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15 Cards in this Set
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ABSTAIN
(verb) |
to hold back from doing or participating in something
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BALDERDASH
(noun) |
talk or writing that is worthless because it makes no sense
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CANNY
(adjective) |
clever and cautious; showing sharp understanding in one's dealings
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DOGGED
(adjective) |
not giving in readily; staying with an activity in a steady way
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ENLIGHTEN
(verb) |
to provide information in a way that frees one from ignorancel to give the light of knowledge to
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HAGGARD
(adjective) |
having a worn look, as form grieg, illness, or strain
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HUMDRUM
(adjective) |
boringly ordinary
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OAF
(noun) |
a clumsy, stupid person
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PLAGIARIZE
(verb) |
to copy written work done by someone else and present it as one's own
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PLUMMET
(verb) |
to fall straigh down; to plunge
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SAVAGERY
(noun) |
1)the condition of being wild, fierce, or untamed
2)an act of cruely or fierceness |
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TANGIBLE
(adjective) |
1)able to be touched or felt by touch; having physical form
2)specific enough to be grasped with the mind; definite; not vague |
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ULTIMATUM
(noun) |
a final demand - one that, if refused, will end all dealings
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UNSCRUPULOUS
(adjective) |
without moral principals
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ZANY
(adjective) |
funny in a foolish or crazy way
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