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105 Cards in this Set
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anterior
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placed in front; earlier
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augur
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one who predicts the future
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auspicious
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favorable
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bygone
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of the past
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callow
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immature
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careen
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to rush recklessly
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celerity
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speed
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concomitant
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happening at the same time
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contemporary
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modern
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cursory
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brief
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dilatory
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slow
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dispatch
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to send off to do a specific job
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diurnal
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relating to daytime; active during the day
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eon
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very long period
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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episode
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one event in a series
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epoch
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a period of history
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erratic
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unsteady
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evanescent
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vanishing
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extant
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not extinct
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extemporize
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to speak or perform without preparation
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foresight
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ability to predict or plan for the future
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forestall
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to prevent
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forgo/forego
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to do without; to give up
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fortuitous
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accidental; lucky
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fountainhead
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beginning; origin
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genesis
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beginning; origin
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habituation
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getting used to something
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harbinger
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a sign or omen; a messenger
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hasten
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to speed up
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heretofore
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until now
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hiatus
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break; pause
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hindsight
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understanding of something after it has happened
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hitherto
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until now
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holdover
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leftover from an earlier time
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inception
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beginning
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indelible
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permanent; not erasable
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inert
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unable to move; inactive
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intermittent
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stopping and starting; not continuous
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inveterate
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habitual
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jaunt
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a short trip
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memento
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reminder of the past
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moratorium
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an official delay; a period of inactivity
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motif
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a central theme
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myopic
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shortsighted; unable to plan ahead
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neophyte
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beginner; inexperienced person
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newfangled
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new; trendy
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nimble
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moving lightly and quickly
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obsolete
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out-of-date; no longer used
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oscillate
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to move back and forth
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overture
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musical introduction
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perpetuate
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to prolong; to cause to continue
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plateau
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a flat area
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portend
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to foreshadow; to mean
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preclude
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to prevent
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precocious
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developing early; mature beyond one's years
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precursor
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person or thing that comes before another
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predecessor
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person who previously held a position
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preemt
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to prevent by acting first
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prefigure
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to indicate in advance
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prescient
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having foresight; able to predict the future
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primitive
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from early civilization; undeveloped; very simple
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project
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to extend out
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prophet
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one who predicts the future
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prospect
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future possibility
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prototype
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original model
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protract
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to prolong; to delay
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providence
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foresight; caution
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provisional
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temporary
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rash
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hurried; without thinking
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recede
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to retreat; to move backward
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recur
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to happen again
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reinstate
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to restore to a former position
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relentless
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constant
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respite
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a rest period
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retroactive
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applying to an earlier period
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retrograde
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to go back to an earlier or worse condition
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retrogress
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to go back to an earlier or simpler condition
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retrospect
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looking back on the past
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revert
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to return to an earlier condition
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seer
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one who can predict the future
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serendipity
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luckiness; fortunate accident
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shortsighted
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unable to plan well for the future
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sojourn
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a temporary stay
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soothsayer
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fortune-teller; one who can see the future
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static
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not moving; not changing
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stopgap
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temporary or emergency substitute
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stunt
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to hinder; to slow
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table
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to delay considering something
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tarry
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to delay or be late
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temporize
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to delay making a decision; to procrastinate
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tenure
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permanent employment
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thenceforward
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from that time on
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throwback
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reappearance of an earlier type or stage
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timeless
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eternal
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timework
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repeated or used too often
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transient
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temporary
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transitory
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temporary
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ubiquitous
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everywhere at the same time
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unremitting
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constant
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untimely
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badly timed; premature
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upshot
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outcome; final result
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urgency
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the need for immediate action
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vagary
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sudden desire; unpredictable event
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vanguard
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leading position; trendsetter
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