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15 Cards in this Set
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Attest
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To declare to be evidence of somthing as true, genuine, or accurate.
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Axiom
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A statement or principle that requires no proof because its truth is obvious.
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Churlish
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Lacking good manners; rude, impolite
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Concoct
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To make up, prepare, or invent
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Derivative
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Something that grows out of or results from an earlier form or condition
Based on what has gone before, lacking originality. |
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Differentiate
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To see the difference, to distinguish
To be or make different |
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Disparage
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To criticize in a negative, disrespectful manner
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Dissipate
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To break up and spread out so thinly as to disappear, to scatter or be scattered
To spend or use foolishly |
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Esoteric
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Not generally known or understood, familiar to only a relatively small number of people
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Olfactory
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Relating to the sense of smell
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Plethora
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Too great a number, an excess
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Refurbish
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To make like new; to renovate
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Secrete
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To produce or give off
To place so as to be hidden from view; to conceal |
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Vagary-----Vagaries
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A departure from the normal, expected course, a whim or unpredictable action
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Volatile
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Evaporating quickly
Changing readily; explosive; unpredictable |
