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41 Cards in this Set
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Mishmash |
a confused mixture of things |
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Exude |
Ooze out |
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Arduous |
Laborious |
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Scorn |
Lack of respect; despise; disdain |
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Adduced |
Cite evidence for |
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Adumbrate |
Describe roughly or briefly; outline; sketch |
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Benign |
Harmless; kind |
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Abscond |
Run away |
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Pander |
Satisfy |
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Reverent |
Showing profound respect |
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Congenial |
Compatible |
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Erode |
Wear away |
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Fester |
A sore that has become inflammed and formed pus |
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Convulsion |
Fit |
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Contretemp |
An awkward clash |
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Retching |
Barf; puke |
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Lascivious |
Driven by lust |
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Prudish |
Exaggeratedly proper |
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Vice |
Frailty |
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Ascertain |
Ensure |
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Plum |
something that many people wantor think is very good |
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Agonistic |
Competitive |
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Suffrage |
Right to vote |
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Dispensation |
Exemption from a rule |
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Chauvinism |
Fanatical patriotism; antifeminism |
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Masquerade |
Pretend to be someone or something you're not |
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Simulate |
Imitate Feign |
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Apex |
Highest point |
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Conceit |
Feelings of excessive pride |
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Dissuade |
Turn away from persuasion |
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Mutiny |
Forcible passive resistance |
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Inchoate |
Only partly in existence |
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Aleatory |
Unpredictable; dependent on chance |
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Encumbrance |
Burden |
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Pique |
A sudden outburst of anger |
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Eclectic |
including things taken from manydifferent sources |
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Populist |
Ab advocate of democratic principles |
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Interpolate |
Estimate the value of Falsify |
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Heuristic |
using experience to learn and improve |
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Hermeneutic |
Interpretive or explanatory |
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Allegorical |
Relating to short moral story |
