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10 Cards in this Set
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Devoid |
being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment. |
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Chagrin |
a feeling of being frustrated or annoyed because of failure or disappointment. |
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Artifice |
dishonest or insincere behavior or speech that is meant to deceive someone. |
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Assimilate |
to learn (something) so that it is fully understood and can be used; to cause (a person or group) to become part of a different society or country; to adopt the ways of another culture : to fully become part of a different society or country. |
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Dearth |
the state or condition of not having enough of something. |
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Truculent |
easily annoyed or angered and likely to argue. |
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Stigmatize |
to describe or regard (something, such as a characteristic or group of people) in a way that shows strong disapproval. |
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Copious |
very large in amount or number. |
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Grotesque |
a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures, that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature; a piece of work in this style; one that is grotesque. |
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Efficacious |
having the power to produce a desired result or effect |
