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15 Cards in this Set
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holocaust |
great or total destruction (by a fire), a great disaster |
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ennui |
boredom |
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exigencies |
urgent needs, crises, pressing situations |
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exonerated |
freed from blame, proved innocent, pardoned |
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purport |
claim or profess, to have the intention of doing |
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pernicious |
tending to cause death; injurious, villainous, destructive |
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pseudonym |
pen name |
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ineradicable |
cant be rooted out or gotten rid of; impossible to destroy or remove |
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incisive |
sharp, penetrating, clear, acute |
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ignominiously |
shamefully, disgracefully, dishonorably |
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idyllic |
simple and charming, rustic, carefree |
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temporize |
evade immediate action; negotiate, act to suit the time |
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vouchsafed |
permitted, granted, bestowed |
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effusively |
overflowingly, showing to much emotion, overly demonstrative |
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cognizance |
awareness by perception, knowledge obtained by observation |
