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50 Cards in this Set
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remiss
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negligent
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Mess Up, Miss |
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incarcerate
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to imprison
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In a cage, Cell |
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receded
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Moved back or downward, become more distant
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Hairline, recession |
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reciprocal
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Given responsively, or in return; affecting both parties; mutual
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Flipped, receipt |
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imperturbable
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Incapable of being upset or disturbed; calm; serene
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Impenetrable, perfect |
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confound
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To confuse, bewilder or amaze
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Dumbfound, Con artist |
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congruent
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Corresponding; matching; coinciding
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Triangles, angles |
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entail
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To improve necessarily; to require as a part of
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Instill, entrails |
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enthralled
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Fascinated; enchanted; captivated
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Thrilled, theatre |
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recluse
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One who lives shut off from others; a hermit
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secluded, exclude |
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recreant
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Unfaithful; disloyal; cowardly
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creep, retreat |
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rectitude
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Unwavering honesty and right behavior; moral soundness; integrity
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rectory, rectify
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redundant
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Unnecessary to meaning; already stated; repetitive; excessive
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double, redo |
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redolent
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Full of pleasant odor; smelling of; suggestive of
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deoderant, scent |
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impervious
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Completely resistant to penetration; ineffective; unreceptive; immune
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Virus, inpenetrable |
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sullies
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Tarnishes; defiles; stains
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dull, slander |
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sumptuous
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Luxurious; lavish; magnificent
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prosperous, summit |
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supercilious
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Haughty; arrogant; disdainful
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Super ego, superlative |
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impetus
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A moving or stimulating force; stimulus to action; motivation
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push, petal |
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impinge
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To infringe or encroach upon
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influence, fringe |
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enunciation
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Clear pronunciation; articulation; declaration
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Announcement, projection |
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ephemeral
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Lasting only a short time; short lived; transitory
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Bees, Epidermal |
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impious
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Without piety; irreverent; blasphemous
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Imp, improper |
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incessant
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Continuing with no interruption; never ceasing; continuous
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Persistent, Rant |
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incipience
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Beginning; first stage; inception
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Science, conception |
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incontrovertible
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incapable of being disputed; not debatable; undeniable
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cant over turn, no contreversy |
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indigenous
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naturally occurring or existing in a specific place; native; natural
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Genus, Indian |
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incredulity
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unwillingness to believe; disbelief; skepticism
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incredibles, doubt |
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swirl
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to movie in a circular, whirling or writhing manner; a twist, curl, whirl or eddy
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spin, twirl |
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage relationships; connubial
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conjoin, conjugate |
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Protract |
to prolong; to draw out to extend |
protractor, Trap |
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Mercuial |
Changeable; fickle; volatile; lively and quick |
Mercial cleats, electorns |
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Metamorphosis |
To change in structure or form; transformation of characteristics, circumstances, etc |
Morph, metamorphic rock |
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metaphor |
figure of speech calling one thing something else to imply likeness without like or as |
phrase, poetry |
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metaphysical
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pertaining to speculation about ultimate reality; extremely abstract or subtle
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physics, spiritual |
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blanch
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to become or turn pale; to make white; to bleach; to scald edibles
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blank, blanc |
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blatant
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obvious; conspicuous, offensively loud
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blunt, blaring |
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mandatory
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authoritatively required; obligatory
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mandate, obligation |
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lugubrious
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excessively dismal; mournful
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luminous
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giving forth light; bright; shining; easily understood.
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Prototype |
first of its kind; the original model to which others must conform
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Pro, first |
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connived
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cooperated secretly; plotted; schemed
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con, artist |
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warder
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a prison official; a keeper or guard
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Warden, Ward |
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connoisseur
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expert in distinguishing and judging values, especially in fine arts, fine foods, wines, etc
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con, food |
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connote
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to suggest; to imply
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note, apply |
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consanguinity
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blood relationship
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togather, guilty |
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conscript
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to compel or force into service; drafted or compelled to serve; one so compelled
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vampire, script |
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biennial
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occurring every two years; lasting two years
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duo, bien |
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bimetallism
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a monetary standard based on fixed, related values of two metals, usually gold and silver
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mod shop, trader |
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mercenary
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influenced by desire for money; acting only for pay; greedy; one who is hired, esp.: a soldier hired by a foreign government
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Kill, mercy |
