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22 Cards in this Set
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Wax (v.) |
cover or treat (something) with wax, make a recording of. |
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Wan |
(of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion. |
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Apothecary |
a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs. |
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Menial |
(of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige. |
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Carapace |
the hard upper shell of a turtle, crustacean, or arachnid. |
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Wanton |
(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked. Or a sexually immodest/promiscuous woman |
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Sibilant |
(of a speech sound) sounded with a hissing effect, for example s, sh. |
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Discarnate |
(of a person or being) not having a physical body. |
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Varicose |
affected by a condition causing the swelling and tortuous lengthening of veins, most often in the legs. |
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Clandestine |
kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit. |
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Protuberant |
protruding; bulging. |
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Anodyne |
Something inoffensive, or a painkilling drug |
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Febrile |
having or showing the symptoms of a fever or a great deal of nervous excitement or energy. |
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Rapture |
a feeling of intense pleasure or joy. |
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Precipitous |
(1) dangerously high or steep. (2) (of an action) done suddenly and without careful consideration. |
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Gaudy |
extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless. |
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Pensive |
engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought. Thoughtful, meditative |
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Vestal |
A woman who is a virgin |
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Ignoble |
not honorable in character or purpose. |
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Abstemious |
not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking. |
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Capt, Cept, Ceive |
Take, hold |
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Poli |
City |
