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22 Cards in this Set
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Astronauts are alert to the propinquity of sudden accidents. |
Nearness in time or place |
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The egotist is vulnerable to slights and insults |
Open to attack, susceptible |
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Electronic music is considered nothing more or less than Cacophony by many. |
Discord, harsh sound, dissonance |
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Advertisers spend large sums too explicit the lucrative teenage market. |
Profit by, utilize |
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The winning teams dressing room with a scene of bedlam. |
Confusion, uproar |
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A white elephant |
Costly and useless possession |
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It is the prevalent mood for youngsters to be disgruntled with the world situation. |
Unhappy, displeased |
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Many people hoped that the United Nations would be the panacea for the problems of our time. |
Cure all |
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The criminal tried to eradicate all of the witnesses to the bizarre murder. |
Wipe out |
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An inflatable sign of spring is the blooming of the crocus. |
empty from error, right |
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Nothing could impede the bigot from his vitriolic verbal attack. |
Interfere, block, hinder |
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Lock, stock, and barrel |
Entirely, completely |
Locked and loaded Marine! you tracking.. |
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There is something absurd about a well dressed, sedate man throwing snowballs. |
Quiet, still, undisturbed, sober |
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The serenity of the courtside was shattered by the explosion. |
Peaceful repose, state of rest |
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The speaker lost his compatible and begin to invective when the audience started to laugh. |
Humorous, well matched |
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A feather in one's cap |
Something to be proud of |
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Who is not vulnerable to some measure of avarice? |
Greed, passion for riches |
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The american consumer appears to have an in insatiable need for new products. |
Cannot be satisfied |
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He hooked up on the last place finish of his team with equanimity, from this nadir the only place to grow up. |
Lowest point |
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We ought to expect some irrational behavior from the senile person. |
Unreasonable, absurd |
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With the expansion of the supermarket, the small, local grocery store is in a moribund state. |
Dying, at the point of death |
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Out on a limb |
In a dangerous or exposed position |
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