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60 Cards in this Set
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Chortle |
To chuckle with glee |
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Convivial |
Fond of partying; festive |
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Hedonism |
The pursuit of pleasure as a way of life |
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Ramification |
A consequence; a branching out |
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Nostalgia |
Sentimental longing for the past; home-sickness |
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Sublime |
Awesome; extremely exalted; lofty; majestic |
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Querulous |
Complaining; grumbling; whining |
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Agnostic |
One who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven. |
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Abnegate |
To deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce |
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Avow |
Claim; to declare boldly; to admit |
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Affectation |
Unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress |
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Wary |
Cautious; watchful; careful |
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Rout |
To put to flight; to scatter; to cause a huge defeat |
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Ambience |
Atmosphere; mood; feeling |
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Exempt |
Excused; not subject to |
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Lascvious |
Lustful; obscene; lewd |
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Corrugated |
Shaped with folds or waves |
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Access |
The right or ability to approach, enter, or use |
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Disinterested |
Not taking sides; unbiased |
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Odious |
Hateful; evil; vile |
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Enmity |
Deep hatred; animosity; ill will |
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Qualitative |
Having to do with the quality or qualities of something (as opposed to the quantity) |
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Foreclose |
To deprive a mortgagor of his or her right to redeem a property; to shut out or exclude |
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Dispassionate |
Unaffected by passion; impartial; calm |
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Bedlam |
Noisy uproar and chaos; a place characterized by noisy uproar and chaos |
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Contumely |
Rudeness; insolence; arrogance |
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Bandy |
To toss back and forth; to exchange |
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Supplication |
Humble prayer; earnest entreaty |
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Perfunctory |
Unenthusiastic; careless |
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Revel |
To enjoy thoroughly; to take delight in; to carous |
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Chasm |
A deep, gaping hold; a gorge |
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Disposition |
Characterstic attitudel state of mind; inclination; arrangement |
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Inclination |
Tendency; preference; liking |
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Nonchalant |
Indifferent; cooly unconcerned; blase |
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Philegmatic |
Calm or indifferent; not easily roused to excitement |
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Tepid |
Lukewarm; halfhearted |
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Parocysm |
A sudden, violent outburst; a severe attack |
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Steadfast |
Loyal; faithful |
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Evoke |
To summon forth; to draw forth; to awaken; to produce or suggest |
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Circuitous |
Roundabout; not following a direct path |
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Fruitful |
Productive; producing good or abundant results; successful |
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Crescendo |
A gradual increase in the volume of a sound; a gradual increase in the intensity of anything |
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Microcosm |
The world in miniature |
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Travesty |
A grotesque or shameful imitation; a mockery; a perversion |
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Orthodox |
Conventional; adhering to established principles or doctrines, especially in religion; by the book |
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Epitome |
A brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole; the perfect example of something; a paradigm |
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Efface |
To erase; to rub away the features of |
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Contempt |
Disdain; disgrace |
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Relegate |
To banish; to send away |
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Brink |
Edge |
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Arsenal |
A collection of armaments; a facility for storing or producing armament; a supply of anything useful |
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Fatalist |
Someone who believes that suture events are already determined and that humans are powerless to change them. |
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Quay |
A landing on the edge of the water; wharf; pier |
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Ecclesiastical |
Having to do with the church |
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Existential |
Having to do with existence; having to do with the body of thought called existentialism, which basically holds that human beings are responsible for their own actions but is otherwise too complicated to summarize in a single sentence. |
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Dotage |
Senility; foolish affection |
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Discreet |
Prudent; judiciously reserved |
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Deference |
Submission to another's will; respect; courtest |
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Intransigent |
Uncompromising; stubborn |
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Forthright |
Frank; outspoken; going straight to the point |
