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98 Cards in this Set
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perpendicular
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(adj) vertical; straight up and down
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capacious
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(adj) capable of holding much;spacious
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tacit
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(adj) implied; understood w/out being openly expressed
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convalescence
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(n) the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness
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salient
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(adj) prominent or conspicuous
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droll
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(adj) amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous
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contentious
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(adj) quarrelsome
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prodigious
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(adj) extraordinary in size
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inveigle
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(v) to entice, lure, ensnare by flattery
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consternation
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(n) a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion
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rhetorical
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(adj) used for or concerned w/ mere style and effect
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formidable
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(adj) causing fear or dread
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indignant
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(adj) angered at something unjust or wrong
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genial
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(adj) comforting, warm, friendly
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inure
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(v) to accustom to hardship, difficulty and pain
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deign
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(v) to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity
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chronic
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(adj) constant
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inane
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(adj) lacking sense; stupid
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conniver
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(n) a conspiration
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eloquence
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(n) the practice of using are with fluency and aptness
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anarchy
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(n) a state of society w/out a government or law
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indiscriminately
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(adv) lacking in care,judgement; selectivity
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venerable
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(adj) commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; revered
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insidious
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(adj) intended to entrap or beguile
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inebriate
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(v) to make drunk; intoxicate
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suppleness
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(n) flexibility; compliancy
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discern
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(v) to perceive
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enmity
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(n) a feeling of hostility; hatred
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undulation
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(n) a wave-like motion
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effulgence
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(n) radiance
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paganism
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the act of not being Christian, Jew or Muslim in spirit or attitude
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delirious
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(adj) wild with excitement
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irresolute
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(adj) doubtful; not sure
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continuity
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(n) a continuous extent or connected whole
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Decalogue
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(n) The Ten Commandments
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amiably
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(adv) friendly, socially
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idiosyncratic
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(n) a characteristic, mannerism, habit... that is peculiar to the individual
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ludicrous
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(adj) laughable; causing laughter because of absurdity
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reverie
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(n) a state of dreamy meditation
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erratic
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(adj) strange; having no certain/definite course
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sultriness
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(n) oppressively hot and close to moist weather
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eccentric
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(adj) irregular; erratic
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tentative
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(adj) unsure; unceratain; experimental
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turbid
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(adj) opaque; obscured
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throng
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(n) crowd
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emissary
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(n) a represenative sent on a mission or errand
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transcend
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(v) to rise above; go beyond
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infinitesimal
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(adj) extremely small
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sinecure
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(n) a job that doesn't require much or no work and yields profitable returns
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bantam
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(adj) tiny
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dispensation
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(n) distribution; one-time forgiveness
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insinuate
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(v) to suggest or hint slyly
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implausibility
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(adj) not plausible or not having the appearance of truth or credibility
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burlesque
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(n) exaggerated parody
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futility
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(n) ineffectiveness; uselessness
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zestfully
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(adv) full of flavor
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sanctity
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(n) holiness; godliness
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inevitable
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(adj) unavoidable
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reticent
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(adj) disposed to be silent or not to speak freely
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opulent
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(adj) wealthy, rich
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vagaries
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(n) an unpredictable or erratic action
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sobriety
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(n) state of being sober; temperance
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whimsical
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(adj) fanciful notions
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pungent
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(adj) acrid
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refute
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(v) to prove to be false or erroneous
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aphorism
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(n) an embodiment of the general truth
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hypocritical
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(adj) pretending to have virtues, morals...that actions refute
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sententious
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(adj) abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims
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gullible
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(adj) easily deceived or cheated
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novelty
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(n) state of being new, unique
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multifarious
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(adj) having many different parts, elements or forms
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terminus
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(n) the end or extremity of anything
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duress
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(n) constraint by threat; coercion
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cacophony
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(n) harsh discordance of sound
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preposterous
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(adj) absurd; utterly foolish
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precarious
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(adj) dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; unstable
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accolade
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(n) any award; honor
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austerity
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(n) usually ascetic practices; severity of manner and life
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rejoinder
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(n) an answer to a reply; response
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eunuch
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(n) a castrated man
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incredulous
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(adj) not believable
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rueful
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(adj) pitiable
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torpid
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(adj) inactive; sluggish
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arch
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(adj) playfully rogueish or mischievous
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tumult
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(n) commotion; disturbance of a crowd
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poignant
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(adj) moving; keenly distressing to the feelings
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incongruity
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(n) the quality of disagreeing, not fitting
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decrepit
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(adj) weakened by old age; feeble
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innate
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(adj) inborn
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impervious
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(adj) impenetrable
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animosity
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(n) enmity
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bellicose
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(adj) incline or eager to fight
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reprieve
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(v) to delay the impending punishment or sentence of
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cogitation
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(n) meditation
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vagueness
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(adj) quality of not being explicity stated
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tangible
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(adj) touchable
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morale
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(n) a state of an individual psychological well-being based upon sense of confidence, usefulness, and purpose
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forlorn
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(adj) desolate
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