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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 |
seceded, recession |
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reciprocal |
given responsively , or in return, affecting both parties |
flipped , receipt |
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imperturbable |
incapable of being upset or disturbed; calm; serene |
impenetrable |
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confound |
to confuse, bewilder or amaze |
dumbfounded, con artist |
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congruent |
corresponding, |
angles, concurrent |
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entail |
to improve necessarily; to require as a part of. |
instill, entrails |
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enthralled |
fascinated; enchanted; captivated. |
thrilled, theater |
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recluse |
one who lives shut off from others; a hermit. |
secluded, exclude |
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recreant |
unfaithful; disloyal; cowardly. |
retreat, creep |
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rectitude |
unwavering honesty and right behavior; moral soundness; integrity. |
rectify, rectory |
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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. |
deodorant, scent |
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impervious |
completely resistant to penetration; ineffective; unreceptive; immune. |
virus, impenetrable |
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sullies |
tarnishes; defiles; stains |
dull, slander |
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sumptuos |
luxurious; lavish. |
prosperous, scrumptious |
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supercilious |
haughty; arrogant; disdainful. |
super ego, conceited |
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impetus |
a moving or stimulating force; stimulus to action; motivation. |
imply, a push |
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impringe |
to infringe or encroach upon. |
fringe, 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, terminal |
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impious |
without piety; irreverent; blasphemous. |
improper, imp |
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incessant |
continuing with no interruption; never ceasing; continuous. |
persistent, rant |
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incipience |
beginning; first stage; inception. |
commence, conception |
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incontrovertible |
incapable of being disputed; not debatable; undeniable. |
virtue, 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. |
incredibles, doubt |
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swirl |
to move in a circular, whirling, manner; twist, curl, or whirl. |
spin, twirl |
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conjugal |
pertaining to marriage relationships; connubial. |
conjoin, conjugate |
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connived |
cooperated secretly; plotted and schemed. |
con artist, 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. |
scent, soms |
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connote |
to suggest; to imply. |
comment, notify |
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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 |
occuring every 2 years; lasting for 2 years. |
biannual, binary |
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bimetallism |
a monetary standard based on fixed related metals (usually gold or silver). |
dime, metals |
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mercenary |
influenced by the desire for money; acting only for pay; a solider hired by a foreign country. |
materialism, money |
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prototype |
the first of its kind; an original to which others must conform. |
robot, promo |
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protactor |
to prolong; to draw; to extend. |
protractor, trace |
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mercurial |
changeable; fickle; volatile; lively and quick. |
mercurial cleats, Mirakuru |
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metamorphosis |
to change in structure or form; transformation of characteristics, circumstances, etc. |
metahuman, morph |
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metaphor |
figure of speech calling one thing something else to imply likeness without "like" or "as" |
poetry, phrase |
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metaphysical |
beyond physical world and traditional sciences; pertaining to speculation and ultimate reality; extremely abstract and subtle. |
physics, space |
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blanch |
to become or turn pale; to mark white; bleach |
blank, blanco |
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blatant |
obvious; conspicuous; offensively loud. |
blunt, blaring |
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mandatory |
authority required; obligatory. |
obligation; mandate |
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lugubrious |
excessively dismal; mournful. |
sob, blue |
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luminous |
giving forth light; bright; shining; easily understood. |
luminescent, lunar |
