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20 Cards in this Set
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Baffle |
Puzzle, perplex, bewilder, confusion |
Confusion |
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Cinema |
Movies; motion-picture industry |
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Despise |
Look down on with contempt or disgust, loathe, regard as inferior |
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Ebullient |
Overflowing with enthusiasm |
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Scuffle |
Struggle at close quarters in a rough and confused manner |
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Spurn |
Thrust aside with disdain or contempt |
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Stipend |
Fixed pay for service ; salary |
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Surveillance |
Close watch over a person, group, or area |
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Tepid |
Moderately warm; lukewarm |
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Wager |
Risk something on the outcome of a contest |
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Wane |
Decrease in power or size, dwindle |
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Exaggerate |
Overstate, go beyond the limits |
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Exhort |
Arouse by words; advice strongly |
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Expertise |
Specialized skill or technical knowledge |
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Finicky |
Excessively concerned with trifles or details, hard to please, fussy |
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Gall |
Make sore, irritate mentally |
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Inane |
Lacking significance or sense, pointless |
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Indemnify |
Compensate for a loss, damages |
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Occident |
West, countries of America and Europe |
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Persue |
Read, look at fairly attentive |
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