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226 Cards in this Set
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Impetus |
Something that incites action |
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Harry |
To distress by repeated demands or criticism |
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Subjugate |
To conquer |
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Predilection |
A special preference for something |
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Predilection |
A special preference for something |
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Conceit |
Overly positive opinion of oneself |
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Predilection |
A special preference for something |
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Conceit |
Overly positive opinion of oneself |
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Concomitant |
Existing at the same time |
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Predilection |
A special preference for something |
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Conceit |
Overly positive opinion of oneself |
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Concomitant |
Existing at the same time |
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Perspicacious |
Having keen mental discernment |
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Petulant |
Unreasonably ill-tempered or irritable |
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Petulant |
Unreasonably ill-tempered or irritable |
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Deplorable |
Worthy of severe condemnation |
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Petulant |
Unreasonably ill-tempered or irritable |
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Deplorable |
Worthy of severe condemnation |
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Incredulous |
Skeptical expressing disbelief |
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Indolent |
Habitually lazy, averse to effort |
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Indolent |
Habitually lazy, averse to effort |
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Hale |
Free from sickness, healthy |
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Indolent |
Habitually lazy, averse to effort |
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Hale |
Free from sickness, healthy |
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Tantamount |
Equal to in regard to worth of effect |
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Indolent |
Habitually lazy, averse to effort |
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Hale |
Free from sickness, healthy |
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Tantamount |
Equal to in regard to worth of effect |
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Explicate |
To explain |
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Indolent |
Habitually lazy, averse to effort |
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Hale |
Free from sickness, healthy |
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Tantamount |
Equal to in regard to worth of effect |
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Explicate |
To explain |
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Acolyte |
An attendant or assistant |
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Indolent |
Habitually lazy, averse to effort |
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Hale |
Free from sickness, healthy |
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Tantamount |
Equal to in regard to worth of effect |
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Explicate |
To explain |
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Acolyte |
An attendant or assistant |
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Compel |
To force or require to do something |
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Indolent |
Habitually lazy, averse to effort |
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Hale |
Free from sickness, healthy |
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Tantamount |
Equal to in regard to worth of effect |
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Explicate |
To explain |
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Acolyte |
An attendant or assistant |
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Compel |
To force or require to do something |
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Impel |
To urge to action |
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Indolent |
Habitually lazy, averse to effort |
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Hale |
Free from sickness, healthy |
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Tantamount |
Equal to in regard to worth of effect |
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Explicate |
To explain |
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Acolyte |
An attendant or assistant |
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Compel |
To force or require to do something |
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Impel |
To urge to action |
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Reverberate |
To continue to echo |
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Indolent |
Habitually lazy, averse to effort |
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Hale |
Free from sickness, healthy |
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Tantamount |
Equal to in regard to worth of effect |
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Explicate |
To explain |
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Acolyte |
An attendant or assistant |
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Compel |
To force or require to do something |
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Impel |
To urge to action |
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Reverberate |
To continue to echo |
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Quintessential |
Being the most typical |
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Indolent |
Habitually lazy, averse to effort |
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Hale |
Free from sickness, healthy |
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Tantamount |
Equal to in regard to worth of effect |
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Explicate |
To explain |
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Acolyte |
An attendant or assistant |
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Compel |
To force or require to do something |
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Impel |
To urge to action |
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Reverberate |
To continue to echo |
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Quintessential |
Being the most typical |
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Halcyon |
Prosperous, golden |
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Arbitrary |
Determined by chance |
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Arbitrary |
Determined by chance |
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Palatable |
Acceptable or pleasing to taste of sensibility |
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Clandestine |
Secret, furtive |
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Clandestine |
Secret, furtive |
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Lucid |
Clear, easy to understand |
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Clandestine |
Secret, furtive |
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Lucid |
Clear, easy to understand |
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Confines |
Limits or borders |
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Queue |
A line of people or vehicles |
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Queue |
A line of people or vehicles |
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Artless |
Free of guile, deceit, or artificiality |
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Queue |
A line of people or vehicles |
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Artless |
Free of guile, deceit, or artificiality |
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Retain |
To keep in possession of mind |
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Imbue |
To saturate or influence |
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Imbue |
To saturate or influence |
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Asperity |
Severity |
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Swathe |
To wrap |
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Swathe |
To wrap |
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Forbear |
To keep oneself from doing something |
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Forebear |
An ancestor |
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Forebear |
An ancestor |
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Bloviate |
To speak or write pompously |
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Forebear |
An ancestor |
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Bloviate |
To speak or write pompously |
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Ascertain |
To discover with certainty |
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Forebear |
An ancestor |
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Bloviate |
To speak or write pompously |
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Ascertain |
To discover with certainty |
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Dearth |
A shortage |
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Forebear |
An ancestor |
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Bloviate |
To speak or write pompously |
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Ascertain |
To discover with certainty |
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Dearth |
A shortage |
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Exigency |
A pressing need |
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Forebear |
An ancestor |
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Bloviate |
To speak or write pompously |
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Ascertain |
To discover with certainty |
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Dearth |
A shortage |
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Exigency |
A pressing need |
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Aspersions |
Misleading |
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Forebear |
An ancestor |
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Bloviate |
To speak or write pompously |
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Ascertain |
To discover with certainty |
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Dearth |
A shortage |
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Exigency |
A pressing need |
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Aspersions |
Misleading |
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Imminent |
Impending |
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Forebear |
An ancestor |
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Bloviate |
To speak or write pompously |
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Ascertain |
To discover with certainty |
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Dearth |
A shortage |
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Exigency |
A pressing need |
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Aspersions |
Misleading |
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Imminent |
Impending |
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Eminent |
Well known and respected |
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Verse |
To familiarize oneself |
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Verse |
To familiarize oneself |
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Pervade |
To be present throughout |
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Verse |
To familiarize oneself |
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Pervade |
To be present throughout |
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Proxy |
One with the authority to act or represent another |
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Verse |
To familiarize oneself |
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Pervade |
To be present throughout |
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Proxy |
One with the authority to act or represent another |
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Rank |
Strong and offensive |
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Verse |
To familiarize oneself |
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Pervade |
To be present throughout |
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Proxy |
One with the authority to act or represent another |
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Rank |
Strong and offensive |
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Cryptic |
Mystifying |
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Verse |
To familiarize oneself |
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Pervade |
To be present throughout |
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Proxy |
One with the authority to act or represent another |
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Rank |
Strong and offensive |
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Cryptic |
Mystifying |
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Gawk |
To stare or gaze |
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Verse |
To familiarize oneself |
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Pervade |
To be present throughout |
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Proxy |
One with the authority to act or represent another |
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Rank |
Strong and offensive |
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Cryptic |
Mystifying |
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Gawk |
To stare or gaze |
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Infallible |
Incapable of failing or making mistakes |
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Muse |
To be absorbed in thought to reflect |
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Muse |
To be absorbed in thought to reflect |
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Maxim |
A general truth or principle |
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Muse |
To be absorbed in thought to reflect |
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Maxim |
A general truth or principle |
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Naunce |
A subtle difference or degrees of difference in feeling |
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Muse |
To be absorbed in thought to reflect |
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Maxim |
A general truth or principle |
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Naunce |
A subtle difference or degrees of difference in feeling |
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Warble |
To sing with trills or in a quavering manner |
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Muse |
To be absorbed in thought to reflect |
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Maxim |
A general truth or principle |
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Naunce |
A subtle difference or degrees of difference in feeling |
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Warble |
To sing with trills or in a quavering manner |
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Hoary |
Gray/white as if aged |
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Muse |
To be absorbed in thought to reflect |
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Maxim |
A general truth or principle |
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Naunce |
A subtle difference or degrees of difference in feeling |
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Warble |
To sing with trills or in a quavering manner |
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Hoary |
Gray/white as if aged |
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Unassuming |
Modest |
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Muse |
To be absorbed in thought to reflect |
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Maxim |
A general truth or principle |
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Naunce |
A subtle difference or degrees of difference in feeling |
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Warble |
To sing with trills or in a quavering manner |
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Hoary |
Gray/white as if aged |
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Unassuming |
Modest |
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Foist |
To pass off as genuine deceitfully |
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Muse |
To be absorbed in thought to reflect |
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Maxim |
A general truth or principle |
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Naunce |
A subtle difference or degrees of difference in feeling |
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Warble |
To sing with trills or in a quavering manner |
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Hoary |
Gray/white as if aged |
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Unassuming |
Modest |
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Foist |
To pass off as genuine deceitfully |
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Waffle |
Grandiloquent |
Pompous |
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Muse |
To be absorbed in thought to reflect |
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Maxim |
A general truth or principle |
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Naunce |
A subtle difference or degrees of difference in feeling |
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Warble |
To sing with trills or in a quavering manner |
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Hoary |
Gray/white as if aged |
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Unassuming |
Modest |
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Foist |
To pass off as genuine deceitfully |
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Waffle |
Grandiloquent |
Pompous |
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Libretto |
Text of a dramatic musical work |
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Muse |
To be absorbed in thought to reflect |
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Maxim |
A general truth or principle |
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Naunce |
A subtle difference or degrees of difference in feeling |
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Warble |
To sing with trills or in a quavering manner |
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Hoary |
Gray/white as if aged |
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Unassuming |
Modest |
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Foist |
To pass off as genuine deceitfully |
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Waffle |
Grandiloquent |
Pompous |
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Libretto |
Text of a dramatic musical work |
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Prattle |
Meaningless chatter |
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Muse |
To be absorbed in thought to reflect |
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Plumb |
To examine closely |
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Maxim |
A general truth or principle |
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Naunce |
A subtle difference or degrees of difference in feeling |
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Warble |
To sing with trills or in a quavering manner |
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Hoary |
Gray/white as if aged |
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Unassuming |
Modest |
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Foist |
To pass off as genuine deceitfully |
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Waffle |
Grandiloquent |
Pompous |
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Libretto |
Text of a dramatic musical work |
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Prattle |
Meaningless chatter |
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Trowel |
Small flat bladed or scoop shaped tool |
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