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55 Cards in this Set
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Permeate |
to pass into and penetrate throughout; to spread or diffuse into |
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etymology |
study of word origins, development & changes in accepted meaning; such as the history of the word. |
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prevaricator |
one who evades the truth; a liar |
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gyration |
a revolving action around an axis; a whirling or spinning motion |
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nefarious |
wicked; vicious |
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gregarious |
living in groups; sociable |
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diurnal |
of the daytime; during the course of a day |
di,
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officious |
forcing one's service or attention on another; overly meddlesome |
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stereotyped |
following a pattern; unoriginal; conventional; trite; formalized |
typed
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stilted |
stiffly formal; pompous |
stilts, stern
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askance |
disapprovingly; disdainfully; distrustfully |
glance, chance |
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inscrutable |
incapable of being searched into and understood |
unable, trust |
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Insidious |
progressing harmfully but hardly noticed; treacherous |
inside, sinful |
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Insouciance |
lack of concern; carefree |
sophomores, social |
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Insulation |
non conductive material; the state of being separated |
solution, salt |
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Intelligentsia |
the highly educated and cultured |
intelligent, mensa |
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Intercessor |
one who acts between two parties; a mediator |
inner, mediator |
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Interim |
time between; meantime |
inter, midterm |
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Interstellar |
among the stars |
Star, stella
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Interstices |
narrow spaces between things; small gaps |
stitches, inch
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Intransigent |
refusing to come to terms; uncompromising; unyielding |
stingy, transgender
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Intrepid |
fearless; dauntless |
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Foment |
to arouse; to cause; to incite |
fose, foam |
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Fortuitous |
happening by chance; accidental |
fortune, tortoise
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gourmet |
one who appreciates and is a good judge of fine food and drinks |
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aphorism |
a terse saying embodying the truth; an adage; a maxim |
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aplomb |
self assurance; self confidence; self possession; poise |
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maudlin |
overly sentimental; emotionally silly |
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apocryphal |
of uncertain authenticity; suspect |
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appurtenances |
Things added to a more important thing; supplementary equipment; accessories |
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arabesque |
gracefully elaborate design with interwoven lines; such a form in ballet or music |
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archaic |
of an earlier or primitive time; ancient; no longer in popular use; outdated |
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archipelago |
a sea with many islands; such a group of islands |
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grandiloquent |
pompous in speech; bombastic; flamboyant |
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pandemonium |
Wild tumult; disorder on grand scale |
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panegyric |
Tribute; a speech of praise |
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fraught |
Teeming with; laden; full of |
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fructify |
To make fruitful; to make productive |
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arterial |
Related to the tubes carrying blood from the heart; serving as a major carrier or thoroughfare |
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nectar |
very pleasant-tasting drink; drink of gods in mythology; plant secretion used by bees to make honey |
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nemesis |
Deserved punishment or its source; anything or anyone that always seems certain to defeat |
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nepotism |
Favoritism shown to relatives, especially in job appointments |
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abnegation |
willing self-sacrifice, renunciation |
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noisome |
Harmful; offensive to smell; disgusting |
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nomadic |
Wandering from place to place; having no fixed location |
mad, roam
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nominal |
In name only, not in fact; relatively trifling or quite small in value |
nombre, mini
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nonplussed |
Baffled; confused; |
puzzled, surprised |
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grotesque |
Distorted; strangely ugly; outlandish; bizarre |
gross, grotto
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habiliments |
Clothing; garb; attire |
garments, habits |
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Missing |
misising |
missing |
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habitat |
natural place of living |
habitable, hobbit |
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hackneyed |
common place: overused |
acne, eyes |
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haggard |
wasted or gaunt in appearance |
hagrid, hag |
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panoramic |
as seen or viewable from all directions |
pan, around |
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paradox |
that wich may be true but may |
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