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30 Cards in this Set
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aberration (n)
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act of departing from normal usual course, or moral rectitude
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acrid (adj)
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pungent bitter smell or taste
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apoplexy (n)
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rage anger, stroke, impairment of brain function
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armistice (n)
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temporary peace treaty
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aspirant (n)
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person who desires to get a career and advance
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automaton (n)
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mechanical figure that acts like its own entity; or person that acts without intelligence
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cleave (v)
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to adhere closely too; stick; follow
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convalescent (n)
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a person recovering from illness/injury
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disconcert (v)
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to disturb self possession of
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divination (n)
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augury; prophecy; trying to understand more by using the supernatural
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emaciate (v)
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make abnormally lean by wearing away flesh
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expound (v)
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to set forth in detail: to expound theories etc explain or interpret
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fastidious (adj)
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excessively particular; painstaking; hard to please; (spoiled)
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grievous (adj)
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causing great grief or sorrow; causing pain/suffering
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impinge (b)
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to interfere or limit/restrict
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indigent (adj)
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lacking food, clothing, because of poverty, impoverished
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inducement (n)
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act of motivating or persuading
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insensate (adj)
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1. cold brutal, with out sense/understanding
2. No judgement, foolish |
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irresolute (adj)
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doubtful, infirm on purpose, unsure
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laconically (adv)
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using few words; concise; expressing much in few words
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malicious (adj)
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motivated by wrongful/vicious purposes
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oblique (adj)
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1. slanting sloping, diverging from straight line or course; not straight or direct
2. not straight forward |
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palatial (adj)
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resembling a palace; stately magnificent
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patronizing (adj)
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condescending; having a superior manner
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precipitous (adj)
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resembling a precipice, extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt
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renunciation (n)
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the formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action
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requisition (n)
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demand the use or supply of, esp. by official order and for military or public use.
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reverberation (n)
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re-echoed sound (being reflected)
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sullen (adj)
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showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; sulky
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voracity (n)
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the condition or quality of being voracious--eager to consume great amounts of food ravenous
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