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133 Cards in this Set
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Allergen
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A substance that causes an allergic reaction
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Abacus
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An accent counting device
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Abstain
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Do without voluntarily
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Acrophobia
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Fear of heights
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Advocate
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Argue a certain point of view, offer support
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Aerie
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A man-made habitat for birds
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Aficiando
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An enthusiast
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Agile
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Moves easily like an athlete, nimble
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Reclusive
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Tending to withdraw from the company
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Relativist
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One who judges things by there comparative value pragmatics
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Reflextive
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A personal adjective an example is found in the boy he hurt himself in this in himself as a reflective adjectivew
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1/4 of a century |
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Scurvy
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Vitamin c deficiency
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Sensualist
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One who is fond of pleasure a modern Epicurean
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Shoal
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A place where the water is shallow and which may cause a **** to reach a ground
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Singe
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Burn slightly around the edges
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Slate
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A list of candidates for a particular party
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Slothful
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Lazy indolent not industrious
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Astrologer
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Person who claims to interpret the influence of the stars on events and Persons
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Stolid
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Impassive showing no emotion
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Surrealism
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Modern and unconventional art movement
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Theorist
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One engaged in speculations
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Thicket
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Very close growth of shrubs or bushes
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Thrash
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To beat wheat is thrashed so as to separate the grain
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Tolerant
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Accepting of others opinions forbearing opposite of bigoted
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Triptych
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A set of three panels with pictures or carvings
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Trowel
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A tool used by a brick layer to spread mortar
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Unquenchable
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Usually refers to a thirst that cannot be satisfied
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Vassal
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Tenant of a lord, servant, follower, slave
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Astronomer
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One who studies astronomy
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Vernancular
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The language of the common people, slang
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Verse
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The component lines of a poem
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Vertigo
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Condition characterized by dizziness and loss of balance
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Virtuous
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Exhibiting high moral excellence
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Wary
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Very cautions, alert, watchful
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Zealot
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A fanatic, an extreme enthusiast
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Astronomy
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Science that studies the motion of Celestial bodies
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Banal
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Commonplace, trite
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Boulder
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Very large stone
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Burdensome
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Heavy to bear, oppressive
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Caliper
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Instrument used in measuring thickness
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Campaign
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Series of related military operation
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Cartography
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Making of maps and charts
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Climax
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The critical deciding moment or point
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Alliteration
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Repetition of the same first letter or sound in a line of poetry
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Coarse
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Rough to the touch, opposite of silky
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Cobbler
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The Shoemaker
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Colonnades
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Strong columns that serve as support for some buildings or structures
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Combine
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May refer to a machine used to harvest crops
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Commendable
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Worthy of praise
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Conduit
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A tube for the underground passage of electrical wire
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Conductor
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One who directs especially of an orchestra
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Convivial
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Fond of socializing with friends
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Cornucopia
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A horn shaped container that Winfield symbolizes plenty
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Credulous
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Extremely naïve or gullible
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Altercation
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A dispute that has gotten out of hand
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Curator
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Caretaker specially at the museum
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Facet
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The division of a diamond just as a period is a division of an era
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The unit that is used to measure the intensity of sound
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The unit that is used to measure the intensity of
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Devotee
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A person committed to an idea or movement
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Diatribe
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A better outburst aimed at a person or an idea
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Discreet
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Carefully sensible in speech and action
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Dispute
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Disagreement, argument
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Dogmatic
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Positive in one's opinion overbearingly certain
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Dormant
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Inactive quiet as if asleep
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Ebb
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Fade, lesson, weaken
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Ambiguous
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Vague, not concise
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Embellish
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Elaborate or enlarge in a decorative way
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Emblem
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A visible symbol such as a flag
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Endeavors
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Attempts at tries for
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Humidor
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The container for cigars
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Hyacinath
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Type of flower
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Epilogue
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A concluding statement
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Epitaph
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A short statement said in memory of a dead person and epitaph often appears on the tombstone
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Equine
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Pertaining to horses
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Erratic
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Wildly inconsistent
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Facade
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The decorative front of the building
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Anecdote
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Short account of an interesting incident or event
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Facet |
The division of a diamond just as a period is a division of an era |
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Fallow
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Uncultivated in active and unseeded field is said to be lying fallow
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Famine
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A period of extremely lack of food of famine might be caused by a drought
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Feline
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Cat
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Fidelity
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Loyalty to a person or cause
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Flimsy
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Very light lacking substance not thick
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Foreman
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One who is in charge
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Frank
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Honest straightforward
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Gaudy
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Showy but cheap flashy
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Generic
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Having to do with class in general
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Anvil
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Hard metal surface upon which a blacksmith hammers
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Giga
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1 billion ten to the nine
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Gorged
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Consumed to excess over eat
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Hue
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A certain shade of color
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Humidorhyacinth
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The container for cigars
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Hyacinath |
Type of flower |
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Imbue
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Fill with color or inspire
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Impassive
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Without feeling or emotion
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Impede
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Hinder or halt some movement
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Impel
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Thrust forward the opposite of impede
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Imperative
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An absolute necessity of a "requisite
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Arbiter
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One who settle the dispute, one who mediate
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Impoverish
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Make poor opposite of prosper
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Improvisation
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To act without formal preparation
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Insatiable
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A hungry that cannot be satisfied
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Irrigation
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Man-made canals used to bring water to dryland
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Inept
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Lacking skill
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Laud
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Praise opposite criticize
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Languish
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Diminish weaken
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Manifest
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Ballista passengers for a plane or ship
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Metaphysics
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Study of philosophy
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Reflextive
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A personal adjective an example is found in the boy he hurt himself in this in himself as a reflective adjectivew
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Arouse
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Awaken, start to action, excite
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Naivete
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The tendency to be easily duped or overly innocent
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Nano
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1 billionth
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Neurotic
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A person suffering from obsessive desires
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Niacin
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The prescription drugs that treat heart disease and high cholesterol
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Nosegay
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A bouquet of flowers
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Numismatic
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study of coins and medals
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Oxymoron
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A phrase that contains an obvious contradiction
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Pane
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A plate of glass that is a component of the window
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Penurious
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Stingy willing to spend money extremely poor
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Philatelist
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Collects stamps
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Arthropods
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Small wingless insect
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Piscine
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Pertaining to fish
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Placid
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Undisturbed, calm,
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Porcine
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Pig
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Pragmatic
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One who gauges value by practical consequences
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Prehensile
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An appendage that is well suited for grasping or seizing
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Profound
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Very bad not ordinary; opposite of banal
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Prolouge
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Introductory act or event
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Prudent
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Sensible, discreet, wisely cautious
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Pundit
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One known for the rendering of opinions
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Raconteur
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A skilled teller of stories anecdotes
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Article
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An essay usually appearing in a newspaper or magazine note that an editorial is an example of an article
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