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15 Cards in this Set
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ACHILLES' HEEL
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weak point
SYNONYMS: weakness, flaw, defect, vulnerability |
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STENTORIAN
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very loud
SYNONYMS: booming thunderous, thundering, resounding,roaring,sonorous |
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MNEMONIC
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assisting memory
SYNONYMS: assisting remembrance, assisting recollection, assisting reminiscence |
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FATHOM
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understand, figure out, penetrate the meaning of
SYNONYMS: know, grasp, comprehend |
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SERENDIPITY
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ability to make lucky discoveries by chance or accident
SYNONYMS: chance, fortitude |
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PARIAH
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social outcast
SYNONYMS: outcast, unacceptable person, persona non grata |
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DESULTORY
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random, unmethodical, aimless
SYNONYMS: irregular, unsystematic,unplanned, rambling, haphazard |
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TAWDRY
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showy and cheap
SYNONYMS: tasteless, flashy, gaudy |
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PECUNIARY
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relating to money
SYNONYMS: financial; monetary |
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IMPECUNIOUS
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having little or no money; poor
SYNONYMS: destitute, insolvent, impoverished, penurious |
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MONARCH
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ruler or person who holds a dominant position, especially a hereditary ruler like a king, queen, emperor or sultan
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ANARCHY
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absence of government or law, confusion, disorder
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HIERARCHY
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persons or things arranged in a graded series or rank
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MATRIARCH
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woman who rules a family, clan, tribe or group
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PATRIARCH
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a father or leader of a family or group; dignified old man
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