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18 Cards in this Set
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claustrophobia
n. |
- an abnoremal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces
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colleague
n. |
- an associate or coworker of similar status
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condescend
v. |
- to lower oneself to a position one considers inferior
- to behave in an offensively superior manner |
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condescending
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- showing an offensively superior manner
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contingent
adj. / n. |
- adj. conditional; depending on something else
- adj. likely, but not certain to happen; possible - n. a group that is part of a larger one |
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daunt
v. |
- to discourage or intimidate
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daunting
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- so difficult or dangerous as to discourage or intimidate
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deluge
n. / v. |
- n. a downpour of rain; a flood
- a flood of anything - v. to flood or overwhelm |
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dispel
v. |
- to clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering
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dub
v. |
- to give a title, nickname, or description to
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fanfare
n. |
- a sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments
- any showy display |
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fledgling
n. / adj. |
- n. a young birrd just learning to fly
- n. a young and inexperienced person - adj. new and untested |
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inane
adj. |
- adj. empty; shallow or silly
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inanity
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- foolishness; a silly or pointless act.
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mettle
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- courage to bear up under difficult circumstances; spirit
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negligible
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- small and unimportant, not worth noticing
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protract
v. |
- to draw out or lengthen (in time)
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replica
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- a copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original
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