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30 Cards in this Set
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Emulate |
to strive, to be equal to; imitate |
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Sere |
dry and withered |
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Enhance |
to increase the value or beauty of something |
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Contrite |
feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing |
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Magnamimous |
noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feelings or acts |
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Enunciate |
to pronounce clearly and distinctly |
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Collaborate |
to work with another toward a goal |
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Impound |
to confine; to retain in legal custody |
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Impeccable |
faultless; without sin or blemish |
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Evoke |
to summon forth |
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Inane |
without sense or meaning; silly |
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Unctuous |
exaggeratedly or insincerely polite |
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Expatriate |
one who chooses to live outside of or renounce his or her native country |
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Frowzy |
unkempt |
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Heinous |
hatefully or shockingly evil |
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Expound |
to explain in detail; to clarify |
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Cajole |
to persuade with false promises and flattery |
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Inscrutable |
not easily understood; hard to fathom |
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Balk |
to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on |
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Acrimony |
ill-natured, bitter hostility |
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Dour |
stern and ill-humored |
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Exult |
to rejoice; to feel triumphant |
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Omniscient |
having unlimited knowlage; all-knowing |
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Feasible |
reasonable; capable or being carried out |
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Fiasco |
a complete, ridiculous failure |
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Métier |
the work one is especially suited for; one's specialty; an occupation |
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Fluctuate |
to rise and fall; to vary irregularly |
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Harry |
to annoy or harass |
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Incognito |
disguised; pretending not to be oneself |
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Lethargy |
lack of energy; sluggishness |
