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14 Cards in this Set
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Ubiquitous
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Adj. - Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time.
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Emaciated
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Adj. - very thin especially from disease, hunger or cold.
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Pallid
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Adj. - Pale, usually as a result of health; lacking vitality.
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Hirsute
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Adj.- Hairy; covered with hairs
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Voracious
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Adj. - Wanting vast quantities of food; having a huge appetite for anything.
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Corpulent
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Adj.- Excessively fat; portly; stout.
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Largesse
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Noun- Generosity in gift giving.
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Egregiously
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Adj.- Horribly terrible; shockingly bad.
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Prostrate
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Adj- Lying face down and flat; helpless;exhausted
V- to fling oneself down as if in submission; to make helpless; to exhaust physically |
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Brobdingnagian
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Adj- Immense; gigantic
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Luddite
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Noun- Someone who is against technological innovation and progress.
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Portmanteau
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Noun- A word made from blending two or more words
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Sesquipedalian
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Adj- Having many syllables; characterized by long words
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Uncutous
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Adj- having an oily or soapy feel; excessively smooth; suave or smug; insincerely
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