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15 Cards in this Set
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enigma
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(n) puzzle; mystery; conundrum; perplexity
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stolid
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(adj) unemotional; lacking sensitivity;
apathetic; impassive; indifferent; phlegmatic; stoical; unconcerned |
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levity
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(n) an inappropriate lack of seriousness; overly casual;
amusement; humor |
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craven
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(adj) spineless; timid; faint hearted
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hyperbole
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(n) purposeful exaggeration for effect;
embellishment; inflation; magnification |
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desultory
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(adj) jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
erratic; haphazard; indiscriminate; random |
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sulry
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(adj) rude; bad-tempered
grudd; grumpy; testy |
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umbrage
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(n) offense; resentment
asperity; dudgeon; ire; pique; rancor |
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plastic
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(adj) able to be molded, altered, or bent
adaptable; ductile; malleable; pliant |
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penuary
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(n) an oppressive lack of resources; severe poverty
destitution; impoverishment |
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enumerate
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(v) to count, list, itemize
to catalog; index; tabulate |
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expurgate
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(v) to censor
to cut; sanitize |
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orotund
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(adj)
1. marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound pompous; aureate; bombastic; declamatory; euphuistic; flowery; grandiloquent; magniloquent; oratorical; overblown; sonorous |
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sacrosanct
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(adj) extremely sacred; beyond criticism
holy; inviolably; off-limits |
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legerdemain
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(n) trickery; chicanery; conjuring
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