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20 Cards in this Set
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Persnickety |
Fussy |
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Dystopia |
An imagined place, which everything is bad |
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Prodigious |
Tremendous |
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Evocation |
Summoning something |
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Pneumatic |
Gas under pressure |
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Solecism |
Grammatical mistake in speech |
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Tactile |
Connected with the sense of touch |
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Promiscuous |
Indiscriminate mingling |
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Languish |
Weaken |
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Deprecating |
Express disapproval of |
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Bane |
Annoyance |
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Gravitas |
Dignity and seriousness |
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Levity |
Humor |
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Kudos |
Praise and honor received for an achievement |
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Lucid |
Understandable |
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Glib |
Smooth talking |
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Serenity |
State of being calm |
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Disingenuous |
Dishonest |
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Oxymoron |
To make hate slowly |
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Patronize |
Treat with disdain |
