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22 Cards in this Set
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jejune |
(adj) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile |
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credulous |
(adj) too ready to believe, easily deceived |
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infirmity |
(n) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, ect.) |
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berate |
(v) to scold sharply |
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expatiate |
(v) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely |
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deplete |
(v) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly |
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extraneous |
(adj) coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant |
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inception |
(n) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, ect. |
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criterion |
(n) a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation |
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amenable |
(adj) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive, responsive |
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carnage |
(n) large-scale slaughter or loss of life |
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tortuous |
(adj) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious |
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sententious |
(adj) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy |
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obdurate |
(adj) stubborn, unyielding |
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potpourri |
(n) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent |
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precocious |
(adj) showing unusually early development (especially in talents or mental capacity) |
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providential |
(adj) happening as though through divine intervention; characterized by good fortune |
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ostensible |
(adj) apparent, appearing to be true or actual; capable of being shown or exhibited |
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surfeit |
(n) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking; causing disgust (v) to feed or supply with anything to excess |
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sadistic |
(adj) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel |
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turgid |
(adj) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language |
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supplicate |
(v) to beg earnestly and humbly |
