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39 Cards in this Set
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affiliated |
(adj., part) associated, connected |
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ascertain |
(v) to find out |
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attainment |
(n) an accomplishment, the act of achieving |
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bequeath |
(v) to give or pass on as inheritance |
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cogent |
(adj) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point |
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converge |
(v) to move toward one point, approach nearer together |
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disperse |
(v) to scatter, spread far and wide |
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esteem |
(v) to regard highly; (n) a highly favorable opinion or judgement |
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expunge |
(v) to erase, obliterate, destroy |
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finite |
(adj) having limits; lasting for a limited time |
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invulnerable |
(adj) not being able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack |
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malevolent |
(adj) spiteful, showing ill-will |
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nonchalant |
(adj) cool and confident, unconcerned |
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omniscent |
(adj) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
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panacea |
(n) a remedy for all ills; cure all, an answer to all problems |
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scrupulous |
(adj) exact, careful, attending throughly to details; having high moral standards, principled |
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skulk |
(v) to move about stealthily; to live in hiding |
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supercilious |
(adj) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
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uncanny |
(adj) strange and mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
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venial |
(adj) easily excused, pardonable |
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excusable, forgivable |
venial |
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inexplicable, spooky |
uncanny |
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snobbish, patronizing, overbearing |
supercilious |
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lurk, stint, prowl |
skulk |
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painstaking, meticulous, conscientious |
scrupulous |
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universal cure |
panacea |
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wise, all-knowing |
omniscent |
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composed, unruffled, blasé |
nonchalant |
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malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant |
malevolent |
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impregnable, impervious, immune |
invulnerable |
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bounded, measurable |
finite |
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efface, annihilate |
expunge |
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respect, honor, revere |
esteem |
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break up, dispel |
disperse |
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meet, unite, intersect, merge |
converge |
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persuasive, compelling |
cogent |
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achievement, fulfillment |
attainment |
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discover, establish |
ascertain |
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attached, related, joined |
affiliated |
