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TermDefinition
affinityattraction kinship
despota ruler with absolute power, a tyrant
effigyimage, likeness
hybrida cross between two varieties
illusionsomething not what it appears to be
opulencewealth, abundance
precisionexactness, accuracy
proximitynearness
reminiscencea calling to mind, recollection
reprisalact of retaliation, especially in war
adroitskillful, clever
facileeasily done, moving easily or quickly
felinecatlike, sly, sealthy
mediocreaverage, commonplace
prodigiousenormous, marvelous, sueprhuman
prosaicdull, monotounous, uninteresting
punitiveintended to punish, bringing punishmnent
spoontaneousarising narturally from within, bubbling up
subtledelicate, artful, requiring acuteness
transientfleeting, short-lived
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Terms 20
Creator seans33
Created May 14, 2007
Group Hershey High School Word Wealth
Subjects wealth, wordwealth, word, rob, sterner, sean, sisco
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  1. subtle delicate, artful, requiring acuteness - 19 misses
  2. spoontaneous arising narturally from within, bubbling up - 13 misses
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  4. reminiscence a calling to mind, recollection - 11 misses
  5. prodigious enormous, marvelous, sueprhuman - 11 misses
  6. despot a ruler with absolute power, a tyrant - 9 misses
  7. reprisal act of retaliation, especially in war - 9 misses