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20 Cards in this Set
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accolade
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bolster
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support; prop up |
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cryptic |
puzzling; enigmatic |
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ephemeral |
short-lived |
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hedonist |
a pleasure seeker |
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lamentation |
expression of regret or sorrow |
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obliterate |
destroy; demolish; eradicate |
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plummet |
fall suddenly and steeply |
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resolution |
determination |
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tentative |
not certain |
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acquiesce |
to agree to; to give in to |
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bombast |
arrogant, pompous language |
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curtail |
cut short |
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epicure |
someone who appreciates good food and drink |
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resonant |
echoing |
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tenuous |
flimsy; not solid |
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periodic sentence |
a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. this independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone. |
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antecedent |
the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun |
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antithesis |
the opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite |
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ellipses |
the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete ("Begin when ready") |
