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23 Cards in this Set
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enigma
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a mystery, a source of confusion
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Ellen sure is a mystery, full of enigma
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virtuoso
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one with exceptional talent
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Viola is a violin virtuoso
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unanimous
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in total agreement
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The vote was unanimous, everybody was in agreement
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sycophant
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an insincere flatterer, an asskisser
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Susie is such a sycophant, she's always sucking up to the teacher
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surreptitious
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sneaky, stealthy
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Slitheringly surreptitious sally
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strut
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to walk boastfully
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Susie struts around like a chicken
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assuage
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to soothe, to calm
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Ann is always reliable to assuage you
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efface
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to wipe off, to erase
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Ed's information was was wiped off the face of te earth
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didactic
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teacherly, instructive
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Didactic dad is always teaching
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peripheral
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located to the side or outside, not central
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prodigious
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very productive, very big
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refute
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to prove incorrect or false, to reject
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reprehensible
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shameful
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rescind
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to repeal, to cancel, to take back
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respite
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a rest, a break in the action
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revive
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to return to consciousness, to bring back to life
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augment
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to increase, to add to
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charlatan
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a fraud, one who fakes a certain skill
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caustic
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biting, insulting, bitter
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lull
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n. period of inactivity or silence
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hinder
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to hamper, to block, to get in the way
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lament
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to express sadness or sorrow, to rue
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indolence
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laziness
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