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60 Cards in this Set
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to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
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accure
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a critical or explanotory note or comment, espectially for a literay work
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annotation
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a state or scene of uproar and confusion
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bedlam
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hidde, disquised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; a sheltered place, a hiding place
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covert
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pleasant courteous lighthearted, smooth and polished in manner and appearance
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debonair
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to demand insistently, especially in payment of debt; a creditor; dark, dull, drab, dingy
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dun
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effective, producing results
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efficacious
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calmness, composure, refusal to panic
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equanimiity
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accidental, occuring by a happy chance
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fortuitous
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the essential part, main point, or essence
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gist
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freely given, not called for by circumstances, unwarranted
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gratuitous
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overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
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imperious
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a stong denunciation or condemnation; abusing language; abusive vituperative
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invective
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showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; a jester's costume; a jester
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motley
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extremely generous, lavish
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munificent
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to delay, put off until later
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procrastinate
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tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying
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provacativw
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exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
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recondite
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a dpraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; to disapprove of, condemn
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reprobate
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characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
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sedentary
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moderate, sparing, characterized by self-discipline
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abstemious
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deserving of blame or correction
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censurable
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likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or condition; happening by chance; a representative group forming part of a larger body
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contingent
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to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
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corroborate
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an inhabitant, resident, one who frequents a place
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denizen
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passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another; rambling, roving, nomadic
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discursive
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to scatter or spread widely
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disseminate
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poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
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dowdy
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highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
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florid
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to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
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foist
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awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
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gauche
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an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
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heresy
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to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
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inculcate
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capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
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palpable
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having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
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perceptive
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extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
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pernicious
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leaping, jumping or springing forth, prominent, standing out, conspicuous; a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward
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salient
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to satify completely; to fill to excess; full, satisfied
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satiate
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to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the suface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, dessicate, singe
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sear
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deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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specious
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to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
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absolve
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a representation in which the subject's characteristic freature are deliberately exaggerated; to present somone or something in a deliberately distored way
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caricature
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a loud ringing sound; to make a loud ringing noise
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clangor
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side by side, touching, near; adjacent in time
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contiguous
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an eager desire for something; greed
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cupidity
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harmful, injurious
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deleterious
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to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
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enhance
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to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave, to imprison
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enthrall
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to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
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extenuate
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implied or understood through unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning, potentially contained in
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implicit
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sharp, keen, penetrating
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incisive
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marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
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ostentatious
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a model of excellence or perfection
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paragon
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to restate in other words; a statement that presents a given idea in new language
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paraphrase
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prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient
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politic
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dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose not poetic
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prosaic
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extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush
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redundant
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making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or poius, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou
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sanctimonious
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sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant
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scintillating
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charming attractive, pleasing
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winsome
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