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13 Cards in this Set
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Quandary |
a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation
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Xenophoic Xen=against people from other countries |
having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.
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Tenebrous |
dark; shadowy or obscure
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Perambulation |
to traverse in order to examine or inspect.
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Acrimony |
bitterness or ill feeling. |
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Incandescent |
emitting light as a result of being heated.
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Vernacular Cular =diff language from a part con or region |
the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.
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Recalcitrant |
having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
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Intransigent |
unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
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Ephemeral |
lasting for a very short time.
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Vertiginous |
causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep
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Balderdash |
senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
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Inordinate |
unusually or disproportionately large; excessive. |
