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100 Cards in this Set
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stringent
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adj. - imposing rigorous standards; severe
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nirvana
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n. - ideal condition of rest, harmony, or joy
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susceptible
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adj. - easily influenced; vulnerable
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facetious
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adj. - playfully humorous
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unmitigated
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adj. - not lessened or moderated in intensity
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saccharine
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adj. - excessively sweet or sentimental
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aloof
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adj. - detached
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perpetual
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adj. - endless
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intrepid
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adj. - fearless and bold
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lineage
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n. - ancestry
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inadvertently
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adv - carelessly
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transitory
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adj - existing only briefly
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demeaning
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adj - degrading
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pessimist
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n - person who tends to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation
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cajole
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v. - to persuade
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oblivious
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adj - not aware
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taciturn
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adj - not inclined to speak much
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stifle
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v - to suppress
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debacle
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n - total failure
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gravity
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n - seriousness
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decorum
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n - proper behavior
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obsessed
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adj - preoccupied with excessively
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truism
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n - a self-evident or obvious truth
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maxim
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n - concise statement of a fundamental principle
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hackneyed
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adj - worn out by overuse
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overtly
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adv - openly
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ubiquitous
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adj - being or seeming to be everywhere simultaneously
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hypocrite
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n - person who claims to have virtues he or she doesn't have
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pithy
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adj - precisely meaningful; cogent and terse
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delusional
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adj - have a false belief
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facet
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n - aspect (also: side)
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provincial
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adj - limited in outlook; unsophisticated
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loathsome
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adj - abhorrent; disgusting
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covet
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v - to desire something belonging to another
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anachronism
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n - something out of its proper time
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condescending
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adj - bestowing courtesy with a superior air; patronizing
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escapade
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n - prank; adventurous action violating conventional conduct
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narcissistic
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adj - excessively admiring oneself
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surreptitiously
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adv - secretly; stealthily
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discreet
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adj - prudent
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pervasive
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adj - spread throughout every part
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circumvent
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v - to avoid by going around
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beguiling
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adj - charming
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niche
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n - recess in a wall
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macabre
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adj - suggesting death and decay
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scrutinize
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v - to examine closely
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poignant
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adj - emotionally moving
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repress
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v - to hold in; restrain
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entreat
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v - to plead
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arduous
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adj - extremely difficult
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1. covertly adv.- secretly; hidden
2. virile adj.- manly 3. enthralled v.- enchanted 4. elaborate v.- to add details 5. sublime adj.- exalted; uplifting 6. inevitable adj.- unavoidable 7. rapport n.- a harmonious emotional relationship 8. incorrigible adj.- incapable of being corrected 9. elated adj.- very happy; jubilant; in high spirits 10. uncanny adj.- mysterious; strange |
adv - secretly; hidden
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virile
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adj - manly
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enthralled
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v - enchanted
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elaborate
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v - to add details
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sublime
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adj - exalted; uplifting
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inevitable
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adj - unavoidable
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rapport
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n - a harmonious emotional relationship
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incorrigible
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adj - incapable of being corrected
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elated
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adj - very happy; jubilant; in high spirits
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uncanny
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adj - mysterious; strange
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1. fortuitously adv.- occurring by chance
2. turbulence n.- unrest; agitation 3. inkling n.- hint 4. celestial adj.- heavenly; sublime 5. cavalier adj.- showing offhand disregard 6. metamorphose v.- to change; transform 7. esoteric adj.- hard to understand; known only to a few 8. depiction n.- portrayal 9. vicarious adj.- enjoyed through imagined participation in another’s experience 10. ephemeral adj.- short-lived |
adv - occurring by chance
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turbulence
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n - unrest; angitation
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inkling
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n - hint
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celestial
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adj - heavenly; sublime
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cavalier
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adj - showing offhand disregard
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metamorphose
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v - to change
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esoteric
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adj - hard to understand; known only to a few
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depiction
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n - portrayal
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vicarious
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adj - enjoyed through imagined participation in another's experience
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ephemeral
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adj - short-lived
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irrefutable
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adj. - impossible to disprove
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dormant
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adj. - inactive
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cognizant
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adj. - aware
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iota
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n. - very tiny amount
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altruistic
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adj - unselfishly generous
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motif
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n - dominant theme
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dogma
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n - belief asserted on authority
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fundamental
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adj - forming an essential part of something; basic; central
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corroborating
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adj - confirming
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suppress
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v - to restrain
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odyssey
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n - long adventurous voyage
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conventional
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adj - customary
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vertigo
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n - dizziness
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skepticism
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n - doubting or questioning attitude
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revelation
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n - something revealed
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fuse
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v - to combine into one
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expertise
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n - specialized knowledge
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substantiate
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v - to support with proof
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bemused
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adj - confused
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candid
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adj - without pretense or reserve; straight-forward
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melancholy
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adj - sad; tending to promote sadness or gloom
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elusive
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adj - hard to grasp
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nebulous
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adj - vague
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serene
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adj - calm; peaceful
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doleful
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adj - sad; mournful
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construe
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v - to interpret
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ruminate
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v - to reflect upon; contemplate
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paradoxical
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adj - contradictory; incongruous
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ruse
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n - trick; stratagem
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stipulate
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v - to specify as an essential condition
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