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86 Cards in this Set
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Adroit |
Skillful clever |
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Macroscopic |
Visible to the naked eye |
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Fatuous |
Foolish inane |
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Bovine |
Pertaining to cows or cattle |
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Ferret |
To search or drive out |
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Affectation |
A phony attitude pose |
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Knell |
A sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for a death or funeral |
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Dichotomy |
A division into two parts |
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Gambol |
To frolic, to romp about playfully |
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Callow |
Young and inexperienced |
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Laconic |
Using few words, short, concise |
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Quiddity |
An essential quality |
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Patent |
Evident or obvious |
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Peccadillo |
A minor offense, a misdeed |
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Sagacious |
Wise, having keen perception and sound judgment |
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Rationalize |
To make an excuse for |
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Deride |
To ridicule, to mock |
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Censure |
To criticize sharply |
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Immolate |
To kill someone as a sacrifice victim, usually by fire |
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Recondite |
Difficult to understand; profound |
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Recondite |
Difficult to understand; profound |
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Martinet |
A strict disciplinarian; taskmaster |
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Recondite |
Difficult to understand; profound |
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Martinet |
A strict disciplinarian; taskmaster |
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Quagmire |
A swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation |
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Recondite |
Difficult to understand; profound |
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Martinet |
A strict disciplinarian; taskmaster |
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Quagmire |
A swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation |
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Gibe |
To scoff; to ridicule |
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Recondite |
Difficult to understand; profound |
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Martinet |
A strict disciplinarian; taskmaster |
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Quagmire |
A swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation |
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Gibe |
To scoff; to ridicule |
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Agape |
Open-mouthed; surprised; agog |
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Recondite |
Difficult to understand; profound |
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Martinet |
A strict disciplinarian; taskmaster |
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Quagmire |
A swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation |
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Gibe |
To scoff; to ridicule |
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Agape |
Open-mouthed; surprised; agog |
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Carcinogen |
Causing cancer |
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Recondite |
Difficult to understand; profound |
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Martinet |
A strict disciplinarian; taskmaster |
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Quagmire |
A swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation |
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Gibe |
To scoff; to ridicule |
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Agape |
Open-mouthed; surprised; agog |
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Carcinogen |
Causing cancer |
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Olfactory |
Pertaining to smell |
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Recondite |
Difficult to understand; profound |
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Martinet |
A strict disciplinarian; taskmaster |
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Quagmire |
A swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation |
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Gibe |
To scoff; to ridicule |
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Agape |
Open-mouthed; surprised; agog |
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Carcinogen |
Causing cancer |
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Olfactory |
Pertaining to smell |
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Imperious |
Domineering; haughty |
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Recondite |
Difficult to understand; profound |
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Martinet |
A strict disciplinarian; taskmaster |
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Quagmire |
A swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation |
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Gibe |
To scoff; to ridicule |
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Agape |
Open-mouthed; surprised; agog |
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Carcinogen |
Causing cancer |
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Olfactory |
Pertaining to smell |
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Imperious |
Domineering; haughty |
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Grotesque |
Absurd; distorted |
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Recondite |
Difficult to understand; profound |
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Martinet |
A strict disciplinarian; taskmaster |
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Quagmire |
A swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation |
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Gibe |
To scoff; to ridicule |
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Agape |
Open-mouthed; surprised; agog |
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Carcinogen |
Causing cancer |
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Olfactory |
Pertaining to smell |
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Imperious |
Domineering; haughty |
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Grotesque |
Absurd; distorted |
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Neologism |
A new word or expression |
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Recondite |
Difficult to understand; profound |
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Hackneyed |
Commonplace; overused |
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Martinet |
A strict disciplinarian; taskmaster |
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Quagmire |
A swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation |
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Gibe |
To scoff; to ridicule |
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Agape |
Open-mouthed; surprised; agog |
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Carcinogen |
Causing cancer |
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Olfactory |
Pertaining to smell |
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Imperious |
Domineering; haughty |
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Grotesque |
Absurd; distorted |
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Neologism |
A new word or expression |
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Gambol |
To frolic; to romp about playfully |
