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10 Cards in this Set
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accomplice (noun)
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one associated with another especially in wrongdoing
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spastic (adjective)
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1 a : of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with or as if with spasm b : characterized by hypertonic muscles
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sophisticated (adjective)
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1 : deprived of native or original simplicity: as a : highly complicated or developed : complex <sophisticated> b : having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience
2 : devoid of grossness: as a : finely experienced and aware b : intellectually appealing |
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mangled (transitive verb)
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1 : to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing <people>
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ethical (adjective)
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1 : of or relating to ethics <ethical theories>
2 : involving or expressing moral approval or disapproval <ethical judgments> 3 : conforming to accepted standards of conduct <ethical behavior> 4 of a drug : restricted to sale only on a doctor's prescription |
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incredulous (adjective)
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1 : unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
2 : incredible 1 3 : expressing incredulity <an> |
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floundering (intransintive verb)
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1 : to struggle to move or obtain footing : thrash about wildly
2 : to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually |
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smirk (verb)
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: to smile in an affected or smug manner : simper
transitive verb : to say or express with a smirk |
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incessantly (adjective)
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: continuing or following without interruption : unceasing
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minors (noun)
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1 : a person who has not attained majority
2 : a minor musical interval, scale, key, or mode 3 a : a minor academic subject b : a student taking a specified minor 4 : a determinant or matrix obtained from a given determinant or matrix by eliminating the row and column in which a given element lies |
