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30 Cards in this Set
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Elixir |
A supposed remedy for all aliments |
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Desiccated |
Dried up |
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Cessation |
A stopping, a dicontinuance |
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Justapose |
To place side by side for comparison |
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Kinetic |
Pertaining to motion |
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Garrulous |
Talkative |
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Fetish |
An object that receives respect or devotion |
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Scintillate |
To sparkle, to twinkle, to sparkle intellectually |
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Lachrymose |
Tearful, weepy |
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Fissure |
An opening, a groove, a split |
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Epitome |
A typical example |
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Languid |
Sluggish, drooping from weakness |
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Delineate |
To describe, to depict |
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Legerdemain |
Sleight of hand, deception |
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Libertine |
One who leads an immoral life |
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Halcyon |
Calm, pleasant |
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Fastidious |
Hard to please, fussy |
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Badinage |
Playful, teasing talk |
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Malapropism |
A word humorously misused |
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Garner |
To gather, to acquire |
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Kismet |
Destiny, fate, fortune |
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Hegira |
A flight, escape |
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Paradigm |
A model, and example |
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Debauchery |
Corruption, self indulgence |
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Milieu |
Environment, setting |
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Regress |
To move backward |
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Bilious |
Bad tempered, cross |
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Necromancy |
Magic, especially that practiced by a witch |
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Gumption |
Courage and initiative, common sense |
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Blandishment |
Flattery |
