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15 Cards in this Set
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paragon
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excellent model
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Her computer graphic design was a paragon of geometric form.
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antipathy
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strong dislike
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His fierce antipathy for his rival continued unabated.
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abyss
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bottomless fissure
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The wild mountain gorge seemed an abyss without bottom.
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dissemble
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conceal through pretense
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Do not be fooled by his lying and dissembling.
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insidious
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sly
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The agent entrapped him with her patient, insidious plot.
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impecunious
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poor
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The impecunious spendthrift could no longer afford fudgesicles.
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kinesiology
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science of motion
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The Olympic coach studied kinesiology assiduously.
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beatify
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make blissfully happy
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She spoke his name, beatifying him for ten minutes.
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execrate
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denounce or curse
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He vilified and execrated his arch enemy, Minnie Mouse.
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ne plus ultra
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peak of perfection
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The Mona Lisa is the ne plus ultra of portraits.
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vociferous
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loud
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His vociferous expostulations disrupted her tranquility.
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corpulent
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full-bodied
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The corpulent gourmet continued to indulge in his own creations.
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perihelion
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orbital point nearest sun
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The comet was brightest at perihelion.
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cryptic
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having hidden meaning
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The Celtic runes contained a cryptic message from the Druids.
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sanctimonious
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affectedly holy
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His sanctimonious attitude was offensive to the group.
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