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24 Cards in this Set
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depict
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to represent or characterize in words; describe
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simultaneously
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existing, occurring, or operating at the same time
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predicament
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an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation
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interminable
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having no limits
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unorthodox
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Breaking with convention or tradition
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renegade
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an apostate from a religious faith or a traitor
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polysyllabic
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consisting of several, esp. four or more, syllables, as a word.
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refute
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to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge
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flog
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to beat with a whip, stick, etc., esp. as punishment; whip; scourge
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inscrutable
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incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable
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jostle
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to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely
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listless
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having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent
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incriminate
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to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault
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posterity
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succeeding or future generations collectively
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stratum
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a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one upon another
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debauchery
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excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance
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promiscuity
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sexual behavior
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aquiline
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of the nose) shaped like an eagle's beak; hooked
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reproach
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to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure
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fathom
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to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand
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disdain
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to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
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annihiliate
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to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly
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repudiate
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to reject with disapproval or condemnation
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shrewish
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nagging
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