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20 Cards in this Set
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Abridge
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to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents
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emendation
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a correction or change, as of a text.
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finality
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the state, quality, or fact of being final; conclusiveness or decisiveness.
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garrulous
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excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters.
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impromptu
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made or done without previous preparation
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invoke
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to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for
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Lucrative
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profitable; moneymaking; remunerative
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shrew
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a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant.
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supercilious
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haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
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bolster
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a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
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expletive
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an interjectory word or expression, frequently profane; an exclamatory oath.
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furor
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a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
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idiomatic
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peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect
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intangible
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not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things; impalpable.
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laconic
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using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
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reciprocate
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to give, feel, etc., in return.
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subterfuge
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an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
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tawdry
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of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.
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wistful
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characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
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verbose
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characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy
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