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99 Cards in this Set
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abate
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(v) reduce in intensity
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abjure
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(v) renounce; swear to refrain from something
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blandishment
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(n) words used to coax or flatter [(v) blandish]
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boor
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ill-mannered person [(adj) boorish]
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cardinal
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1. (n) high-ranking church official
2. (adj) major, important |
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deliberate
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1. (adj) slow
2. (v) think over 3. (adj) on purpose |
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equivocation
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(n) speaking ambiguously [(v) equivocate, (adj) equivocal]
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feckless
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(adj) feeble; helpless; lacking in initiative
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imperturbability
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(n) quality of being calm and not easily disturbed [(adj) imperturbable]
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meretricious
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(adj) falsely attractive; tawdry
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augury
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(n) prediction, looking for omens [(v) augur]
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boycott
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(v) refuse to have dealings with
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glib
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(adj) slick; superficial, esp. in speech
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incise
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(v) cut into [(n) incision; (a) incisive)]
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moralistic
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(adj) concerned with morals
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ostracism
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(n) shunning; social isolation
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penchant
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(n) inclination; leaning; tendency; predilection
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rarefy
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(v) make less dense; to purify or refine
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repine
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(v) fret; be discontented
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stipulate
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(v) specify
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diaphanous
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(adj) transparent; thin and delicate
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feint
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(n) pretended attack; a move intended to deceive
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inured
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(adj) hardened; habituated
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mettlesome
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(n) spirited
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puissance
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(n) power
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recondite
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(adj) obscure
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stygian
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(n) very dark
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touting
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(v) advertising; supporting
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virtuosity
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(n) skill; expertise
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volubility
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(n) excessive talkativeness
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caret
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(n) punctuation mark signifying omission
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contiguous
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(adj) adjacent; touching; abutting
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damp
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(v) (used of vibration) reduce in extent
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ellipsis
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(n) omission of essential words
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extirpation
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(n) wiping out; complete destruction
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foppish
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(adj) behaving or dressing like a dandy; excessively concerned with fashion
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gaffe
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(n) blunder; social mistake
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hortatory
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(adj) encouraging; exhorting
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opprobrious
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(adj) expressing great scorn [(n) opprobrium]
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recumbent
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(adj) reclining; lying down
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ambidextrous
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(adj) able to use both left and right hands equally well
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culpability
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(n) guilt
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discernment
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(n) judgment; perceptiveness
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encomium
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(n) praise
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inveigle
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(v) to win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk
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minatory
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(adj) threatening
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ossified
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(adj) turned to bone; become rigid
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plumb
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1. (v)measure depth of
2. (adj) exact (slang) |
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quintessential
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(adj) most essential; the perfect example of [(n) quintessence]
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runic
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(adj) mysterious, magical
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accretion
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(n) accumulation of matter; growth produced by adding from the outside
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anachronistic
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(adj) occurring in the wrong time period
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chronic
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(adj) long-lasting
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churlishness
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(n) rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
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demagogue
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(n) mob leader (who appeals to base instincts)
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effrontery
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(n) daring; audacity (has negative connotation)
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idyll
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(n) story or incident in a peaceful or ideal setting
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interregnum
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(n) interval between reigns or governments
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nugatory
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(adj) of minor significance; futile
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sinecure
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(n) job which pays salary but requires little effort
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anodized
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(adj) electroplated; coated with a thin layer of metal
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aphoristic
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(adj) A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage [(n) aphorism = short statement; maxim]
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canonical
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(adj) orthodox [(n) canon = set of accepted works or principles]
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commensurate
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(adj) equal in significance
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dexterity
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(adj) skill, esp. with hands
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extant
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(adj) still in existence
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impugned
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(v) attacked as false or questionable; challenged in argument
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probity
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uprightness; honesty
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raconteur
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(n) person who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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solicitous
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(adj) kindly; expressing care and concern
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amalgamate
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(v) join; consolidate
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baleful
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(adj) evil; ominous
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coerce
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(v) force
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inchoate
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(adj) undeveloped; nascent
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iniquitous
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(adj) unjust
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libertine
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(n) dissolute person; prodigal
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millinery
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(n) hats and hat-making
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natty
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(adj) neat; dapper; smart
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occluded
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(adj) obscured; blocked
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sidereal
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(adj) of or related to stars
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avaricious
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(adj) greedy for money
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extirpate
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(v) to destroy totally; exterminate
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halcyon
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(adj) peaceful and happy; calm (esp. of summer weather)
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list
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1. (v) to lean to one side
2. (v) to write in order |
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maudlin
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(adj) sad; sentimental; inclined to weep
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refulgent
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(adj) glowing; radiant
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subliminal
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(adj) below the threshold of consciousness
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testiness
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(n) irritability
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vituperate
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(v) to rebuke or criticize harshly or abusively; berate; to use harsh language
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whittle
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1. (v) to carve with a knife
2. (v) to reduce step by step |
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colander
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(n) bowl with holes used to drain vegetables, etc.
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cumbersome
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(adj) bulky; difficult to carry
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dispatch
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1. (v) to send
2. (n) speed; celerity |
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epistemology
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(n) theory of knowledge
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froward
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(adj) stubborn; wayward; disobedient; obstinate
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supine
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(adj) lying flat on one's back
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throwback
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(n) a reversion to a former type or ancestral characteristic
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untoward
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(adj)
1. Not favorable; unpropitious. 2. Troublesome; adverse: an untoward incident. 3. Hard to guide or control; unruly. 4. Improper; unseemly. 5. Archaic Awkward. |
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verisimilar
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(adj) appearing to be true or real; probable
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