned, carefree, heedless
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palliate (v)
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to make something sem less serious, to gloss over
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parsimonious (adj)
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cheap, miserly
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peroration (noun)
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the concluding part of a speech
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plangent (adj)
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pounding, thundering
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propitiate (v)
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to appease, to conciliate
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tendentious (adj)
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biased; showing marked tendencies
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vitiate (v)
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eto corrupt, to debase, to spoil, to make ineffective
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