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20 Cards in this Set
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affable (adj.)
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courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
laughable |
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aggrandize (v.)
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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up of intensify; to make appear greater
grand $1000 |
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aura (n.)
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that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
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contraband (n.)(adj.)
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(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods
(adj.) illegal, prohibited |
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erudite (adj.)
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scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
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gossamer (adj.)(n.)
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(adj.) thin, light, dlicate, insubstantial
(n.) a very thin, light cloth |
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infer (v.)
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to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
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inscrutable (adj.)
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incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
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insular (adj.)
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relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or esperience
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irrevocable (adj.)
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incapable of being changed or called back
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propensity (n.)
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a natural inclination or predilection toward
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querulous (adj.)
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peevish, complaining, fretful
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remonstrate (v.)
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to aargue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
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repudiate (v.)
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to disown, reject, or deny the balidity of
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reverberate (v.)
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to re-echo, resound; to feflect or be reflected repeatedly
echo |
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scurrilous (adj.)
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coarsely abusive, bulgar or low (especially in language), foul mouthed
pirates, scurvey |
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sedulous (adj.)
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persisten, showing industry and determination
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sleazy (adj.)
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thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low , mean, or disreputable
cheesy, crude |
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amorphous (adj.)
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shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
morphen |
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resilient (adj.)
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able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
reform |