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12 Cards in this Set
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Anomaly
\ə-ˈnä-mə-lē\ |
Devation from what is normal
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Assuage
ə-ˈswāj |
To make something unpleasant less severe
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Enigma
i-ˈnig-mə, e- |
A puzzle a mystery
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Equivocal
i-ˈkwi-və-kəl |
A subject of two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
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Erudite
er-ə-ˌdīt |
Learned, scholarly, bookish
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Fervid
ˈfər-vəd |
Intensely emotional; feverish
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Lucid
lü-səd |
Clear and easily understood
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Opaque
ō-ˈpāk |
impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
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Placate
plā-ˌkāt, |
To sooth or pacify
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Precipitate
pri-ˈsi-pə-ˌtāt |
To throw violently or bring about abrubtly lacking deliberation
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Prodigal
prä-di-gəl |
Lavish wasteful
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Zeal
zēl |
Passion excitement
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