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15 Cards in this Set
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at·test
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v. to declare or be evidence of something as true, genuine, or accurate
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ax·i·om
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n. A statement or principle that requires no proof because its truth is obvious
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churl·ish
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adj. Lacking good manners; rude, impolite
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con·coct
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v. to make up, prepare, or invent
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de·riv·a·tive
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n. something that grows out of or results from an earlier form or condition
adj. based on what has gone before; lacking originality |
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dif·fer·en·ti·ate
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v. 1) To see the difference; to distinguish
2)To be or make different |
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dis·par·age
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v. To criticize in a negative, disrespectful manner
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dis·si·pate
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v. 1) To break up and spread out so thinly as to disappear; to actter or be scattered.
2) To spen or use foolishly |
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es·o·ter·ic
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adj. Not generally known or understood; familiar to only a relatively small number of people.
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ol·fac·to·ry
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adj. relating to the sense of smell.
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pleth·o·ra
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n. Too great a numbers; an excess
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re·fur·bish
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v. To make like new; to renovate
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se·crete
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v. 1) To produce and give off
2) To place as to be hidden from veiw; to conceal |
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va·ga·ry
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n. A departure from the normal, expected course; a whim or unpredictable action.
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vol·a·tile
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adj. 1) evaporate quickly
2)Changing readily; explosive; unpredictable |
