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40 Cards in this Set
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stygian
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1. Gloomy and dark.
2. Infernal; hellish. |
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multifarious
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diverse, having many different parts
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deposition
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1. removal from an office or position.
2. the act or process of depositing 3. the state of being deposited or precipitated: deposition of soil at the mouth of a river. 4. something that is deposited. a. the giving of testimony under oath. |
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taciturn
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1. inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
2. dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner. |
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repine
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to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain
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inveterate
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settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like
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captious
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disposed to point out trivial faults, calculated to confuse or trap in argument
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cavil
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to find fault without good reason
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celerity
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speed, alacrity, think accelerate
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chimera
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an illusion
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contumacious
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insubordinate, rebellious
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denouement
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outcome or solution
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descry
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to discriminate or discern
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desuetude
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disuse
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desultory
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random, aimless
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diaphanous
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transparent, gauzy
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encomium
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glowing and enthusiastic praise
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eschew
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to shun or avoid
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excoriate
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to censure scathingly, to upbraid
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execrate
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denounce, curse
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exegesis
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critical examination, explication
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expiate
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to atone, make amends for
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extirpate
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to destroy, exterminate, cut out
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heterodox
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iconoclastic, unorthodox
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imbroglio
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difficult or embarrassing situation
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inimitable
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one of a kind, peerless
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insouciant
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unconcerned, carefree
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lubricious
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lewd, wanton, greasy, slippery
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mendicant
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beggar, supplicant
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meretricious
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cheap gawdy, tawdry, flashy
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minatory
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menacing
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nadir
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low point
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nonplussed
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baffled, bewildered
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palliate
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to make something seem less serious, to gloss over
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panegyric
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formal praise, eulogy, encomium
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pellucid
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transparent, easy to understand
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prolix
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long-winded, verbose
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propitiate
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to appease; to conciliate
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salacious
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lustful, lascivious, bawdy
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salutary
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remedial, wholesome, causing improvement
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