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40 Cards in this Set
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ape
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Action of attempting an overly exact imitation and ending up with negative or laughable results.
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dun
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To insist on the payment of a debt
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fop
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man who is too concerned with their looks.
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gad
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move or travel in aimless way.
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hex
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to put an evil spell on someone.
Evil Spell |
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ken
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one's understanding, limits of knowledge
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pox
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bad luck
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vex
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To annoy or perplex
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vie
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compete, contend
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amalgamation
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to mix or combine into a unified whole
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admixture
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mix
"to Mix" LATIN! |
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eclectic
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made up from a variety of sources
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catholic
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comprehensive or of broad scope
Old French word for "universal" |
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motley
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composed of a variety of sources.
Syn: heterogeneous |
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corroborate
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to bring in new evidence to strengthen or support and idea or argument.
Verb form of "corroboration" |
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asunder
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to part or into seperate pieces.
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cleave
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to split or to cut
OR to stick to, to be faithful to |
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disseminate
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to scatter widely or to disperse.
from latin for "to sow" |
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diaspora
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dispersion of a language or culture
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aphrodisiac
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food or drugs that sleegedly make men and women feel more amorous
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chthonic
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on native ground, originating where found
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hector
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to bully or to try to force someone to do something
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hermetic
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to seal off
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junoesque
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woman who is unusually tall and stately and so beautiful as to seem divine
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mercurial
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someone whose moods change very rapidly
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mnemonic
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memory or relating to memory
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muse, bemuse
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lose yourself in your thoughts.
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odyssey
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literal journey or a journey of te intellect or spirit
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saturnine
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gloomy or butterly sarcastic and mocking
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magnanimous
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extremely generous and forgiving
courageously noble in mind and heart |
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parsimonious
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to spare.
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prodigal
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extremely wasteful or extravagant
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penurious
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sting unwiling to spend money
OR poverty stricken or destitute |
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eleemosynary
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contributing to charity and dependent upon charity
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frugal
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thirsty
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munificent
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very genrous and giving
latin for Gift |
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avaricious
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greedy or desirous of gain
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mean
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nasty and disagreeble
OR miserly and stingy, low in value |
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indulgent
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lenient or willing to gratify
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sow
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to plant a seed
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