Random Words 26 Flashcards by Kenton Butcher

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Prolixity

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Noun: wordiness

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Rebus

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Noun: puzzle in which pictures give clues

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Sere

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Adj: withered, old

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Vulpine

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Adj: fox-like

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Hapless

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Adj: unlucky

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Fusillade

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Noun: long burst of gunfire

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Platitude

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Noun: unoriginal, obvious saying

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Epigram

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Noun: short, witty saying

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Phenomenology

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Noun: philosophy concerned with things as they are perceived

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Dross

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Noun: something worthless

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Expiate

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Verb: to atone

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Umbrage

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Noun: offense or annoyance

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Panegyric

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Noun: speech of praise

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Presage

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Verb: to forewarn

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Unprepossessing

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Adj: unattractive

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