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50 Cards in this Set
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Decry |
to denounce or condemn openly; to censure |
degrade downsize |
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malignant |
threatening to produce death; harmful |
malign malos |
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filibuster |
the obstruction of passage of a legislative bill by the making of long speeches |
bust file |
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inundated |
overwhelmed by excess; flooded |
pronounce enunciated |
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augment |
to add to; to increase; to supplement |
indent trident |
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pragmatic |
pertaining to all related causes and effects; based on a full study |
practical pregnant |
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scintillate |
to glitter; to be vibrantly personable; to be brilliant and witty in conversation |
scales shimmer |
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salubrious |
beneficial, healthful |
contribute smooth |
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candor |
lack of deceit; honesty; openess; frankness |
pastor cantor |
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moot |
not settled and open to discussion; debatable; agruable; hypothetical |
dispute Who? |
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lethargy |
indiiference; apathy; inactivity; dullness |
lethargic leopards |
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declivity |
a downward slope |
descend cliff |
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fastidious |
overly concerned about detail; attentive; to minor points |
OCD tidy |
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intrinsic |
part of the basic nature of; fundamental |
organic instinct |
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autonomous |
self governing; independent |
automatic auto |
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anthology |
a collection of literary works |
trilogy log |
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savants |
scholars; learned persons |
advanced smart |
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sedentary |
characterized by sittting or lack of activity; inactive |
penitentiary seated |
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altercation |
an angry dispute; a heated agrument- often leading to a fistfight |
alter caution |
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lavish |
extremely generous; extravagant; to give or bestow without restraint |
lush visa |
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extraneous |
coming from the outside; forgeun; not pertinent; irrelevant |
extra E.T |
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Indued |
endowed; invested; provided; equipped; (also spelled: endued) |
due induce |
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felony |
a major crime |
felon lonely |
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irreparable |
beyond repair or correction; not capable of being remedied or made whole |
irregardless nonreplaceable |
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martial |
having to do with the military; war-like |
air force marine |
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multifarious |
having many parts of elements; of great variet; diverse |
multistory multi-tool |
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sequel |
that which follows; a continuation |
Harry Potter squirrel |
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caligraphy |
precise and decorative handwriting or hand-printing; handwriting in general |
graph type |
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lassitude |
lack of vigor or spirit; weariness; langour |
lacking dull |
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extortion |
the act of forcing payments by intimidation or violence; blackmail |
distort extinguish |
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indomitable |
unable to be overcome, subdued or dominated; stubbornly resistant |
unbeatable united |
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feline |
like a cat; of the cat family; a cat |
feline felix |
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irrevocable |
incapable of being withdrawn, repealed, called back, undone |
vocal irreversable |
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presages |
given an indication of something in the future; portends; foreshadows |
messages prediction |
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maritime |
pertaining to the sea |
marine marina |
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schism |
a division or separation of a group ito opposing or differing groups; a rift |
chasm split |
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sentient |
having sensation and feeling; aware; conscious |
sentiment sensitive |
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Cajolery |
persuasion by flattery, coaxing, or artfulness |
jewelry jester |
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largesse |
liberal giving; a generous gift; (also spelled: largess) |
large oh jeez |
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indigent |
without means or substance; destitute; needy; poor; such a person |
degenerate indians |
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felicitations |
good wishes; congratulations |
feliz navidad salutations |
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itinerant |
going to place to place; homeless; such a person |
migrants immigrants |
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prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege, particularly of some specific group or class |
primary pre |
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antithetical |
exactly opposite; directly opposed; in strong contrast |
anti athiest |
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setentious |
expressing much meaning in few words; pompously and tritely moralizing |
sentence sentimental |
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cadaverous |
like a corpse; ghastly |
cadaver dead |
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amenities |
courteous acts or expressions; pleasing features or conviences; civilities |
amendment necessities |
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espurgated |
with the objectionable parts taken out; removed as objectionable; censored |
purge ejected |
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indolent |
slothful; lazy; idle |
dull indoors |
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feint |
a deceptive movement; a pretended attack meant to distract from a real one elsewhere |
flinch faint |
