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42 Cards in this Set
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Prune |
To trim |
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Squalid |
Dirty and demeaning |
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Sullied |
Made dirty or impure |
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Prescience |
Foreknowledge |
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Demur |
Object; hesitate to accept |
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Duplicity |
Cunning; deception |
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Exigency |
Urgent matter |
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Expostulate |
Offer strong objections |
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Inefficacious |
Ineffective |
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Pine |
Grieve |
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Prudish |
Narrow-minded |
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Quixotic |
Impractically idealistic |
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Stipple |
Cover with dots of paint |
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Adumbrate |
Outline; indicate |
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Cognitive |
Concerned with thinking |
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Deign |
Condescend |
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Fervid |
Passionate |
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Gall |
Bitterness (bad feeling) |
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Preternatural |
Unnatural; abnormal |
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Quell |
Suppress |
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Score |
Written form of music |
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Abut |
To adjoin |
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Consternation |
Worry and concern |
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Gavel |
Judge's hammer |
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Steep |
to soak in water |
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Tamp |
To plug; press loose |
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Venturing |
Hazarding; risking |
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Wry |
Dryly humorous |
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Arduous |
Hard |
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Decimated |
Kill or destroy |
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Fledge |
Grow feathers |
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Gouge |
Cut or dig out |
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Picayune |
Insignificant |
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Riveting |
Fascinating |
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Soliloquy |
Solo speech |
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Transcendental |
Supernatural |
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Veritable |
True; genuine |
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Condescension |
Talking down to someone |
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Divest |
Remove; take off |
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Eddy |
Circular current |
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Epaulent |
Shoulder decoration |
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Fallacy |
Misconception |
