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221 Cards in this Set
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idiosyncrasy |
A mode or behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual |
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Metropolis |
The capital or chief city of a country or region |
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Camaraderie |
Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together |
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Advent |
The arrival of a notable person thing or event |
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Aesthetic |
Pleasure through beauty ; pleasing appearance |
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Apprise |
Inform or tell someone |
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Apprise |
Inform or tell someone |
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Inclement |
Unpleasantly cold or wet |
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Apprise |
Inform or tell someone |
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Inclement |
Unpleasantly cold or wet |
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Exemplary |
Desirable model ; the best of its kind |
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Apprise |
Inform or tell someone |
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Inclement |
Unpleasantly cold or wet |
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Exemplary |
Desirable model ; the best of its kind |
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Munificent |
Larger or more generous than usual |
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Apprise |
Inform or tell someone |
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Inclement |
Unpleasantly cold or wet |
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Exemplary |
Desirable model ; the best of its kind |
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Munificent |
Larger or more generous than usual |
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Extol |
Praise enthusiastically |
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Ostensible |
Stated or appearing to be true but not necessarily so |
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Ostensible |
Stated or appearing to be true but not necessarily so |
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Condescending |
Having or showing of feeling of patronizing superiority |
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Ostensible |
Stated or appearing to be true but not necessarily so |
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Condescending |
Having or showing of feeling of patronizing superiority |
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Inundate |
Overwhelm someone w/ something |
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Ostensible |
Stated or appearing to be true but not necessarily so |
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Condescending |
Having or showing of feeling of patronizing superiority |
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Inundate |
Overwhelm someone w/ something |
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Spontaneous |
Performed occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination |
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Ostensible |
Stated or appearing to be true but not necessarily so |
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Condescending |
Having or showing of feeling of patronizing superiority |
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Inundate |
Overwhelm someone w/ something |
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Spontaneous |
Performed occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination |
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Surly |
Rude or bad tempered |
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Ostensible |
Stated or appearing to be true but not necessarily so |
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Condescending |
Having or showing of feeling of patronizing superiority |
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Inundate |
Overwhelm someone w/ something |
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Spontaneous |
Performed occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination |
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Surly |
Rude or bad tempered |
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Invectives |
Insulting or critical language |
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Ostensible |
Stated or appearing to be true but not necessarily so |
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Condescending |
Having or showing of feeling of patronizing superiority |
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Inundate |
Overwhelm someone w/ something |
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Spontaneous |
Performed occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination |
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Surly |
Rude or bad tempered |
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Invectives |
Insulting or critical language |
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Meander |
Follow a winding course |
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Ostensible |
Stated or appearing to be true but not necessarily so |
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Condescending |
Having or showing of feeling of patronizing superiority |
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Inundate |
Overwhelm someone w/ something |
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Spontaneous |
Performed occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination |
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Surly |
Rude or bad tempered |
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Invectives |
Insulting or critical language |
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Meander |
Follow a winding course |
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Multifarious |
Many and various types |
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Ostensible |
Stated or appearing to be true but not necessarily so |
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Condescending |
Having or showing of feeling of patronizing superiority |
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Inundate |
Overwhelm someone w/ something |
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Spontaneous |
Performed occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination |
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Surly |
Rude or bad tempered |
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Invectives |
Insulting or critical language |
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Meander |
Follow a winding course |
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Multifarious |
Many and various types |
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Affluent |
Wealthy |
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Ostensible |
Stated or appearing to be true but not necessarily so |
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Condescending |
Having or showing of feeling of patronizing superiority |
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Inundate |
Overwhelm someone w/ something |
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Spontaneous |
Performed occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination |
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Surly |
Rude or bad tempered |
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Invectives |
Insulting or critical language |
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Meander |
Follow a winding course |
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Multifarious |
Many and various types |
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Affluent |
Wealthy |
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Inconsequential |
Not important of significant |
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Obtuse |
Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand |
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Obtuse |
Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand |
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Truculent |
Eager or quick to argue or fight |
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Obtuse |
Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand |
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Truculent |
Eager or quick to argue or fight |
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Misogynistic |
Strongly prejudiced against women |
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Obtuse |
Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand |
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Truculent |
Eager or quick to argue or fight |
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Misogynistic |
Strongly prejudiced against women |
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Prohibition |
The action of forbidding something by law |
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Obtuse |
Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand |
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Truculent |
Eager or quick to argue or fight |
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Misogynistic |
Strongly prejudiced against women |
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Prohibition |
The action of forbidding something by law |
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Eldritch |
Weird and sinister or ghostly |
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Nebulous |
Hazy |
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Nebulous |
Hazy |
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Incorrigible |
Not able to be correct or improved |
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Nebulous |
Hazy |
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Incorrigible |
Not able to be correct or improved |
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Recalcitrant |
Uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline |
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Nebulous |
Hazy |
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Incorrigible |
Not able to be correct or improved |
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Recalcitrant |
Uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline |
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Conflagration |
Extensive fire , destroy great deal of property |
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Nebulous |
Hazy |
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Incorrigible |
Not able to be correct or improved |
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Recalcitrant |
Uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline |
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Conflagration |
Extensive fire , destroy great deal of property |
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Quixotic |
Unrealistic and impractical |
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Contrive |
To make a clever plan or scheme |
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Contrive |
To make a clever plan or scheme |
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Pseudonym |
A fictitious name |
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Sagacity |
Wisdom |
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Sagacity |
Wisdom |
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Craven |
Lacking courage; cowardly |
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Sagacity |
Wisdom |
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Craven |
Lacking courage; cowardly |
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Umbrage |
Offensive or annoyance |
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Sagacity |
Wisdom |
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Craven |
Lacking courage; cowardly |
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Umbrage |
Offensive or annoyance |
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Circumvent |
Find a way around an obstance |
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Sagacity |
Wisdom |
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Craven |
Lacking courage; cowardly |
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Umbrage |
Offensive or annoyance |
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Circumvent |
Find a way around an obstance |
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Deference |
Humble submission and respect |
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Sagacity |
Wisdom |
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Craven |
Lacking courage; cowardly |
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Umbrage |
Offensive or annoyance |
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Circumvent |
Find a way around an obstance |
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Deference |
Humble submission and respect |
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Obstreperous |
Noisy and difficult to control |
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Sagacity |
Wisdom |
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Craven |
Lacking courage; cowardly |
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Umbrage |
Offensive or annoyance |
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Circumvent |
Find a way around an obstance |
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Deference |
Humble submission and respect |
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Obstreperous |
Noisy and difficult to control |
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Pretentious |
Attempting to impress by affecting greater important talent |
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Emulate |
Match or surpass a person by imitation |
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Emulate |
Match or surpass a person by imitation |
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Erstwhile |
Formerly |
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Nonchalant |
Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed |
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Nonchalant |
Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed |
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Intuitive |
Conscious reasoning; instinctive |
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Nonchalant |
Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed |
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Intuitive |
Conscious reasoning; instinctive |
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Libel |
A written deformation |
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Nonchalant |
Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed |
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Intuitive |
Conscious reasoning; instinctive |
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Libel |
A written deformation |
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Rudimentary |
Involving or limited to basic principles |
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Nonchalant |
Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed |
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Intuitive |
Conscious reasoning; instinctive |
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Libel |
A written deformation |
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Rudimentary |
Involving or limited to basic principles |
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Beguile |
Charm in a deceptive way |
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Nonchalant |
Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed |
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Intuitive |
Conscious reasoning; instinctive |
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Libel |
A written deformation |
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Rudimentary |
Involving or limited to basic principles |
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Beguile |
Charm in a deceptive way |
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Fatuous |
Silly and pointless |
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Averse |
Having a strong dislike |
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Averse |
Having a strong dislike |
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Trepidation |
A feeling of fear |
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Averse |
Having a strong dislike |
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Trepidation |
A feeling of fear |
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Inevitable |
Certain to happen |
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Brevity |
Concise and exact words in writing or speech |
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Brevity |
Concise and exact words in writing or speech |
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Caveat |
A warning , conditions, limitations |
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Brevity |
Concise and exact words in writing or speech |
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Caveat |
A warning , conditions, limitations |
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Pensive |
Engaged in deep or serious thought |
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Brevity |
Concise and exact words in writing or speech |
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Caveat |
A warning , conditions, limitations |
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Pensive |
Engaged in deep or serious thought |
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Correspondence |
Communication by exchanging letters |
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Brevity |
Concise and exact words in writing or speech |
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Caveat |
A warning , conditions, limitations |
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Pensive |
Engaged in deep or serious thought |
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Correspondence |
Communication by exchanging letters |
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Prolific |
Present in large numbers or quantities |
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Brevity |
Concise and exact words in writing or speech |
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Caveat |
A warning , conditions, limitations |
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Pensive |
Engaged in deep or serious thought |
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Correspondence |
Communication by exchanging letters |
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Prolific |
Present in large numbers or quantities |
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Surreptitious |
Kept secret because it would be disapproved |
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Brevity |
Concise and exact words in writing or speech |
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Caveat |
A warning , conditions, limitations |
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Pensive |
Engaged in deep or serious thought |
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Correspondence |
Communication by exchanging letters |
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Prolific |
Present in large numbers or quantities |
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Surreptitious |
Kept secret because it would be disapproved |
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Ubiquitous |
Present appearing or found everywhere |
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Brevity |
Concise and exact words in writing or speech |
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Caveat |
A warning , conditions, limitations |
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Pensive |
Engaged in deep or serious thought |
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Correspondence |
Communication by exchanging letters |
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Prolific |
Present in large numbers or quantities |
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Surreptitious |
Kept secret because it would be disapproved |
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Ubiquitous |
Present appearing or found everywhere |
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Veracity |
Accuracy; truthfulness |
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Brevity |
Concise and exact words in writing or speech |
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Caveat |
A warning , conditions, limitations |
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Pensive |
Engaged in deep or serious thought |
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Correspondence |
Communication by exchanging letters |
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Prolific |
Present in large numbers or quantities |
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Surreptitious |
Kept secret because it would be disapproved |
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Ubiquitous |
Present appearing or found everywhere |
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Veracity |
Accuracy; truthfulness |
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Prudent |
Acting with or showing care for future |
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Brevity |
Concise and exact words in writing or speech |
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Caveat |
A warning , conditions, limitations |
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Pensive |
Engaged in deep or serious thought |
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Correspondence |
Communication by exchanging letters |
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Prolific |
Present in large numbers or quantities |
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Surreptitious |
Kept secret because it would be disapproved |
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Ubiquitous |
Present appearing or found everywhere |
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Veracity |
Accuracy; truthfulness |
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Prudent |
Acting with or showing care for future |
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Behemoth |
A huge or monstrous creature |
