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30 Cards in this Set
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Arid |
(of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation. |
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Atonement |
reparation for a wrong or injury. |
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Bamboozle |
Fool or cheat (someone). |
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Chronology |
The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence. |
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Clarity |
The quality of being clear, in particular. |
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Cower |
Crouch down in fear |
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Eclectic |
Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. |
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Elegy |
A sad poem or song: A poem or song that expresses sorrow for someone thats dead. |
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Eulogy |
A speech that praises someone who has died. |
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Fallacy |
A wrong belief: a false or mistaken idea |
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Guru |
A religious teacher and spiritual guide in Hinduism: a teacher or guide that you trust: a person who has a lot of experience in or knowledge about a particular subject |
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Jovial |
cheerful and friendly. |
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Labryinth |
complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze. |
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Metaphor |
Comparing something without using like or as. |
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Nebulous |
Not clear: difficult to see, understand, describe, etc. |
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Neutral |
Not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartial. |
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Outrageous |
Very bad or wrong in a way that causes anger : too bad to be accepted or allowed: very strange or unusual : surprising or shocking |
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Random |
Made, done, happening, or chosen without method or conscious decision. |
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Recede |
Go or move back or further away from a previous position. |
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Renegade |
A person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles. |
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Stereotype |
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. |
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Strategy |
A plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim. |
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Technique |
A way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure. |
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Unanimous |
(of two or more people) fully in agreement. |
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Virtuoso |
A person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit. |
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Acumen |
The ability to think clearly and make good decisions |
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Churlish |
Not polite |
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Deletirious |
Damaging or harmful |
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Evanescent |
Lasting a very short time |
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Metamorphis |
A major change in the appearance or character of someone or something |
