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25 Cards in this Set
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Accrue
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Verb. To be added periodically.
*ACCrue = ACCumulate. |
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Cacophony
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Noun. Harsh mixture of sounds.
*CacoPHONy = static on the phone is a cacophony. |
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Serendipitous
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Adj. Happening or produced by chance.
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Venerate
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Verb. To treat with respect and awe.
*VeneRATE = rate highly. |
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Incessant
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Adj. Continuing without interruption.
*INcessant ≠ INterruption. |
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Disingenuous
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Adj. Lacking in sincerity.
*Not generous. |
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Abate
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Verb. To suppress or extinguish.
*When fish eat bate, the bate is abated. |
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Levity
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Noun. Lightness of mind, character, or behavior.
*Levitate = float = light. |
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Proximity
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Noun. Nearness.
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Duplicity
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Noun. Deceit or deception in speech or conduct.
*(D)uplicity, (D)eceit, (D)eception. |
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Fallacy
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Noun. A deceptive, misleading, or false notion/belief.
*FALlacy = FALse. |
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Germane
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Adj. Closely or significantly related.
*GErmane = GEnes. |
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Inconsequential
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Adj. Of little or no importance.
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Embroiled
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Verb. To bring into an argument or conflict.
*EmBrOILED = an argument can be "heated", or boiled. |
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Persecuted
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Verb. To pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment.
*PERSecuted = PERSue with harassment. |
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Temerity
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Noun. Recklessness, boldness.
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Rescind
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Verb. To revoke; repeal.
*(R)escind, (R)evoke, (R)epeal. |
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Mediocrity
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Noun. The state or quality of being ordinary; average.
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Conundrum
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Noun. Anything that puzzles.
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Sage
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Noun. A profoundly wise person.
*Sage and wise have the same amount of letters. |
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Stagnant
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Adj. Stale or foul from lack of development or movement.
*STAgnant = STAle. |
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Cogent
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Adj. Convincing, to the point.
*COgent = COnvincing. |
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Placid
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Adj. Pleasantly calm or peaceful.
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Anomaly
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Noun. A deviation from the common rule.
*AbNOrMALlY. |
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Incontrovertible
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Adj. Not open to question or dispute.
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