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80 Cards in this Set
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ordinary or dull
commonplce; mediocre |
pedestrian
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in good faith
legitimate; genuine |
bona fide
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acciddntal; nonessential
incidental |
adventitious
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fertile; productive
prolific |
fecund
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to turn aside from a course; to stray
digress |
deviate
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to confuse; to bewilder
muddle; obscure |
obsucate
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to pierce with a sharp stake through the body
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impale
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to lesson seriousness by providing partial excuses
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extenuate
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local; narrow; limited
provinvial; narrow minded |
parachial
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to stare angrily
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glower
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to improve someone marally
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edify
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open to more than one interpretation
unclear, uncertain; vague |
ambiguous
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a violent change
disaster; catastrophe |
cataclysm
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best; most favorable; ideal
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optimum
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to ask persistently; to beg
appeal; badger |
importune
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Vocabulary
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causing disagreement
belligerent; contentious |
factious
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dishonorable; shameful
despicable; base |
ignoble
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rude; impolite person
buffoon; clown |
boor
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ordinary or dull
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pedestrian
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in good faith; legitamite
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bona fide
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accidental; nonessential
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adventitious
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fertile; prductive; prolific
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fecund
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to turn aside from a course; to stray
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deviate
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to confuse; to bewilder
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obfuscate
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to peirce with a sharp stake through the body
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impale
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to lessen seriosness by providing partial excuses
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extenuate
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local; narrow; limited
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parachial
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to stare angrily
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glower
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improve someone morally
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edify
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open to more than one interpretation; unclear
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abmiguous
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a violent change; disaster
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cataclysm
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best; most favorable; ideal
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optimum
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to ask persistently; to beg
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importune
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abstaining from intercourse; unmarried
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celibate
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happening by chance or accident
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fortuitious
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to summarize
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recapitulate
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done without care/ routine fashion
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perfunctory
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overly decorated
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baroque
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pursiuit of pleasure; especially senses
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hedonism
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strong disapproval; bad rep
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obloquy
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a complete failure; calamity
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debacle
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resembling; seeming; half
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quasi-
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to make dirty; to stain
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besmirch
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extremely necessary
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imperative
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extremely holy
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sacrosanct
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deribing from peleasure inflicting pain on others
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sadistic
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behavior
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demeanor
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comical
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facetious
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an excessibely fashion conscious man
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fop
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a curse
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imprecation
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something that does not logically follow; fallacy
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non sequitur
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cheerful; optimistic
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saguine
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to remove offensive passages of a play
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bowlerize
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to weaken; damage
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impair
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an expression of praise
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panegyric
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a puzzling situiation; dilemma
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quandary
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enthusiastic
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ebullient
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respect; consideration
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deference
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relating to physical appetite; erotic
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carnal
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hazy; vague
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nebulous
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dashingly stylish and confident
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rakish
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a sad or mournful poem
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elegy
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show off one's learning
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pedantic
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skillful; clever
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adroit
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visible to the naked eye
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macroscopic
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foolish; inane
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fatuous
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to search or drive out
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ferret
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pertaining to cows
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bovine
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a phony attitude
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affectation
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a sound made by a bell, often at funeral
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knell
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a division into 2 parts
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dichotomy
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young and inexperienced
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callow
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using few words; short
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laconic
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an essential quality
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quiddity
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evident or obvious
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patent
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a minor-offense
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peccadillo
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wise; having keen perception and sound judgment
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sagacious
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to make an excuse for
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rationalize
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Vocab 1-7
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VOCAB 1-7
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