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50 Cards in this Set
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balmy |
warm; refreshing; mild |
lip balm calm |
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profligate |
recklessly extravagant or wasteful; such a person |
flagrant prodigal |
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prolific |
producing a great deal; reproducing rapidly |
magic tree house pro Life |
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prolix |
wordy; long-winded; verbose |
prolong run on |
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promulgated |
Put into effect officially and publically |
promote litigate |
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abscond |
to leave secretly and in haste, usually to escape the law. |
abroad conchauvinistic |
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cliché |
an overused expression; a trite or hackneyed saying |
like basic |
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melancholic |
excessively and unreasonably brooding; chronically depressed |
adele melancholy |
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addicted |
physiologically or psychologically dependent upon |
"acid" technology |
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cloister |
a secluded or isolated place; a monastery or a convent |
oyster closet |
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coagulate |
to thicken; to clot; to gather together in a mass |
clog glue |
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banal |
lacking freshnessor vigor; commonplace; trite |
benign anus |
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bard |
a poet |
ballad rap |
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barrister |
loosely--an attorney or lawyer. |
bar bail |
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bathos |
excessive or trivial sentimentality; an unimportant anticlimax |
pathos bath |
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bellicose |
hostile; warlike; aggressive |
bully Bell Helicopter |
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beneficence |
quality or display of goodness and kindness; a good deed or kindness |
benefit beneficial |
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prone |
naturally inclined; having a tendency; lying face down |
drowned pro |
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aberration |
a change or departure from the usual, normal, prescribed, etc; a disorder of the mind. |
abnormal apparition |
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brandish |
to shake, wave or flourish threateningly, defiantly or triumphantly |
brag rant |
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propagate |
to spread information from one person to another; to disseminate; to reproduce or multiply |
propaganda program |
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coalesce |
to combine or come together in one body, purpose, etc.; to unite; to fuse; to blend |
cohesive collaborate |
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coalition |
a union or joining together; a temporary alliance |
collage ally |
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coercion |
a compelling or forcing; forced restraint or constraint; control or government by force. |
fusion union |
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absolution |
The forgiving of sin; a freeing from guilt and penalty; forgiveness |
solution absolve |
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abstemious |
sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate |
abstain diet |
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adduced |
brought out or offered for consideration or proof; alleged |
produce deduce |
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adjudicated |
determined in court; judged |
a judge a jury |
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malediction |
an evil and damaging statement; a curse; slander |
malo dictator |
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celibacy |
the state of refraining from marriage and sexual relations |
baby Mary |
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chaotic |
in a state of chaos; extremely mixed up; very confused or disorderly |
crazy hectic |
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charlatan |
one who pretends to have knowledge that he does not have; an imposter; a quack |
liar charleston |
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chary |
hesitant; cautious; wary; particular |
care cheap |
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chauvinistic |
unreasonably devoted or loyal to one's own group, race, sex or status |
clique sorority |
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propensity |
a natural tendency, disposition or inclination |
proper appropriate |
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propinquity |
nearness or closeness; kinship; proximity |
unity family |
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propitiated |
appeased; satisfied; gained favor; favorable disposed |
pride appreciate |
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petulant |
pettily or childishly peevish; irritable; fretful; obstinate; impatient |
pet tantrum |
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philatelist |
stamp collector |
label list |
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pinnacle |
peak; summit; zenith; highest point of achievement |
pin point peak |
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piquant |
stimulating to the mind; interesting; provocative; charmingly lively; spicy |
pickle piquante |
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acquiesced |
yielded; gave in assented |
cease quit |
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cogent |
convincing to the mind; compelling |
codes agent |
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vicissitude |
natural but unanticipated change;element of chance in daily life |
attitude vision |
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virago |
a loud-mouthed, bad tempered, overbearing woman |
angry diva |
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virulent |
extremely harmful, malignant or noxious; malicious |
virus viral |
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cognizant |
having knowledge; perceptive; aware; comprehending |
brain genius |
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empathy |
understanding and identification with the mental state and emotions of another person. |
sympathy path |
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empirical |
based on observation or direct experience only not on theory or speculation |
inspiring empire |
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emulate |
to strive to equal or surpass; to successfully rival |
duplicate raise |