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102 Cards in this Set
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convivial |
friendly |
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connubial |
of marriage |
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craven |
cowardly |
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cajole |
coax, wheedle |
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callous |
heartless |
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curtail |
cut down |
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complicity |
involvement |
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connoisseur |
savour |
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conspicuous |
prominently visible |
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candour |
frankness |
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criterion |
standard of judging |
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cursory |
hasty, casual |
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contiguous |
adjacent |
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chequered |
marked by ups and downs |
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canard |
rumour |
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carnal |
flashly |
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chicanery |
trickery, false argument |
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circumvent |
outwit |
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circumscribe |
confined limit |
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cessation |
terminating |
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clairvoyant |
fortuneteller |
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circumspect |
cautious, prudent |
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confiscate |
cease, commandeer |
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cognizance |
awareness, knowledge |
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charade |
guessing the word from action, pretence |
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chivalry |
courage marked with honour, courtesy |
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charlatan |
fraud, quack |
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chubby |
round faced, plump |
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conjure |
to make happen with magic |
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choleric |
easily made angry |
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contravene |
violent, conflict |
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catchword |
slogan |
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chimerical |
mythical, fanciful |
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cataclysm |
provoke |
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compassion |
kind, benevolent |
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conjecture |
guess |
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crux |
gist |
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covet |
desire eagerly |
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cupidity |
greed for sth |
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caveat |
.. |
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consort |
the husband or the wife of the ruler |
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consortium |
an association of companies |
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consanguine |
same family related by blood |
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congenital |
occurring since birth |
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crusade |
struggle or movement |
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coffers |
treasury |
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castigate |
criticize |
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concoct |
invent excuse |
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capitalise |
used to once advantage |
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culminate |
reach the highest point |
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checkmate |
obstruct, defeat |
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cordial |
warm, heart felt |
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carousal |
noisy revelry, feast |
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curb |
check control |
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cinderella |
something long neglected |
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colossal |
gignatic |
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cavalier |
without being serious, discourteous |
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convalescent |
a person recovering from illness |
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coeval |
of the same origin |
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crunch |
important and unpleasant situation, shortage |
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descry |
seen from distance |
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delirium |
violent excitement |
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disseminate |
spread widely |
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duress |
forcible restrained, threat |
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decrepit |
worn out by age |
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desultory |
aimless |
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devious |
go astray, erratic |
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diabolical |
devilish |
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debility |
weakness |
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debonair |
friendly, pleasing |
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derelict |
abandon, negligent |
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destitute |
extremly poor |
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dipsomanic |
having crave for liquor, inebriated |
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debutant |
amateur |
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discerning |
having insight |
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dissolute |
loose in morals |
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denigrate |
lacken, disparage |
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doleful |
sorrowful |
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disconsolate |
sad, grieving |
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distraught |
distracted by anxiety |
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diatribe |
bitter scolding, invective |
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discursive |
rambling, tortuous |
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delectable |
delightful |
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disparate |
dissimilar |
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denizen |
inhaitants |
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dispassionate |
calm, impartial |
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deviate |
go away from |
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detente |
easing of strong relations |
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doyen |
a person of repute in his field |
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drudgery |
unpleasant work |
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defalcation |
misappropriation, embezzlement |
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dementia |
mental weakness |
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diaspora |
the dispersion or spread of any people from their original homeland
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dilettante
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without real commitment or knowledge.
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dispel
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make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear.
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docile
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ready to accept control or instruction; submissive.
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delinquent |
tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.
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dismal |
causing a mood of gloom or depression.
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discrepancy |
an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
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deviant |
a person different from customary character |
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delirious |
in an acutely disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence; affected by delirium. |
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