Words that mean set Seven Flashcards

1
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Keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; insight.

A

Perspicacity

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2
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Harmful or damaging.

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Deleterious

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A large single upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a pillar or monument; a large, powerful, indivisible, and often rigidly uniform organization.

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Monolith

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4
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Having or showing the symptoms of a fever; characterized by a great deal of nervous excitement or energy.

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Febrile

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5
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A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river; a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil.

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Maelstrom

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6
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The act of using ambiguous language or being deliberately vague

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Equivocation

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7
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The large bone forming the heel in humans.

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Calcaneum

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8
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Providing moral or intellectual instruction.

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Edifying

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The act of speaking or behaving in a pompous or dogmatic manner.

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Pontification

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10
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The quality of being friendly and lively; friendliness.

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Conviviality

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