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50 Cards in this Set
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remiss |
negligent; careless |
mess up; miss |
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incarcerate |
to imprision, to confine |
in a cage; cell |
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receded |
moved back or downward, become more distant |
seceded; recession |
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reciprocal |
done or given responsively, or in return; affecting both parties; mutual; a counterpart |
flipped; receipt |
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imperturbable |
incapable of being upset or disturbed; calm; serene |
stable ; perfect |
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confound |
to confuse, bewilder or amaze |
dumbfound; con artist |
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congruent |
corresponding; matching; coinciding |
angles; concurrent |
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entail |
to improve necessarily; to require as a part of |
entrails; tails |
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enthralled |
fascinated; enchanted; captivated
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theater; spell |
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recluse |
one who lives shut off from others; a hermit |
exclude; close
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recreant |
unfaithful; disloyal; cowardly |
creep; retreat |
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rectitude |
unwavering honesty and right behabior; moral aoundness; integrity |
rectory; rectify |
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redundant |
unnecessary to meaning; already stated; repetive; excessive |
double; re-do |
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redolent |
full of pleasant odor; smelling of; suggestive of |
deoderant; dole |
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impervious |
completely resistant to penetration; ineffective; unreceptive; immune |
virus; impenetrable |
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sullies |
tarnishes; defiles; stains |
dull; bully |
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sumptuous |
luxurious; lavish; magnificent |
prosperous; scrumptious |
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supercilious |
haughty; arrogant; disdainful |
super ego; superior |
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impetus |
a moving or stimulating force; stimulus to action; motivation |
push; limply |
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impinge |
to infinge or encorach upon |
pinch; cringe |
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enunciation |
clear pronunciation; articulation; delariation |
announce; projection |
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ephemeral |
lasting only a short time; short lived; transitory |
Bees; epidermal |
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impious |
without piety; irreverent; blasphemous
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improper; lie |
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incessant |
continuing with no interruption; never ceasing; continuous |
persistent; rant |
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incipience |
beginning; first stage; inception |
science; conception |
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incontrovertible |
incapable of being disputed; not debatable; undeniable |
no controersy; virtue |
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indigenous |
naturally occuringexcisting in a specific place; native; natural |
indian; genus |
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incredulity |
unwillingness to believe; disblief; skepticism |
doubt; incredibles |
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swirl |
to move in a circular whirling, manner, twist, curl, or whirl |
twirl; spin |
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conjugal |
pertaining the marriage; relationships |
conjugation; conjoin |
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connived |
copperated secretly; plotted and schemed |
con artist; convict |
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warder |
a prison official; keeper; guard |
Warden; wall |
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connoisseur |
an expert in distinguishing qnd judging values (especially in fine arts, wine, food etc.) |
nose; scent |
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connote |
to suggest; to imply |
comment; note |
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consanguinity |
blood relationship |
sanguine; unity |
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conscript |
to compel or force in service |
prescription; constrict |
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biennial |
ocurring every 2 years; lasting for 2 years |
bi annual; binary |
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bimetallism |
a monetary standard based on fixed related metals (usually gold) |
dime; metal |
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mercenary |
influenced by the desire for money; acting only for pay; a soldier hired by a foreign country |
materialism; money |
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prototype |
the first of its kind; an original to which others mut conform |
promo; robot |
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protract |
to prolong; to draw out; to extend |
protractor; trace |
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mercurial |
changeable; fickle; volatile; lively and quick |
mercurial cleats; ER |
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Metamorphosis |
to change in structure or form; transformation of characteristics, circumstances, etc. |
metamorphic rock; Photosynthesis |
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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 |
Beyond physical world and traditional sciences; pertaining to speculation adn ultimate rality; extremely abstract and subtle |
physics; space |
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Blanch |
To become or turn pale; to make white; bleach; scald edibles |
Blank; blanco |
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Blatant |
obvious; conspicuous; offensively loud |
blunt; blaring |
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mandatory |
authority required; obligatory |
mandate; obligation |
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lugubrious |
excessively dismal; mournful |
sob; blue |
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luminous |
given forth light |
luminate; moon |
