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20 Cards in this Set
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Specious |
superficially plausible, but actually wrong |
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enmity |
state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something |
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fulcrum |
point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots |
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furtive |
attempting to avoid notice or attention |
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pallidly |
lacking sparkle or liveliness |
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clamor |
a loud and confused noise |
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mortification |
great embarrassment and shame |
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hiatus |
pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process |
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gesticulated |
use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words |
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errant |
erring or straying from the proper course or standards |
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martyr |
kill (someone) because of their beliefs; N. - one who is killed because of his or her beliefs. |
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ebullience |
the quality of being cheerful and full of energy |
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officious |
assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way |
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recrimination |
an accusation in response to one from someone else |
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festooned |
adorn or decorate a place with ribbons, garlands, or other decorations |
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tendril |
slender threadlike appendage of a climbing plant, |
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inscrutable |
impossible to understand or interpret |
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incredulous |
unwilling or unable to believe something. |
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floundered |
struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily |
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flaunted |
display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance |
