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30 Cards in this Set
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ENERVATE
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To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality
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EPHEMERAL
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Lasting for a markedly brief time, Short-lived; fleeting
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ERUDITE
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learned, scholarly
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HARANGUE
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1) Long, passionate, and vehement speech
2)A long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering. 3)A speech or piece of writing characterized by strong feeling or expression; a tirade. |
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GULLIBLE
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Easily deceived or duped
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GUILELESS
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Free of deceit, without deceit
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EXCULPATE
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To clear of guilt or blame.
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FACETIOUS
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Playfully joking (often inappropriately); humorous
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FATUOUS
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unconsciously foolish, inane
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FAWNING
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To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior (cringing)
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ESOTERIC
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Intended for or understood by only a particular group, hard to understand; known only to the chosen few.
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EUPHEMISM
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Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one.
mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive Hint: the expression "he passed away" is euphemism for "he died" |
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FELICITOUS
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Admirably suited, or suitably expressed; well chosen
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FLAG
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To decline in vigor or strength, droop, grow feeble
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FLEDGLING
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Inexperienced
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FLOUT
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To show contempt for; scorn, reject, mock.
Hint: to flout a law |
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FRUGALITY
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Cautious about how to spend, thrift, economy
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HYPERBOLE
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extravagant exaggeration, overstatement
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IMPLACABLE
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Impossible to placate or appease or incapable of being pacified
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IMMUTABLE
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Unchangeable
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IMPERVIOUS
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Impenetrable, incapable of being damaged or distressed
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INCHOATE
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recently begun, rudimentary, elementary
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INDIGENCE
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Poverty
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INDOLENT
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Lazy
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INERT
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Inactive, lacking power to move
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INGENUOUS
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Naive and trusting
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INNOCUOUS
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Harmless
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INSINUATE
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imply, creep in
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INADVERTENTLY
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Unintentionally, by oversight, carelessly
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IMPASSE
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Without feeling, imperturbable, stoical
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