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42 Cards in this Set
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refulgent
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radiant
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trenchant
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incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit
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variegated
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showing variety or diversity, esp. in having patches, spots, streaks, or the like of various colors
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alloy
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to make impure by combining with something else; the combination of metals
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essay
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to attempt to do something
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fell
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ruthless, destructive, fatal
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guy
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a rope or similar device used to guide or secure something
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meet
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proper; suitable
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pied
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multi-colored
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prize
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like to pry out
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scurvy
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vile, contemptible, or worthless
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stand
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group of trees
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strut
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a brace used to support a structure against pressures from the side
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wag
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one who is humorous, droll, or mischievous; joker
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adumbrate
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vaguely foreshadow; sketchily outline
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anodyne
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relieves physical or emotional suffering
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apostate
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a person who abandons her religious faith, principles, etc
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celerity
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alacrity; speed
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cavil
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petty compliants or objections
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captious
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faultfinding; intended to deceive
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desuetude
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lack of use
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execrate
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to loathe; to denounce
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exegesis
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a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, esp. of religious texts
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expiate
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to make amends for something
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fractious
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cranky, quarrelsome; unruly
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heterodox
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deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine
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insouciant
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carefree
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jejune
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childish, juvenile, or unsophisticated
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lubricious
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slippery; shifty; lewd
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meretricious
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lacking sincerity; showy and shallow
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minatory
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threatening, menacing
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nadir
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low point
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nonplussed
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perplexed, bewildered
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palliate
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to lessen the effect of; make less severe
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pellucid
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transparent (light or meaning)
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peroration
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summing up points in a conclusion;
a flowery, bombastic speech |
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plangent
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deep, loud, mournful sound
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puissance
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great strength or power
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salutary
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beneficial; heathful
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sententious
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marked by pompous moralizing; using truisms
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stentorian
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extremely loud and powerful
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tendentious
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biased
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