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20 Cards in this Set
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to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed
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Articulate
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to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
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Cavort
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belief, mental acceptance
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Credence
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to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
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Dissemble
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very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
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Distraught
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a formal statement of commendation; high praise
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Eulogy
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to remove from a grave; to bring to light
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Exhume
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lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective; weak; irresponsible, unreliable
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Feckless
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dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
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Murky
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wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
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Nefarious
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stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
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Piquant
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not usual or expected; not in character
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Unwonted
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founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
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Utopian
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language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
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Verbiage
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green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement
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Verdant
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having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
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Viscous
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nearness in place or time; kinship
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Propinquity
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developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
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Primordial
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to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
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Evince
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to condemn, express song disapproval; to officially depreciate
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Decry
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