Journey Into Mystery Flashcards by Kathryn Respicio | Brainscape

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Abyss

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Something very deep

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Antithesis

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exact opposite, contrast

- opposition

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Astute

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Perceptive

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Cipher

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To figure out code

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Cogitate

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Think about deeply, ruminate

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Collision

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Secret understanding, often with intent to defraud

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Descry

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Discover

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Fervid

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Passionate, heated

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Indelible

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Not able to be erased, indestructible, ingrained

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Prate

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Babble

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Quintessence

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Essence, core

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Ruse

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Trick, deception

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Saturnine

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Gloomy, stygian

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Crevasse

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A fissure or deep cleft

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Elucidate

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To make lucid or clear, explain

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Expound

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To explain or interpret