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15 Cards in this Set
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Contrive |
Create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill an artifice |
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Intrepid |
Fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect) |
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Pseudonym |
A fictitious name, especially one used by an author |
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Sagacity |
The quality of being sagacious |
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Tome |
A book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one |
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Bulwark |
A defensive wall |
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Craven |
Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly |
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Morose |
Sullen and ill tempered |
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Oscillate |
Move or swing back and fourth at a regular speed |
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Salubrious |
Health giving; healthy |
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Orator |
A public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled |
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Perilous |
Full of danger or risk |
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Umbrage |
Offense or annoyance |
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Specious |
Superficially plausible, but actually wrong |
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Rancorous |
Characterized by bitterness or resentment |