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56 Cards in this Set
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log
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n. record of a voyage; record of daily activities
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fracas
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n. a loud quarrel; brawl
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dogmatic
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adj. stating opinions without proof
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document
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v. to provide with written evidence to support
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conjugal
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adj. pertaining to marriage agreement
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continence
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n. self-control; abstention from sexual activity
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approbation
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n. praise; approval
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florid
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adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery
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convoluted
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adj. twisted; complicated
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ephemeral
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adj. short-lived; fleeting
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apposit
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adj. strikingly appropriate and relevant
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mettle
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n. courage; endurance
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metaphysics
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n. a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality
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exorcise
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v. to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences
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asylum
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n. place of refuge or shelter
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abstemious
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adj. moderate in appeptite
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flourish
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n. an embellishment or ornamentation
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amulet
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n. ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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dissolution
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n. disintegration; debauchery
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insensible
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adj. unconscious; unresponsive
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etymology
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n. origin and history of a word
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abstinence
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n. the giving up of certain pleasures
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foment
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v. to incite; arouse
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aspersion
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n. slander; false rumor
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demotic
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adj. pertaining to people
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clairvoyant
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n. one who can predict the future; psychic
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heterodox
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adj. unorthodox; not widely accepted
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evocative
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adj. tending to call to mind or produce a reaction
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contrite
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adj. very sorrowful for a wrong
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juxapose
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n. place side by side
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defunct
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adj. no longer existing
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nugatory
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adj. invalid
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dissident
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n. person who disagrees about beliefs, etc.
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captious
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adj. faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in a argument
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libido
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n. sexual desire
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abate
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v. to decrease; reduce
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effervescence
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n. state of high spirits or liveliness; the process of bubbling as gas escaped
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artifact
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n. item made by human craft
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affinity
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n. fondness; liking; similarity
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dormant
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adj. inactive
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fusion
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adj. union; synthesis
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itinerary
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n. route of a traveler's journey
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bedizen
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v. to dress in a vulgar, showy manner
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mitigate
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v. to alleviate
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caste
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n. any of the hereditary social classes of Hindu society; social stratification
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convex
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adj. curved outward
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elicit
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v. to provoke; draw out
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gossamer
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adj. sheer; light and delicate, like cobwebs
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ornithologist
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n. scientist who studies birds
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ameliorate
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v. to improve
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fresco
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n. a painting done on plaster
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litigation
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n. legal proceedings
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magnanimity
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n. generosity; nobility
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monolithic
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adj. solid and uniform
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assuage
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v. to make less severe
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