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30 Cards in this Set
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accessory |
-supplementary part -fashion object -crime accomplice |
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atoll |
ring shaped coral reef or coral reef islands enclosing a lagoon |
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debase |
reduce in quality |
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declaim
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make a formal speech |
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denude |
strip |
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digress |
deviate from the main topic |
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dilate |
make wider or cause to expand |
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discredit |
defame, destroy confidence in, or disbelieve |
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discursive |
passing aimlessly from one subject to another or using reasoning rather than intuition |
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diversion |
distraction |
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felicity |
state of being extremely happy (bliss) |
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gambol |
to skip about (dance or frolic) |
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heinous |
hateful, totally reprehensible |
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hobgoblin |
something causing superstitious fear a mischievous goblin |
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irony |
use of words to indicate a meaning opposite from its literal meaning |
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isthmus |
a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land |
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iterate |
say something over and over |
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jargon |
slang |
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litany |
form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession. |
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lucid |
completely rational, comprehensible, and coherent |
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lummox |
stupid clumsy person |
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maw |
mouth, throat or stomach of an animal |
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recrimination |
countercharge |
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rectitude |
rightness of principle or conduct; moral value |
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refute |
to prove to be false or erroneous especially an opinion or charge |
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regent |
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign. |
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regicide |
killing of a king |
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regimen |
a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result. |
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rejuvenate |
to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance |
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relevant |
connected with the matter at hand |
