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50 Cards in this Set
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remiss |
careless |
mess up; miss |
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incarcerate |
to imprison |
cell,cage |
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receded |
moved back or downward |
seceded, recession |
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reciprocal |
in return |
flipped, receipt |
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imperturbable |
calm |
stable, perfect |
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confound |
to confuse, or amaze |
dumbfound, con-artist |
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congruent |
corresponding, matching |
angles, connected |
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entail |
to require |
instill, tails |
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enthralled |
fascinated |
thrill, theatre |
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recluse |
one who lives shut off from others |
secluded, exclude |
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recreant |
unfaithful |
creep, retreat |
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rectitude |
tight behavior; integrity |
rectify, wreck |
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redundant |
repetitive |
double, re-do |
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redolent |
pleasant odor |
deodorant, scent |
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impervious |
ineffective |
virus, impenetrale |
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sullies |
tarnish |
dull, bully |
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sumptuous |
luxurious |
prosperous, summit |
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supercilious |
arrogant |
superior, conceited |
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impetus |
a moving or stimulating force |
stimulate, push |
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impinge |
to infringe or encroach upon |
influence, pinch |
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enunciation |
clear pronounciation |
announcement, projection |
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ephermeal |
lasting only a short time |
bees, terminal |
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impious |
without piety |
imp, improper |
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incessant |
continuous |
rant, persistent |
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incipience |
first stage, beginning |
commence, conception |
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incontrovertible |
undeniable |
can't overturn, virtue |
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indigenous |
naturally occurring, native |
genus, indian |
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incredulity |
disbelief |
incredibles, doubt |
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swirl |
to move in a circle |
spin, twirl |
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connived |
plotted and schemed |
con artist, convict |
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warder |
a prison official |
wall, ward |
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connoisseur |
an expert in distinguishing and judging values |
nose, scent |
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connote |
suggest or imply |
comment, notation |
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consanguinity |
blood relationship |
unity, sangria |
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conscript |
to force in service |
script, perscription |
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biennial |
lasting 2 years |
biannual, bi |
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bimetallism |
a monetary standard based on fixed related metals |
dime, metals |
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mercenary |
influenced by the desire for money |
money, materialism |
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prototype |
first of its kind |
promo, robot |
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prototype |
first of its kind |
promo, robot |
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protract |
to draw out to extend |
protractor, trap |
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mercurial |
changeable |
electron, morph |
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metamorphosis |
to change in structure or form |
morph, metamorphic |
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metaphor |
figure of speech but without using like or as |
phrase, poetry |
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metaphysical |
ultimate reality, beyond physical world |
physics, space |
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blanch |
to make white, bleach |
blank, blanco |
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blatant |
obvious, offensively loud |
blunt, blare |
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mandatory |
authority required |
mandate, obligate |
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lugubrious |
mournful |
sorrow, upset |
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luminous |
giving forth light; bright; shining; easily understood. |
light, luminate |
