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55 Cards in this Set
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aggrandize
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v. to make larger or greater
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onerous
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adj. burdensome
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beatify
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v. to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to
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harrowing
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adj. extremely distressing; terrifying
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feral
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adj. existing in a wild or untamed state
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exact
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v. to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority
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glib
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adj. fluent in an insincere way; offhand
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motley
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adj. many colored; made up of many parts
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disinterested
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adj. unprejudiced; objective
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cataclysm
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n. a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change
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bacchanalian
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adj. pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry
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neologism
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n. new word or expression
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incogruity
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n. state of not fitting
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fulminate
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v. to attack loudly; denounce
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capricious
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adj. fickle
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froward
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adj. stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
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hermetic
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adj. tightly sealed; magical
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mesmerize
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v. to hypnotize
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essay
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v. to make an attempt; subject to a test
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desultory
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adj. random; disconnected; rambling
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insinuate
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v. to suggest; say indirectly; imply
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conundrum
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n. riddle; puzzle with no solution
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partisan
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adj. one-sided; committed to a party, group, or cause
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fallacious
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adj. based on a false idea or fact; misleading
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apothegm
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n. a terse, witty saying
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guise
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n. outward appearance; false appearance; pretense
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dismiss
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v. put away from consideration; reject
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interdict
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v. to forbid; prohibit; to confront and halt the activities, advance, or entry of
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champion
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v. to defend or support
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juggernaut
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n. huge force destroying everything in its path
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estimable
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adj. admirable; possible to estimate
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catalyst
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n. something causing change
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miscreant
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n. criminal
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brazen
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adj. bold; shameless
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iconoclastic
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adj. attacking cherished traditions
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cant
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n. insincere talk; language of a particular group
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militate
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v. to work against
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centripetal
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adj. moving or directed toward a center
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cadge
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v. to beg; sponge
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discredit
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v. to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted
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cardinal
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adj. of foremost importance
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craven
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adj. cowardly
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effete
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adj. depleted of vitality; overrefined; decandent
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grandiloquent
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adj. pompous; bombastic
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goad
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v. to prod; urge on
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aesthetic
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adj. relating to beauty or art
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fiat
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n. arbitrary order; authorization
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disseminate
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v. to spread; scatter; disperse
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obsequy
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n. funeral ceremony
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mendacious
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"adj. dishonest
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e.g. ruled the defendant disingenuous and mendacious"
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abdicate
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v. to give up a position right, or power
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inconsequential
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adj. insignificant; unimportant
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embellish
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v. to adorn; decorate; enhance; make more attractive by adding details
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entomology
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n. the scientific study of insects
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linguistic
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adj. pertaining to lanugage
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