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20 Cards in this Set
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ebbulient
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(adj.)
boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant |
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eccentric
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(adj.)
not conventional; a little kooky; irregular |
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eclectic
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(adj.)
chosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources |
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edify
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(v.)
to enlighten; to instruct, especially in moral or religous matters |
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efface
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(v.)
to erase; to rub away the features of |
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fabrication
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(n.)
a lie; something made up |
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facetious
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(adj.)
humorous; not serious; clumsily humerous |
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facile
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(adj.)
fluent; skillful in a superficial way; easy |
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faction
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(n.)
a group, usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause |
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farcical
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(adj.)
absurd; ludicrous |
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garrulous
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(adj.)
talkative; chatty |
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genre
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(n.)
a type or category, especially of art or writing |
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genteel
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(adj.)
refined; polite; aristocratic; affecting |
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gesticulate
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(v.)
to make gestures, especially when speaking or in place of speaking |
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glut
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(n.)
surplus; an overabundance |
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hackneyed
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(adj.)
overused; trite; stale |
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hapless
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(adj.)
Unlucky |
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harbinger
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(n.)
a forerunner; a signal of |
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hedonism
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(n.)
the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life |
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hegemony
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(n.)
leadership, especially of one nation over another |
