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17 Cards in this Set
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(1/2) Adept (adj) |
Thoroughly proficient; an expert
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(2/2) Adept (n) |
A highly trained or well skilled individual |
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Bleak (adj) |
bare, dreary, and dismal |
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Diminutive |
Small, smaller than others of the same type |
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Chide (v) |
To blame or scold |
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Despicable (adj) |
Deserving of contempt or scorn; vile |
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Emancipate (v) |
To free from bondage or slavery |
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Erroneous (adj) |
Incorrect, wrong, or containing mistakes |
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(1/2) Exploit (n) |
A notable feat or heroic deed |
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(2/2) Exploit (v) |
To make productive use of; to make use of unfairly for one's own advantage |
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Extemporaneous (adj) |
Made or delivered on the spur of the moment, improptu |
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Languid (adj) |
Drooping, tired, lazy; without energy |
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Mire (n) |
Mud, wet or swampy ground |
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Obtrusive (adj) |
Forward in manner or conduct (nosey or meddling)
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Preamble (n) |
An introduction to a speech or piece of writing (especially in law) |
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Skeptical (adj) |
Incline to doubt or slow to accept as truth |
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Slipshod (adj) |
Untidy, messy, careless, shoddy |
