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26 Cards in this Set
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prescient
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foreknowledge of events; foresight
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petulant
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rude and angry attitude/beh;
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insolent
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insulting contemptuous
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suffuse
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to spread over or through; to fill
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linchpin
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one that holds the parts together
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undergird
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strengthen, support
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herald
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to announce; to publicize; to hail
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dovetail
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to fit skillfully to form a whole; to fit together with
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reparation
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making amends; fixing a mistake
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constitution
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physical makeup of a body (esp health)
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luminary
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a body that gives off light; a person of prominence or brilliant achievement
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pique
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resentment; to irritate; to provoke
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denigrate
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to defame; to belittle
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efflorescence
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the blossoming of something; culmination
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incontrovertible
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indisputable
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nihilistic
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there's no truth; existence is senseless and meaningless
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gerund
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a noun formed by adding ing to a verb: learning, painting
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impute
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to attribute blame or responsibility
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eviscerate
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to deprive/remove of vital content or force
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nexus
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connection; link; center, focus
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redolent
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aromatic; scented; evocative; suggestive
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alms
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food/money given to the poor
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bifurcate
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to cause to divide into two
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invoke
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to bring about; to cause; to solicit
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bedevil
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to trouble; to spoil; to bewilder
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rebuke
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to reprimand; to criticize severely
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