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46 Cards in this Set
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Involved |
Convoluted..complex |
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Humdrum |
Dull..monotonous |
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Crestfallen |
Disappointed |
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Auspicious |
Lucky..fortuitous |
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Egregious |
Shocking |
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Intimate |
Inform |
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Strife |
Discord..conflict |
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Vindicate |
Exonerate |
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Euphoria |
Extreme happiness...bubbly |
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Frantic |
Panicked |
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Apologist |
One who defends some institution or policy...justifier...vindicator |
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Epiphenomena |
By product |
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Assimilate |
Absorb..make similar |
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Plume |
Plume of feather |
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Pumice |
Pumice stone.. glass formed on lava surface |
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Rapacity |
Gluttony |
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Confer |
Have conference..consult |
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Incursion |
Invade |
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Ingenuous |
Innocent |
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Plod |
Walk heavily |
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Intransigent |
Stubborn |
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Malfeasance |
Bad practice |
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Entail |
Requires |
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Sporadically |
Irregular scattered |
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Cerebral |
Related to brain..intelligence |
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Ameliorate |
To improve |
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Arduous |
Hard work |
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Scrupulous |
Doubtful...meticulous |
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Plasticity |
Adaptability |
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Pasture |
Green field |
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Gaggle |
Flock of geese |
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Teemed |
Bursting with |
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Abolitionists |
Ones who are against slavery |
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Matriarchal |
Ruled by female figure |
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Celestial |
Related to stars |
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Warred |
War.. fight |
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Suffragists |
Advocate of voting rights specially for women |
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Mired |
Confused..entangled |
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Unheralded |
Unannounced |
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Propensity |
Tendency..inclination |
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Adolescent |
Teenage |
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Stalled |
Delayed |
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Inflection |
A change |
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Forswearing |
Renouncing |
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Unprecedented |
Unparalleled |
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Voraciousness |
Rapacity..gluttony |
