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160 Cards in this Set
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Gaunt |
very thin |
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To Beguile |
to trick |
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Floundering |
thrashing about clumsily |
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Adamant |
inflexible |
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Silibance |
having a hissing sound |
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Agape |
wide open |
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Conciliatory |
intended to pacify |
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purge |
to clean out |
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Retaliation |
revenge |
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Indictment |
formal accusation |
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Predilection |
preference for something |
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Calumny |
slander |
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Faction |
a smaller group a apart of a stronger more powerful group |
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Licentious |
lacking moral restraints |
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Subservient |
to be pushed over |
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Inculcate |
to instill |
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Ingratiating |
charming |
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Prodigious |
gigantic |
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Dissembling |
hide/ give a false appearane/ lying |
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Parochial |
narrow-minded |
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Egregious |
outstandingly bad |
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Gregarious |
sociable |
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to Eschew |
to avoid |
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unobtrusive |
not noticeable |
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circumlocution |
indirect language; evasion (in speech) |
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Loquacious |
talkative |
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Circumspect |
cautious |
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Asinine |
Stupid or Silly |
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to amble |
to walk slowly |
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Serendipity |
lucky occurrence |
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Arduous |
grueling |
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Temperance |
self-control |
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Speculative |
theoretical; intellectually curious |
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Rectitude |
Righteousness; decency; uprightness |
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to mortify |
to humiliate |
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affluence |
wealth |
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countenance |
facial expression |
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posterity |
future generations |
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artifice |
deception; trickery |
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felicity |
great happiness |
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affinity |
a preference |
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fledgling |
inexperienced |
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hackneyed |
overused or stale |
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incessant |
constant |
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opulence |
luxury |
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proximity |
nearness |
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sagacious |
wise |
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supplant |
to replace |
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unassailable |
undeniable |
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voluminous |
bulky |
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Brevity |
briefness |
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Clemency |
mercy |
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Frivolous |
lighthearted |
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Heist |
bulgary |
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to Lampoon |
to make fun of |
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Querulous |
discontented |
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Reproach |
disapproval |
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Respite |
time off |
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Torpor |
drowsiness |
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Unscathed |
unhurt |
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copious |
plentiful |
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dearth |
shortage |
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eloquent |
stirring |
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jargon |
technical language |
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levity |
lightheartedness |
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meander |
to wander |
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peripheral |
nonessential |
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substantiate |
to prove |
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coalesce |
to join together; to combine |
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vacillate |
to waver |
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brusque |
blunt |
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dispassionate |
unemotional |
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effervescent |
lively |
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indefatigable |
untiring |
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misanthrope |
an antisocial person |
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morose |
gloomy |
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nonchalance |
casualness |
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progeny |
offspring |
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stoic |
uncomplaining |
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voracious |
greedy |
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terse |
brusque |
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decadence |
decline |
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exemplary |
praiseworthy |
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incidental |
secondary |
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parsimonious |
stingy |
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prodigal |
extravagent |
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surreptitious |
sneaky |
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writhe |
squirm |
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insolvent |
bankrupt |
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exuberance |
joy |
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ingenuous |
naive; overly trusting |
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vicissitudes |
unexpected changes; ups and downs |
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denigrate |
belittle; demean |
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svelte |
slender |
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sultry |
very hot (literally or figuratively); hot and humid |
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tepid |
half-hearted; unenthusiastic; lukewarm (literally or figuratively) |
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succulent |
luscious; juicy (literally or figuratively) |
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anomaly |
abnormality |
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superfluous |
nonessential |
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sullen |
gloomy; morose |
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fastidious |
picky |
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malevolent |
wicked; mean |
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to persevere |
not giving up |
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ambivalent |
unsure |
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precarious |
unsafe |
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taciturn |
not talkative |
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sylvan |
wooded |
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sycophant |
kiss up; "yes man" |
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prosaic |
dull |
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pedant |
book sense no common sense |
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maudlin |
sappy |
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verbose |
wordy |
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tacit |
unspoken of |
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welter |
confusing mess |
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refute |
disprove |
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inundate |
flooded |
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unwarranted |
undeserved |
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indolent |
lazy |
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sanction |
approve |
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impede |
hamper |
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perfunctory |
routine |
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supersede |
supplant |
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inured |
accustomed |
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insularity |
narrow-mindedness |
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sublime |
uplifting |
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viable |
practical or workable |
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attrition |
wearing away (noun) |
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careen |
swerve |
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lambaste |
beat verbally or physically |
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innocuous |
harmless |
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termagant |
quarrelsome, scolding woman |
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usurer |
a moneylender |
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ostentation |
showy |
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parsimony |
stinginess |
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munificent |
generous |
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craven |
cowardly |
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importunate |
demanding, unreasonably persistent, annoying |
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pensive |
deep in thought, meditative |
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sepulcher |
a grave, tomb |
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ubiquitous |
existing everywhere or seeming to be everywhere |
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Maverick |
Rebel |
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Soporific |
dull |
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Motley |
assorted |
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Neophyte |
beginner |
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Nadir |
lowest point |
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Inert |
lifeless |
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Forestall |
prevent |
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Fracas |
Brawl |
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Juncture |
Joining point |
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Malingerer |
time-waster |
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Broach |
to bring up |
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capricious |
impulsive |
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to chastise |
to punish |
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to subjugate |
to conquer |
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to extort |
to obtain by threat or force |
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panacea |
cure-all |
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peccadillo |
very minor or slight sin |
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probity |
integrity |
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propitious |
well-timed |
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pulchritude |
physical beauty |
