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20 Cards in this Set
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Accrue
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(v.) to grow or accumulate over time
s. accumulate a. dwindle |
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Annotation
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(n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment
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Bedlam
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(n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion
s. pandemonium a. peace and quiet |
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Convert
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(adj.) hidden disguised
(n.) a sheltered place s. undercover a. undisguised |
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Debonair
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(adj.) pleasant, courtious lighthearted
s. carefree, jaunty a. agitated |
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Dun
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(v.) to demand insistently especially in payment of debt
(n.) a creditor (adj.) dark, dull s. (v.)hund |
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Efficacious
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(adj.) effective
s. efficient a. worthless |
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Equanimity
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(n.) calmness, composure
s. tanquility a. excitability |
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Fortuitous
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(adj.) accidental, occuring by a happy chance
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Gist
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(n.) the essential part, main point or essence
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Grantuitous
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(adj.) freely given
s. voulntary a. justified |
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Imperious
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(adj.) overbearing, arrogant
s. domineering a.fawning |
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Invecitve
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(n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation
(adj.) abusive, vituperative s. vituperation abulse a. tribute |
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Motley
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(adj.) showing great variety
(n.) a jester's costume s. variegated a. uniform |
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Munifivent
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(adj.) extremely generous, lavish
s. bountless, liberal a. parsimonious |
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Procrastinate
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(adj.) to delay, put off until later
s. stall, dillydally |
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Provocative
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(adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response
s. stimulatiing, arousing a. dull, inspid |
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Recondite
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(adj.) exceesing ordinary knowledge and understanding
s. esoteric, arcane a. simple |
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Reprobate
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(n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person
s. scoundrel, immoral a. saint, virtuous |
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Sedentary
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(adj.) characterized by or calling for co;ntinued sitting
s. seated a. active |
