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49 Cards in this Set
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ambrosial
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exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; extremely delicious; excellent
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adonis
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very handsome young man
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atlas
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book of maps
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draconian
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cruel; harsh; severe; ironhanded
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echolalia
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automatic and immediate repetition of what others say
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forum
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any medium or place for open discussion and expression of ideas; a public meeting, a radio or TV discussion, editorial page, etc.
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hector
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bully; intimidate with threats; bluster
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hermetic
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airtight
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thespian
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pertaining to the drama or acting
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martial
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pertaining to war; warlike
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narcissistic
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in love with oneself; excessively fascinated and gratified by one’s own physical and mental qualities; egocentric
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paean
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song or hymn of praise, joy, or triumph
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philippic
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bitter denunciation; tirade
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plutocratic
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having great influence because of one’s wealth
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odyssey
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any long series of wanderings or travels
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siren
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dangerous, attractive woman; woman who sings sweetly; apparatus for sounding loud warnings
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stentorian
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very loud
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aboard
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on a ship, train, bus etc; on
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amiss
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in a missing-the-mark manner; wrong; imperfect; faulty
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anon
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soon; presently
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asunder
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in an apart position; apart
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begrimed
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covered with grime; made dirty
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behest
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command; order
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behoove
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be necessary; be proper for
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belittle
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cause to be or seem little or unimportant; disparage
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beset
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attack on all sides; surround
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betimes
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early
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cumbersome
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full of encumbrances; burdensome
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foundling
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infant found after being deserted by its unknown parents
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noisome
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offensive to the sense of smell; unwholesome
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nowise
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in no way; not at all
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lissome
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lithesome; nimble
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starveling
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one who is thin from lack of food
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yearling
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one who is one year old
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bearish
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like a bear; rough; tending to depress stock prices; expecting fall in stock prices
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bullish
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like a bull; obstinate; tending to cause rises in stock prices; expecting rise in stock prices
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canine
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of or pertaining to the dog family; designating one of the four pointed teeth next to the incisors
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diabolical
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cruel; wicked; fiendish
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feline
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of or pertaining to the cat family; sly; stealthy
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feminine
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denoting the opposite gender of masculine; having the features, qualities, and characteristics belonging to women
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filial
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of or befitting a daughter or son
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fraternal
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brotherly; having to do with a fraternal society
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lupine
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of or like a wolf; ravenous
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masculine
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denoting the opposite gender of female; having qualities appropriate to a man
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motherly
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motherly; inherited from or related to the mother’s side
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puerile
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foolish for a grown up to say or do
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sanguinary
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bloody
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sheepish
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like a sheep in timidity or stupidity; awkwardly bashful or embarrassed
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vulpine
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of or like a fox; crafty; cunning
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