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46 Cards in this Set
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involute
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intricate, complex (intrv.) to curl inward
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immemorial
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exceeding the limits of memory, tradition or recorded history
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unassailable
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impossible to dispute or disprove; undeniable
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incessant
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continuing without interruption
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pendulous
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hanging loosely; suspended so as to swing or sway
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intersperse
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to distribute among other things at intervals
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didactic
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intended to instruct
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commiserate
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to feel or express sympathy (trv.) to feel or express sorrow or pity for
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bombast
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grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing
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paucity
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scarcity; smallness in number or amount
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sodden
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thoroughly soaked; saturated
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pugnacious
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combative or belligerent
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sanctum
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a sacred holy place
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languid
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lacking energy or vitality; weak
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lacerate
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to rip or cut; to cause deep emotional pain
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eulogy
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a laudatory speech or writing praising a dead person
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distend
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to swell out or expand, as if from internal pressure
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stolidness
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the quality of revealing little emotion or being impassive
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fractious
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having a peevish nature; cranky
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ostentatious
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show, pretentious
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scimitar
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a curved Asian sword
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indiscrimiate
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random, haphazard
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transmutation
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the process of changing form one form, nature, or substance into another
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wanton
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marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness; mercilessness
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fetid
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having an offensive odor
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allusion
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the act of making a passing reference or indirect mention
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paradox
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a seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true
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diction
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1. choice and use of words in speech or writing 2. degree of clarity and distinctness of pronunciation in speech or singing; enunciation
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parallelism
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the use of identical or equivalent syntactic constructions in corresponding clauses or phrases
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imagery
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the use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas
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irony
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the use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning
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point of view
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the attitude or outlook of a narrator or character in a piece of literature, a movie, or another art form.
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symbol
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one that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially in a material object used to represent something invisible
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syntax
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the patterns of formation of sentences or phrases in a language
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tone
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manner of expression in speech or writing
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metaphor
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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing issued to designate another, thus making an implicit comarision
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aesthetic
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a conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful (adj.) of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
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verbiage
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an excess of words for the purpose; wordiness
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profusion
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the state of being profuse (plentiful; copious; abundance)
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harlequin
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a clown, a buffoon
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welter
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a confused mass; a jumble
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hone
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1. to sharpen on a fine whet stone 2. to perfect or make more intense or effective
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filigree
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delicate and intricate ornamental work made of gold, silver, or other fine twisted wire
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gild
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1. to cover or as with a thin layer of gold 2. to give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to
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perfunctory
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done routinely and with little interest or care
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deluge
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something that overwhelms, as if by a flood (tr. v.) to overwhelm with a large number or amount
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