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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 imprison, to confine |
in a cage, cell |
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Receded |
moved back or downward, become more distant |
hairline, seceded |
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reciprocal |
done, or given responsively, or in return; affecting both parties |
flipped, receipt |
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imperturbable |
incapable of being upset or disturbed; calm |
impenetrable, stable |
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confound |
to confuse, bewilder or amaze |
dumbfound, con artist |
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congruent |
corresponding; matching; coinciding |
triangles, mirrors |
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entail |
to improve necessarily; to require as a part of |
instill, entrails |
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entralled |
to be fascinated; enchanted; captivated
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thrilled; theater
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recluse |
one who lives shut off from others; a hermit |
introvert, seclude |
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Recreant |
unfaithful; disloyal; cowardly |
creep, men |
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rectitude |
unwavering honestly and right behavior; moral soundness |
rectory, rectify |
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redundant |
unnecessary to meaning ; already stated; repetitive; excessive |
doubled , redo |
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redolent |
full of pleasant odor; smelling of suggestive of |
deodorant, scent |
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impervious |
completely resistant to penetration; unreceptive; immune |
virus; impenetrable |
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sullies |
tarnish; defiles; stains |
dull, deface |
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sumptuous |
luxurious; lavish; magnificent |
scrumptious, high end |
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supercilious |
haughty; arrogant disdainful |
conceited, superior |
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impetus |
a moving or stimulating force; to action motivation
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goals, a push
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impinge |
to infringe or encroach upon |
influence, pinch |
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enunciation |
clear pronunciation; articulation, declaration |
announcement, 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 |
improper, lie |
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incessant |
continuing with no interruption; never ceasing; continuous |
rant, persistent
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incipience |
beginning; first stage; inception |
conception, commence |
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incontrovertible |
incapable of being disputed; not debatable; undeniable |
cant overturn, no controversy |
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indigenous |
naturally occurring existing in a specific place; native; natural |
genus, indian |
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incredulity |
unwillingness to believe; disbelief; skepticism |
no credit , doubt |
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swirl |
to move in a circular whirling manner, twist, curl |
twirl, spin |
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conjugal |
relations with others |
conjoin, conjugate |
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connived |
cooperated secretly; plotted and schemed |
spied, convict |
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warder |
a prison official; keeper guard |
warden, ward |
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connoisseur |
an expert in distinguishing and judging values |
specialty, scent |
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connote |
to suggest or imply |
comment, notion |
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consanguinity |
blood relationship |
sangria, unity |
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conscript |
to compel or force in service |
prescription, constrict |
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biennial |
occurring every two years, lasting every 2 years |
biannual, binary |
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bimetallism |
a monetary standard based on fixed related metals, usually gold |
dime, metals |
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mercenary |
influenced by the desire for moneu; acting only for pay; a solider hired by foreign country |
materialism, merk |
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prototype |
the first of its type an original to which others must conform |
promo, robot |
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protractor |
to prolong; to draw out, to extend |
trap, protract |
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mercurial |
changeable; fickle; volatile; lively and quick |
fast, electron |
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metamorphosis |
to change in structure or form, transformation of characteristics |
photosynthesis, meta human |
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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 and ultimate reality; extremely abstract and subtle |
physics, spiritual |
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blanch |
to become or turn pale; to make white; bleach |
blank, bland |
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blatant |
obvious, conspicuous, offensively loud
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blunt, blaring
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mandatory |
authority required; obligatory
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mandate, instructions
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lugubrious |
excessively, dismal; mournful
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sob, blue |
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luminous
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giving forth light; bright; shining; easily understood. |
lument, luminescent |
