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40 Cards in this Set
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dejected
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depressed, disheartened
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down and out
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abject
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lacking all self-respect, contemptible
very miserable, wretched |
Rodney Dangerfield
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conjecture
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The act of forming an opinion from incomplete evidence, guesswork
A statement based on guesswork. |
wondering
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injection
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The acto of forcing something, generally a liquid or a gas into something else.
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getting a shot
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subjective
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Taking place within an individual's mind rather than the external environment, personal.
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personal choice
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jetty
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A pier or other structure projecting into a body of water, a wharf
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The rocks we walked on in Florida with Granpa Larry
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objectionable
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Arousing disapproval, offensive
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bad smell
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projectile
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An object, such as a bullet or an arrow that is thrown, fired or otherwise launched through space.
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BB gun
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reject
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To refuse to accept, use , grant, or consider.
To fail to give affection To throw out or discard |
turn away
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affix
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A word element such as prefix or suffix that is attached to a base stem or root.
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attachment
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coinage
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the invention of new words
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frendle
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colloquial
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used in or suitable to spoken language or to writing that imitates speech
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malapropism
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the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but humorously wrong in the context
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Polo Bear
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acronym
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A word formed from the initial letters of a name or by combining initial letters or parts of a series of words.
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USA United States of America
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onomatopoeia
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the formation or use of a word that imitates or resembles what it stands for
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buzz or hiss
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palindrome
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a word or phrase or sentence that reads the same backward or forward
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A man, a plan, a canal, Panama.
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simile
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a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared
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hungry as a bear
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portmanteau word
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a word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two different words.
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slithy from slimy and lithe
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spoonerism
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an accidental but humorous distortion of words in a phrase formed by interchanging the initial sounds.
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the tons of soil rather than the sons of toil.
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diligence
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constant and earnest effort to accomplish a task, careful attention
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studying chemistry requires diligence because you have to memorize lots of formulas
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trajectory
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The path made by a moving body or particle, especially the flight path of a missle.
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the contrail shows this
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foresight
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the ability to see what is likely to happen and to prepare for it accordingly.
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fortunetellers have this.
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meticulous
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extremely careful and precise
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brain surgery
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minutiae
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minor or trivial details
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read the small print
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selective
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careful in choosing, particular, discriminating
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very picky
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systematic
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having a system or method, or plan, carried out in a step-by-step procedure.
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The countdown of a rocket.
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civililty
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politness, courtesy
an act or expression of courtesy |
action of two debaters towards each other.
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demeanor
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the way in which one behaves or conducts oneself
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the way one acts
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foolhardy
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foolishly bold or daring, rash
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bungee jumping without measuring the height
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glib
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performing or performed with careless, often thoughtless, ease
marked by quickness or fluency |
smooth talker. used car salesman
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ignoble
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not having a noble character or purpose
common |
a liar or thief
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unseemly
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not in good taste, improper, unbecoming
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rude
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beguile
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to deceive, trick
to amuse, delight to pass(time)pleasantly |
enchanted by someone
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fastidious
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difficult to satisfy or please, exacting
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covers all details
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judicious
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having or exhibiting sound judgement, sensible or wise.
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select facts carefully
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mores
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the accepted customs and rules of behaviour of a particular social group.
attitudes about proper behaviour. |
customs
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provincial
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characteristic of people or things away from the capital of a country.
limited in range or thinking, uninformed, unsophisticated. |
the Beverly Hillbilly's behaviour
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prudent
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exercising caution, good judgment, or common sense in handling practical matters.
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a Judge has this.
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punctilious
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attentive to the finer points of etiquette and formal conduct, very careful and exact.
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you always send thank-you cards if you're this way.
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decorum
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct, propriety.
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manners
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