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25 Cards in this Set

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Alacrity

Eagerness, enthusiasm, quickness

Burgeon

Grow, flourish, put forth new shoots

Deleterious

Harmful

Euphemism

A polite phrase to cover something unpleasant

Hypocritical

Insincere

Lethargic

Tired, without energy

Ogle

Stare at,observe in an obvious manner

Postulate

Hypothesize, propose

Robust

Strong,healthy, tough

Tractable

Obedient, dutiful, polite

Alchemy

Medieval chemistry, attempt to change base metal into gold

Burnish

Polish

Deliberate

To think over deeply

Euphony

Pleasant sounds

Iconoclast

Person who opposes orthodoxy

Levity

Flippancy, joking about serious matters

Olfactory

Concerned with the sense of smell

Potable

Suitable for drinking

Rotund

Round

Tranquil

Peaceful

Alibi

An excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene

Buttress

Strengthen, suppport

Delineation

Demarcation, explanation, definition, outlining

Evacuate

Vacate, empty, abandon

Idiosyncrasy

A personal peculiarity, something unique to an individual