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20 Cards in this Set
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articulate
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V- to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by joint or joints.
adj- expressed clearly and forecefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed |
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Cavort
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v-to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
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credence
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n- belief, mental acceptance
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decry
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to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
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dissemble
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to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
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Distrauht
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very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
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Eulogy
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a formal statement of commendation; high praise
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evince
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to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
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exhume
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v: to remove from a grave; to bring to light (known both definitions)
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feckless
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lacing in spirit and strength; ineffective, WEAK; IRRESPONSIBLE, unrealiable
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Murky
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dark and glommy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
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nefarious
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wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
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piquant
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stimulating to the tast or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provacative (know both deffinitions)
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premordial
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developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest state; fundamental, basic (know both meanings)
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propinquity
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nearness in place or time;kinship (know both meanings)
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unwonted
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not usually or expected; not in character (know both meanings)
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utopian
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founed upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
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verbiage
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language that is too wordy or inflated n proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
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verdant
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greeen in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement
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Viscous
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having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
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