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100 Cards in this Set
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Dissonance |
Lack of Harmony |
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Distend |
To expand |
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Distrait |
Inattentive |
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Divest |
To strip |
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Doctrinaire |
Dogmatic, Unyielding |
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Doggerel |
Poor Verse |
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Dogmatic |
Stating opinion without proof |
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Dormant |
Inactive |
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Dross |
Waste |
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Dupe |
To trick |
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ebullient |
Overly enthusiastic |
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eclectic |
Selecting from various sources |
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effervescence |
State of high spirits |
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effete |
Overly redefined |
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Efficacy |
Effective |
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effrontery |
Shameless Boldness |
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elegy |
Poem |
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elicit |
To provoke |
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elixir |
Substance that helps to cure |
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Elysian |
Delight |
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emaciated |
Thin and wasted |
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embellish |
To adorn, enhance |
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Emollient |
Soothing |
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Empirical |
Derived from observation |
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Emulate |
Copying |
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encomium |
Expression of Praise |
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endemic |
inherent |
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enervate |
To weaken |
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entomology |
Scientific study of Insects |
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Enunciate |
Pronounce Clearly |
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ephemeral |
Short lived |
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equable |
Steady |
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equanimity |
Calmness |
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errant |
Mistaken |
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Erudite |
Learned |
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esoteric |
Hard to understand |
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estimable |
Admirable |
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ethnocentric |
Based on the Attitude that one's group is superior |
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etymology |
Origin of History |
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eulogy |
High praise to a death person |
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euthanasia |
Mercy killing |
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evocative |
Produce a Reaction |
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evince |
To show plainly |
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exculpate |
to clear of blame; vindicate |
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exigency |
Crisis |
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expatiate |
To speak or write at length |
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expatriate |
Send into exile |
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explicate |
To explain |
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extant |
Not lost |
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extemporaneous |
unrehearsed |
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Extirpate |
To destroy |
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Facetious |
Homorous |
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Facilitate |
To make less difficult |
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Fallacious |
Based on false |
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Fallow |
Uncultivated |
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Fatuous |
Foolishly satisfied |
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Fauna |
Animal |
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Felicitous |
Suitable Expressed |
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Fervor |
Warmth and intensity of emotion |
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Fetid |
Having a bad smell |
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Fetter |
To bind |
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Fiat |
Authorization |
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Fidelity |
Loyalty |
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Flag |
Grow weak |
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Fledging |
Beginner, Novoice |
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Flout |
To treat scornfully |
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Flux |
Continuous moving |
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Foment |
Arouse |
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Forbearance |
Patience |
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Forswear |
Renounce |
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Fracas |
Brawl |
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Fractious |
Quarrelsome |
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Froward |
Stubbornly contrary |
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Frugality |
Thrift |
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Fulsome |
As excessive as disgusting |
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Futile |
Ineffective |
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Gainsay |
To deny |
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Gambol |
Leap playfully |
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Garrulous |
Very talkative |
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Gauche |
Clumsy |
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Gerrymander |
to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party |
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Gossamer |
Sheer light and Delicate |
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Gouge |
Tear out |
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Glib |
Fluent in insincere way |
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Gregarious |
Sociable |
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Grouse |
To complain |
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Guise |
Outward appearance |
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Gustatory |
Affecting the sense of taste |
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Halcyon |
Calm and peaceful |
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Harangue |
Long |
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Hallowed |
Holy |
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Harrowing |
Extremely distressing |
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Hermetic |
Magical |
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Heterodox |
Not widely accepted |
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Hirsuite |
Covered with hairs |
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Homily |
Sermon, tedious lecture |
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Iconoclastic |
Attacking cherished traditions |
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idolatry |
Idol worship |
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imbroglio |
Complicated situation |
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Immutable |
Unchangeable |