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50 Cards in this Set
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reverie |
a state of daydreaming, being lost in thought |
revel, river |
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lucid |
clear; shining; distinct; easily understood |
dreams, crystal |
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ludicrous |
ridiculously humorous; absurd |
ludacris, comedian |
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malign |
to speak badly of; to defame; to slander |
gossip, mal |
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rococo |
fancy style of ornamentation with curves |
coco, cocoon |
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homogeneous |
of the same kind, quality or degree |
hormones, species |
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writhe |
to make turning movements |
cursive, snake |
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zenith |
summit; highest peak |
zeus, climax |
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desideratum |
something needed and wanted |
desire, dream |
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despicable |
deserving to be despised; contemptible |
detest, daffy duck |
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destitution |
state of being without means of subsistence |
institution, desperate |
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desuetude |
state of disuse; useless |
no use, desireless |
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apparition |
a strange or startling visual phenomenon |
appear, poltegist |
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gouge |
to scoop, dig or force out; to overcharge |
gorge, ground |
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precluded |
made impossible or ineffective |
exclude, deduct |
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trilogy |
a series of three literary or dramatic works |
thrill, trio |
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derogatory |
disparaging; belittling |
rag, negative |
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parochialism |
pertaining to only one group |
parish, local |
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hamlet |
a small village |
home, hobbits |
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trepidation |
fearfulness; alarm; agitation |
petrified, timid |
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trenchant |
incisive; perceptive; to the point |
chat, straight |
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truncated |
cut off; shorten |
caged, amputated |
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truculent |
belligerent; fierce; hostile |
truckers, crucify |
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sinuous |
bending in and out; winding |
snake, in/out |
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nostalgic |
longing for something past or far away; homesick |
brat, bronze |
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brazen |
made of or resembling brass; bold; shameless; defiantly reckless |
food, feast |
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buffet |
a meal set out; to knock about, push or force roughly |
troubled, turbuance |
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turbid |
cloudy; dense; in a confused state |
lost, alone |
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turgid |
swollen; distended; inflated or bombastic in expression |
gut, big |
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mummery |
a performance using action & gestures; a pantomine |
mummy, mimet |
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extrinsic |
not a natural or inherent part of; nonessential |
extra, extinct |
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crustacean |
a form of marine life having a crust-like shell |
crab, sea urchints |
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culpable |
deserving blame |
trouble, liable |
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inextricably |
so involved as not to be removed |
tangled, tricky |
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figment |
something invented in the mind; a whimsical or fanciful idea |
imagine, image |
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invocation |
an appeal or calling upon for help or inspiration; an opening prayer |
invitation, calling |
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obsequies |
funeral rites |
service, sequence |
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aesthetic |
pertaining to beauty; sensitive to or appreciate of beauty |
cosmetics, theater |
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alabaster |
a whitish, translucent, workable mineral |
albino, plaster |
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acrimony |
harshness or bitterness of speech or manner; expression of great dislike |
angry, cacophony |
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mordant |
sarcastic; caustic; biting |
mortified, moron |
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limpid |
clear; transparent |
liquid, lamp |
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capitulate |
to surrender on certain terms; to give in |
surrender, tap out |
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inexorable |
unchanging; unalterable |
order, stable |
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chicanery |
trickery; deception |
anarchy, chics |
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fiasco |
complete or ridiculous failure |
fail, grade f |
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obnoxious |
objectionable; offensive |
no, annoying |
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advisement |
careful consideration |
advice, asses |
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aggrandizement |
that which makes richer or greater; the state or result of such |
grand, amazements |
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seraphic |
angelic; heavenly |
rapture, peace |
