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50 Cards in this Set
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tangible |
able to be touched |
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embroil |
to engage in trouble; to compliment |
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homely |
unattractive, plain looking |
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stamina |
resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance |
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primp |
to dress or groom with careful attention to details |
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posterity |
future generations |
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kindling |
dry sticks of wood used to start a fire |
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rift |
a break in friendly relations |
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rancid |
spoiled or rotten |
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shard |
a fragment of brittle substance |
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sarcasm |
harsh, often ironic ridicule, intended to hurt |
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deluge |
a great flood |
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extortion |
taking (property or money) by force or threat or force |
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comely |
attractive or pleasing in appearance; pretty; handsome |
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vogue |
prevailing fashion |
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obsequious |
showing too great a willingness to serve or obey |
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scion |
an heir, a descendant |
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bowdlerize |
to censor esp. prudishly |
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defer |
to delay; to put off |
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become |
to be appropriate or suitable to; to look good with |
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milestone |
an important event |
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fleet |
moving swiftly |
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buoy |
to keep afloat; to raise the spirits of |
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euphony |
pleasing sound esp. of words |
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hierarchy |
a ranking according to status or ability; a group having authority |
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scintillate |
to give off sparks; to be animated or brilliant |
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anonymous |
having an unknown or unacknowledged name |
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lineaments |
any of the features of the body, usually the face |
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dilute |
to lessen the concentration, force, or purity of by adding something |
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zeal |
intense passion or enthussiam |
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blanket |
applying to all conditions or instances |
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deviate |
to depart from the norm |
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dynasty |
a succession of rulers or people in power from the same family |
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detriment |
injury or damage |
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gauge |
an instrument for measuring or testing to measure |
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wreak |
to inflict; to cause (something bad) |
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meverick |
one who rebels; a nonconformist; an individualist |
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protean |
easily taking on different forms |
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lenient |
inclined not to be strict |
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éclat |
great brilliance, as of performance or achievement; conspicuous success |
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ravine |
a deep, narrow gorge, esp. one worn down with running water |
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malinger |
to act sick in order to avoid work |
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chauvinism |
unreasoning and boasrful devotion to one's country or sex |
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placid |
calm, undisturbed |
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voracious |
devoiring;extremely hungry |
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skulk |
to lurk; to move secretively |
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malaise |
a vague feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness |
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lineage |
direct descent from an ancestor; derivation |
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diverge |
to depart from a set course or opinion |
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clamber |
to crawl or climb with difficulty esp. on all fours |
