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50 Cards in this Set
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remiss
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negligent
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incarcerate
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to imprison
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receded
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Moved back or downward, become more distant
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reciprocal
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Given responsively, or in return; affecting both parties; mutual
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imperturbable
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Incapable of being upset or disturbed; calm; serene
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confound
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To confuse, bewilder or amaze
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congruent
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Corresponding; matching; coinciding
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entail
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To improve necessarily; to require as a part of
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enthralled
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Fascinated; enchanted; captivated
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recluse
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One who lives shut off from others; a hermit
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recreant
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Unfaithful; disloyal; cowardly
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rectitude
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Unwavering honesty and right behavior; moral soundness; integrity
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redundant
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Unnecessary to meaning; already stated; repetitive; excessive
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redolent
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Full of pleasant odor; smelling of; suggestive of
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impervious
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Completely resistant to penetration; ineffective; unreceptive; immune
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sullies
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Tarnishes; defiles; stains
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sumptuous
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Luxurious; lavish; magnificent
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supercilious
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Haughty; arrogant; disdainful
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impetus
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A moving or stimulating force; stimulus to action; motivation
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impinge
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To infringe or encroach upon
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enunciation
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Clear pronunciation; articulation; declaration
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ephemeral
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Lasting only a short time; short lived; transitory
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impious
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Without piety; irreverent; blasphemous
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incessant
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Continuing with no interruption; never ceasing; continuous
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incipience
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Beginning; first stage; inception
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incontrovertible
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incapable of being disputed; not debatable; undeniable
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indigenous
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naturally occurring or existing in a specific place; native; natural
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incredulity
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unwillingness to believe; disbelief; skepticism
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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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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage relationships; connubial
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connived
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cooperated secretly; plotted; schemed
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warder
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a prison official; a keeper or guard
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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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connote
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to suggest; to imply
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consanguinity
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blood relationship
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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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biennial
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occurring every two years; lasting two years
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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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mercenary
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influenced by desire for money; acting only for pay; greedy; one who is hired,
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prototype
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first of its kind; the original model to which others must conform
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protract
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to draw out; to prolong; to extend
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mercurial
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lively; quick; changeable; volatile; fickle; pertaining to or having the qualities of mercury
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metamorphosis
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change in structure or form; transformation of characteristics, circumstances, etc.
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metaphor
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a figure of speech calling one thing something else to imply likeness (w/o like or as)
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metaphysical
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pertaining to speculation about ultimate reality; extremely abstract or subtle
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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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blatant
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obvious; conspicuous, offensively loud
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mandatory
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authoritatively required; obligatory
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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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