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30 Cards in this Set
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Abscond
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V: To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
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Marie decided to abscond into the darkness.
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Auspicious
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adj: Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious
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Brevity
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n: The quality or state of being brief in duration
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Cache
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: n: A hiding place used especially for storing provisions, OR A place for concealment and safekeeping, as of valuables
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Chagrin
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: n: A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event
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Chimerical:
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: Created by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; highly improbable
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Construe
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: v : To adduce or explain the meaning of
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Dauntless
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adj: Incapable of being intimidated or discouraged; fearless
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Doughty
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adj: Marked by stouthearted courage; brave
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Effete
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: Depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness; exhausted
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Effrontery
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: n pl: Brazen boldness; presumptuousness
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Enigma
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: n: One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable
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Expiate:
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v: To make amends or reparation for; atone
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Filial:
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adj: Of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
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Fortuitous:
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adj: Happening by accident or chance
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Gossamer:
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A soft sheer gauzy fabric, Something delicate, light, or flimsy
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Grovel:
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v: To behave in a servile or demeaning manner; cringe
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Heinous:
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adj: Grossly wicked or reprehensible
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Hydrophobia:
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n: An abnormal fear of water
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Inaugurate:
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v: To induct into office by a formal ceremony
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Incongruous:
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adj: Lacking in harmony; incompatible
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Interim:
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n: An interval of time between one event, process, or period and another
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Lambent:
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adj: Flickering lightly over or on a surface
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Loquacious:
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adj: Very talkative; garrulous
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Maw:
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n: The mouth, stomach, jaws, or gullet of a voracious animal, especially a carnivore
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Multifarious:
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adj: Having great variety; diverse
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Oblation:
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n: The act of offering something, such as worship or thanks, to a deity
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Ossify:
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v: To change into bone; become bony
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Pinion:
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n: The wing of a bird
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Philology:
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n: Literary study or classical scholarship
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