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63 Cards in this Set
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Throng |
Crowd, a multitude of assembled people |
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Avid |
Eager, covetous |
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Repudiate |
Reject, refuse to accept |
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Stipulate |
Specify a condition |
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Aspirant |
Candidate for a high position |
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Embellish |
Adorn, Make more attractive by ornaments |
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Coterie |
Small group having something in common, Clique |
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Progeny |
Children, decendents, offspring, seed |
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Murky |
Dark, obscure, hard to see through |
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Hoax |
Verb: to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous Noun: deception, fake, phony, subterfuge |
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Buff |
Fan, follower, aficionado, enthusiast |
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romp |
Move in a lively, brisk or carefree manner |
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Tortuous |
marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns, winding |
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Itinerant |
Wandering, nomad |
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Strife |
Discord, disagreement, conflict, disharmony |
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Sumptuous |
Lavish, extremely costly, prodigal, luxurious |
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Rife |
Widespread, rampant, abundant, abounding, copiously supplied |
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Revile |
Vituperate, verbally attack |
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Pesky |
Vexatious, annoying |
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Repose |
State of rest |
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Vicissitude |
Difficulty, hardship in the course of an endeavor |
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Edifice |
Building |
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Trenchant |
Keen, incisive, caustic, penetrating |
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Levity |
Lightness of disposition, light headedness, flippancy, lack of seriousness at an improper moment |
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Inexorable |
Inflexible, unrelenting |
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Dismay |
Disappointment, frustration, letdown |
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Consternation |
Amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
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Chagrin |
Feeling of disappointment, humiliation, dismay, consternation |
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Perverse |
Contrary, persisting in error, wayward |
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Fiasco |
Complete failure |
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Dubious |
Doubtful, unsettled in opinion |
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Effigy |
A statue of a person, either to cherish him as a saint or to insult and burn as a hated person |
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Flout |
Show contempt, disdain, scoff at sth, |
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Emaciated |
Thin, weak an waisted away usually because of lack of food |
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Sanctuary |
Shelter, place of protection |
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Afflict |
Trouble greatly, distress |
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Privation |
Lack of necessities |
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Reverberating |
Reechoing, reflecting off many surfaces |
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Fretful |
Worrisome, irritable, Behaving in a way that shows you are unhappy or uncomfortable |
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Cogent |
Strongly persuasive, clearly and convincingly stated, compelling |
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Gusto |
Lively enthusiasm Antonym: lethargy, torpor |
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Impresario |
One who manages and arranges theaters |
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Extortion |
The act of getting money by threatening |
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Spew |
Vomit, throw up, eject |
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Desist |
Stop doing something |
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Squeamish |
Easily upset, or made to feel sick by unpleasant sights or situations, especially when the sight of blood is involved |
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Engross |
If something engrosses you, it is so interesting that you give it all your attention and time, fascinate and occupy |
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Garbled |
Confused or mixed up, made unclear or confusing |
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Lax |
Careless, negligent, not strict enough |
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Remuneration |
Payment, reward |
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Surreptitious |
Clandestine, furtive, secretly |
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Subjugate |
Subdue, overpower, bring under control |
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Incredulous |
Distrustful, skeptic |
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Curtail |
Cut short |
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Repress |
Check or curb by pressure, put down by force, subdue, quell |
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Inveigh |
Verbally attack |
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Supine |
Lying flat on one's back, not willing to act or disagree with somebody because you're lazy or morally weak |
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Scurry |
Run hastily, the action of running quickly with short steps |
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Recant |
Withdraw previous statements, abjure, rescind, revoke, retract |
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Declaim |
To speak loudly about something |
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Hamper |
To prevent somebody from easily doing or achieving something |
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Fetter |
V: hamper, restrict somebody's freedom, put chains on a prisoner N: chains put around a prisoner's feet |
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Epithet |
A descriptive name |
