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27 Cards in this Set
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Tenuous |
Shaking: little substance or strength Jaunty |
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Jaunty |
Lively, energetic |
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Stark |
Absolute: rigid |
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Rescind |
To cancel, repeal |
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Deft |
Characterized by skill, dexterous |
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Sentient |
Aware conscious or responsive to sense impressions |
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doted |
to be lavish in ones attention and affections |
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Unilaterally |
done or undertaken by one person or party |
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deference |
respect due to a superior or elder |
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pathetic fallacy |
placing of human traits onto inanimate nature |
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Exigent |
urgent, demanding prompt attention |
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chimerical |
wildly fancy or absurd |
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Aegis |
protection |
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fallacy |
error in reasoning |
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defamation |
to harm ones reputation |
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indigenous |
having originated in a particular place |
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Forlornly |
miserably: wretched |
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implausible |
provoking disbelief |
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culpably |
blame worthy |
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sibilant |
having the "s" sound |
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stupor |
a condition of suspended sense |
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bellicose |
inclined to start quarrels |
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jeer |
to laugh with contempt |
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supplent |
to take the place of |
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pretext |
something serving to conceal plans |
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myriad |
an immense number of |
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congenially |
pleasant sociable |
