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147 Cards in this Set
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Abhor |
Hate |
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Bigot |
Narrow Minded , Prejudiced Person |
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Prejudice |
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience |
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Counterfeit |
fake False |
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Enfranchise |
Give Voting Rights |
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Hamper |
a basket with a carrying handle ,hinder,obstruct |
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Kindle |
To start a fire |
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Noxious |
Harmful , Poisnous |
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Placid |
Calm , Peaceful |
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Remuneration |
Payment for work done |
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Talisman |
lucky charm |
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Resonant |
echoing |
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Epicure |
someone who appreciates good food and drink |
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Ephemeral |
Short lived |
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Accolade |
Praise,honor,tribute |
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Laconic |
using few words , brief |
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Blithe |
carefree , free spirited |
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Tedium |
Boredom |
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Plethora |
An excess |
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Haughtiness |
Arrogance , Pride ,Arrogantly Superior |
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Enigma |
Puzzle , Mystery |
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Labyrinth |
A Maze |
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Tangent |
Going off the main subject |
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Covert |
Hidden , Undercover |
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Ambrosia |
Food of Gods |
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Chauvinist |
A person displaying excessive or exaggerated patriotism |
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Erudite |
Having or showing great knowledge or learning |
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Choas |
Disorder or confusion |
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Affliction |
Something that causes pain or suffering |
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Abundant |
Existing or occuring in large amount |
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Veritable |
True or real |
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Episcopal |
Related to Bishop |
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Decrepit |
old and in bad condition poor health |
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Meager |
very small |
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Aristocracy |
Herediatry nobility , preveileged class |
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Amble |
moving at an easy pace |
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Amazon |
Female warrior |
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Amenities |
Convinient features , courtesies |
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Amalgamate |
combine, unite in one body |
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Ameliorate |
improve |
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Amend |
correct, change ,generally for better |
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Amass |
collect |
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Ambulatory |
able to walk |
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Ambiguous |
unclear or doubtful in meaning |
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Amnesty |
pardon |
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Amiss |
wrong, faulty |
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Ambivalence |
the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitude |
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Aloft |
upward |
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Alluvial |
pertaining to soil deposits left by running water |
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Altruistic |
Unselfishly generous , concerned for others |
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Amenable |
easily persuaded |
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Aloof |
apart , reserved |
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Amity |
friendship |
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Amicable |
friendly |
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Allure |
attract |
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Amoral |
non-moral |
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Ambience |
environment,atmosphere |
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Amiable |
lovable |
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Ambidextrous |
capable of using either hand with equal ease. |
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Allusion |
Indirect reference |
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Altercation |
noisy quarrel |
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Amnesia |
loss of memory |
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Amok |
in a state of rage |
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Anguish |
acute pain , extreme suffering |
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Annihilate |
to destroy |
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Amorphous |
shapeless |
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Amulet |
Talisman , Charm |
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Analgesic |
causing insensitivity to pain |
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Anecdote |
short account of amusing intresting event |
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Ancestry |
family descent |
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Analogy |
similarity , parallelism |
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Ancillary |
serving as an aid , auxillary |
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Antecedent |
preceding event or circumstances that influence what comes later |
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Zeal |
passion , fondness, having great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective |
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Zest |
eagerness , enthusiasm |
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Enthusiasm |
interest , intense and eager enjoyment |
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Zephyr |
a gentle breeze |
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Zenith |
the time at which someone is most powerful or successful |
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Fanatical |
Obsessively concerned with someone |
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Zealotry |
Fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of religious or political things |
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Dogmatic |
Dictatorial |
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Zealot |
one who is fanatically devoted to a cause |
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Zany |
strange or unconventional in a humorous way |
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Abase |
to make someone or yourself to be less important |
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Abash |
make someone feel embarassed or ashamed |
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Abate |
to become less strong |
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Abbreviate |
to make a word or a phrase shorter by using ist letter of each word |
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Abdicate |
give up throne or authority willingly |
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Aberrant |
Different from usual |
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Aberration |
Departure from what is usual |
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Abet |
to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal |
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Abeyance |
A state of temporary disuse or inactivity |
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Abhor |
Hate |
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Abide |
accept or act in accordance with |
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Abject |
Experience to maximum degree |
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Abjure |
No longer with a belief or behavior |
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Ablution |
act of washing yourself |
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Abode |
place where someone lives |
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Abominable |
very bad , unpleasant |
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Abscond |
leave hurriedly and secretly |
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Admonish |
Warn Someone |
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Agile |
is the ability to move quickly and easily |
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Skeptical |
Not Easily Convinced , Doubtful |
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Obsess |
Continuously talking and worrying about something |
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Aberrant |
Deviating from the normal |
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Alacrity |
eagerness,willingness,redinesa |
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Apathy |
lack of interest , enthusiasm |
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Anomaly |
Deviating from normal order,abnormality |
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Approbation |
an expression of approval |
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Assuage |
to ease or lessen |
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Audacious |
Daring or fearless |
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Capricious |
unpredictable , given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood and behavior |
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Censure |
to criticize severley , to rebuke |
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Static |
Not moving |
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Laud |
to praise highly |
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Eloquent |
Well Spoken ,articulate |
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Connoisseur |
an expert or judge in matters of taste |
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Enervate |
to weaken or reduce |
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Pristine |
in its original condition , clean and fresh as if new |
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Probity |
the quality of having strong moral principles ,honesty , decency |
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Tout |
attempt to sell typically by direct or persistent approach |
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Savor |
taste , flavour ,smell , especially a pleasant one |
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Chicanery |
trickery or subterfuge |
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Subterfuge |
deceit to achieve one's goal |
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Deception |
Fraud , cunningness |
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Discordant |
conflicting,contradictory |
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Disparate |
Dissimilar |
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Eloquent |
well spoken , articulate |
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Enervate |
to weaken |
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Ennui |
feeling of dissatisfaction and restlessness arising from lack of occupation or excitement |
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Equivocate |
using ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid commiting oneself |
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Exculpate |
to clear of blame , exoherate |
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Laud |
to praise highly |
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Refute |
disprove ,deny |
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noxious |
toxic , harmful |
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perfunctory |
carried out without real interest , effort ,desultory |
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exigent |
urgent,requiring immediate attention |
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Adapt |
change something to suit different conditions |
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Magnanimity |
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart |
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Irascible |
short tempered , showing a tendency to be easily angered |
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Martial |
associated with war and armed forces |
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Savage |
voilent uncontrolled , uncivilized people |
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onerous |
troubling , burdensomeb, involving a great deal of effort |
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Nascent |
just coming in to existence , in early development stages |
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Belligerant |
Hostile and aggressive , always ready to fight |
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Hostile |
unfriendly , showing or feeling opposition or dislike |
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Vexation |
the state of being annoyed , fruatrates , worried ,irritated |