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26 Cards in this Set
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Allude |
(v.) to refer to casually or indirectly |
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Clairvoyant |
(adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer |
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Conclusive |
(adj.) serving to settle an issue; final |
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Disreputable |
(adj.) not respectable, not esteemed |
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Endemic |
(adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field. |
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Exemplary |
(adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model |
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Fathom |
(v.) to understand; get to the bottom of; determine the depth of; (n.) a measure of depth in water. |
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Guile |
(n.) treacherous cunning, deceit |
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Integrity |
(n.) honesty, high moral standards, soundness; an unpaired condition, completeness. |
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Itinerary |
(n.) a route of travel; a record of travel ; a guidebook |
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Misconstrue |
(v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of |
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Obnoxious |
(adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike |
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Placate |
(v.) to appease, soothe, pacify |
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Placid |
(v.) calm, peaceful |
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Plagiarism |
(n.) passing off or using as ones own the writing (or other materials) of another person |
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Potent |
(adj.) powerful; highly effective |
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Pretext |
(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse |
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Pretext |
(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse |
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Protrude |
(v.) to stick out, thrust forth |
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Pretext |
(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse |
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Protrude |
(v.) to stick out, thrust forth |
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Stark |
(adj., adv.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly |
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Pretext |
(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse |
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Protrude |
(v.) to stick out, thrust forth |
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Stark |
(adj., adv.) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly |
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Superficial |
(adj.) on it near the surface, concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface; shallow |
