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        1. Review the words in a table 
       2. Click (memorize) in either column to begin 
       ♦ Guess the answer in your head 
       ♦ Click the buttons and follow the directions at the bottom of the table 
       ♦ Or click on matching mode at the bottom of a table, after clicking on (memorize) 
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	|   Word  (memorize) |  Definition  (memorize)	 | 
 | 	recluse	 | 	secluded; solitary	 |  
| 	stealth	 | 	secret, furtive, or artfully sly behavior 	 |  
| 	occult	 | 	secret; esoteric	 |  
| 	specious	 | 	seeming reasonable but incorrect 	 |  
| 	sophistry	 | 	deliberately invalid, seemingly plausible argument to deceive	 |  
| 	eclectic	 | 	drawn from various systems, doctrines, or sources	 |  
| 	narcissism	 | 	self-love	 |  
| 	complacent	 | 	self-satisfied or smug	 |  
| 	divergence	 | 	separating, or branching off 	 |  
| 	toady	 | 	servile flatterer; a "yes" man	 |  
 		
	|   Word  (memorize) |  Definition  (memorize)	 | 
 | 	exemplary	 | 	serving as a model or example 	 |  
| 	ensconced	 | 	settle in; hide; conceal 	 |  
| 	ossify	 | 	settle or fix rigidly	 |  
| 	ignominious	 | 	shameful; dishonorable; disgraceful 	 |  
| 	effrontery	 | 	shameless boldness; impudence; temerity 	 |  
| 	amorphous	 | 	shapeless; formless 	 |  
| 	acerbic	 | 	sharp, bitter, or harsh in temper and language 	 |  
| 	univocal	 | 	sharply defined sense or nature; unambiguous	 |  
| 	incisive	 | 	sharply expressive	 |  
| 	gossamer	 | 	sheer like cobwebs	 |  
 	
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	|   Word  (memorize) |  Definition  (memorize)	 | 
 | 	abridge	 | 	shorten; to reduce in scope or extent 	 |  
| 	evinced	 | 	show clearly	 |  
| 	disparage	 | 	show disrespect for; belittle 	 |  
| 	flout	 | 	show scorn or contempt	 |  
| 	decisive	 | 	showing determination or firmness 	 |  
| 	exuberance	 | 	showing high spirits	 |  
| 	acute	 | 	sharp; intense; of critical importance	 |  
| 	wither	 | 	shrivel; wilt	 |  
| 	eschew	 | 	shun	 |  
| 	preclude	 | 	shut out; prevent 	 |  
 	
	|   Word  (memorize) |  Definition  (memorize)	 | 
 | 	occlude	 | 	close off	 |  
| 	winnow	 | 	sift; separate good parts from bad 	 |  
| 	presage	 | 	sign or warning of a future event; omen	 |  
| 	portent	 | 	sign; omen; something that foreshadows a coming event	 |  
| 	symbiosis	 | 	similar relationship of mutual interdependence	 |  
| 	ambivalence	 | 	simultaneous conflicting feelings toward a person or thing	 |  
| 	stymie	 | 	situation in which one is obstructed or frustrated	 |  
| 	raconteur	 | 	skilled at telling stories or anecdotes 	 |  
| 	cunning	 | 	skillful or clever	 |  
| 	obloquy	 | 	slander; disgrace; infamy 	 |  
 	
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