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98 Cards in this Set
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afoul
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state of entanglement
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aloof
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state of being at a distance
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asunder
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apart
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withstand
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stand up against, resist
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notwithstanding
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despite
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what has the meaning "all around, on all sides, or thoroughly"?
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prefix "be"
examples- begrudge, belabor, bemuddle, beseige, besmirch, beset (attack on all sides) |
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what has the meaning "affect with or cover with"?
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prefix "be"
as in- becloud, begrime, benighted, befog, etc. |
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what has the meaning "cause to be"?
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prefix "be"
as in- belittle, becalm, etc. |
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suffix "wise"
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way or manner
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nowise
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in no way at all
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contrariwise
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on the contrary
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suffix "dom"
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dignity, office, realm, state of being, those having the character of
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earldom
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realm or dignity of an earl
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suffix "some"
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full of the thing or quality denoted in the first part of the SOME word
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fulsome
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offensive b/c of obvious display of insincerity
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lissome
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full of lithe, nimble
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mettlesome
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sprited, courageous
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noisome
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offensive to smell
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winsome
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cheerful, merry, full of winning quality
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hireling
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one whose only interest in their work is the pay
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starveling
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one whos thing form lack of food
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suckling
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child or animal that is nursed
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yearling
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one who is a year old
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changeling
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child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
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foundling
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infant found after being deserted by its unknown parents
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stripling
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lad
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anent
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about
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anon
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soon
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behest
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command, order
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beholden
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bound in gratitude, indebted
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behoove
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be proper for
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betimes
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early
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heath
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tract of wasteland
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wane
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decrease gradually in size
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warp
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threads running lengthwise in the loom, crossed by the woof
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wax
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grow in size
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withal
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as well
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woof
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threads running from side to side in a woven fabric
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yclept
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named
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virile (latin)
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physical capabilities of a male
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ursine
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of or like a bear
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taurine
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like a bull or Taurus
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bullish
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expecting or tending to cause a rise in stock in stock prices
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bovine
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like a cow; sluggish and patient
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vulpine
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cunning; like a fox
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hircine
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goatlike, especially in smell
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equine
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like a horse
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porcine
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like a pig
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sheepish
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like a sheep in timidity or stupidity; awkwardly bashful or embarassed
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lupine
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like a worf, ravenous
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sanguine
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having a ruddy color; confident; bloody
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beget
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procreate
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begin
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originate, intiate
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behead
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decapitate
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bless
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consecrate
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bow, stoop
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condescend, prostrate
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break
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disintegrate, invaidate
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chew
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masticate
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curse
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execrate
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drink
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imbibe
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flay, fleece, skin
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excoriate
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free
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emancipate, liberate
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lie
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prevaricate
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shorten
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abridge
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soothe
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asuage, pacify
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spit
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expectorate
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steal
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peculate
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strengthen
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invigorate
corroborate |
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take (for oneself)
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appropriate
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think
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cogitate
ratiocinate |
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sparkle
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scintillate
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worship
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venerate
revere |
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yield
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capitulate
succumb |
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blessing
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benediction
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breach
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infraction, rupture
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burden
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obligation
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curse
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execration
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fire
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conflagration
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food
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nutriment
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greed
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avarice
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heaven
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firmament
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home
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domicile
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mirth
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hilarity
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name
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apellation
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oath
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affirmation
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shame
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ignominy
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shard
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fragment
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smear
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vilification
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snake
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reptile
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sorrow
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contrition, remorse
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speed
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celerity
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strength
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impregnability
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theft
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larceny, peculation
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thread
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filament
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threat
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menace
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truth
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verity
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truthfulness
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veracity
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wedding
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nuptials
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