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49 Cards in this Set
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decry |
to denounce or condemn openly; to censure. |
cry, deny |
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malignant |
threatening to produce death; harmful. |
malice, malnoursihed |
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filibuster |
the obstruction of passage of a legislative bill by the making of long speeches. |
fill up, buster |
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inundated |
overwhelmed by excess; flooded. |
undulate, mud slide |
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augment |
to add to; to increase; to supplement. |
argue, adjust |
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pragmatic |
pertaining to all related causes and effects; based on a full study. |
pregnant, mating |
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scintillate |
to glitter; to be vibrantly personable; to be brilliant and witty in conversation. |
Cinderella, sizzle |
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salubrious |
beneficial, healthful. |
salad, salary |
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candor |
lack of deceit; honesty; openess; frankness. |
candid, cantor |
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moot |
not settled and open to discussion; debatable; agruable; hypothetical. |
tune, mutable |
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lethargy |
indiiference; apathy; inactivity; dullness. |
lazy, grey |
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declivity |
a downward slope. |
decline, cliff |
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fastidious |
overly concerned about detail; attentive; to minor points. |
studious, tidious |
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intrinsic |
part of the basic nature of; fundamental. |
intern, intro |
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autonomous |
self governing; independent. |
automobile, auto |
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anthology |
a collection of literary works. |
anthropologist, anthropology |
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savants |
scholars; learned persons. |
satire, snake |
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sedentary |
characterized by sittting or lack of activity; inactive. |
sedement, sedated |
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altercation |
an angry dispute; a heated agrument- often leading to a fistfight. |
attack, cat fight |
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lavish |
extremely generous; extravagant; to give or bestow without restraint. |
lush, luxurious |
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extraneous |
coming from the outside; forgein; not pertinent; irrelevant. |
exchange student, ET |
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indued |
endowed; invested; provided; equipped; (also spelled: endued). |
dues, induce |
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felony |
a major crime. |
fiend, KONY |
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irreparable |
beyond repair or correction; not capable of being remedied or made whole. |
parapalegic, rubble |
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martial |
having to do with the military; war-like. |
marine, marshall |
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multifarious |
having many parts of elements; of great variet; diverse. |
various, multiple |
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sequel |
that which follows; a continuation. |
second, sequence |
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calligraphy |
precise and decorative handwriting or hand-printing; handwriting in general. |
graphics, autograph |
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lassitude |
lack of vigor or spirit; weariness; langour. |
lazy, lathargic |
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extortion |
the act of forcing payments by intimidation or violence; blackmail. |
torture, taxes |
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indomitable |
unable to be overcome, subdued or dominated; stubbornly resistant. |
inconquerable, team |
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feline |
like a cat; of the cat family; a cat. |
lion, felix |
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presages |
given an indication of something in the future; portends; foreshadows. |
provoke, sage |
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maritime |
pertaining to the sea. |
marina, mar |
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schism |
a division or separation of a group ito opposing or differing groups; a rift |
chasm, schitzophrenia |
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sentient |
having sensation and feeling; aware; conscious. |
senses, tender |
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cajolery |
persuasion by flattery, coaxing, or artfulness. |
jewelery, bribery |
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largesse |
liberal giving; a generous gift; (also spelled: largess). |
large, gesture |
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indigent |
without means or substance; destitute; needy; poor; such a person. |
dig, no dignity |
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felicitations |
good wishes; congratulations. |
feliz, celebration |
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itinerant |
going to place to place; homeless; such a person. |
nomad, ants |
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prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege, particularly of some specific group or class. |
program, priority |
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antithetical |
exactly opposite; directly opposed; in strong contrast. |
anti, icy/hot |
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sententious |
expressing much meaning in few words; pompously and tritely moralizing. |
sentence, intence |
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cadaverous |
like a corpse; ghastly. |
Casper, carnivore |
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amenities |
courteous acts or expressions; pleasing features or conviences; civilities. |
amen, amnity |
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expurgated |
with the objectionable parts taken out; removed as objectionable; censored. |
x-rated, purge |
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indolent |
slothful; lazy; idle. |
loaf, invalid |
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feint |
a deceptive movement; a pretended attack meant to distract from a real one elsewhere. |
feign, faint |
