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100 Cards in this Set
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inveterate
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established for a long time; habitual
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maritime
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relating to the sea or ocean
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contraband
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illegally smuggled goods
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bestial
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savage; brutal; like a beast
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circumvent
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to go around; bypass; to surround
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nugatory
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having no importance; invalid
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skeptical
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tending to question or doubt
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fey
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out of it; appearing weak as though under a spell
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perspective
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point of view; a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface
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complacent
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too pleased with oneself; self-satisified
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philatelist
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one who collects stamps
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cower
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to draw back out of fear
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grandiose
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impressive; imposing; showy
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prohibitive
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forbidding; so great as to discourage purchase or use
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tremulous
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shaking; fearful
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rakish
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having a neat, causal appearance
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teeming
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overfilled; crowded; pouring out
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acquisitive
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eager to get or own things
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immune
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not subject to an obligation imposed on others; not affected by an influence
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windfall
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unexpected good fortune
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virulent
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extremely infectious or harmful; bitterly hostile
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leeward
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away from the wind
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sanguinary
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murderous or blood thirsty
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reluctant
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unwilling; disinclined
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enhance
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to improve
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discompose
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to unsettle or disturb
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Procrustean
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showing merciless disregard for individual differences or special circumstances
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recede
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to go back; to withdraw
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veer
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to change direction
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tinder
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dry grass or twigs used to start a fire
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contemporary
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of the same time period
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flunky
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a servant of low status
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curry favor
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to try to win favor by flattery
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arraign
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to bring before a court to answer a legal charge
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aspiration
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a strong desire for achievement
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asunder
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apart
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hibernal
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relating to winter
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adverse
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opposed, difficult
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redundant
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repeating unnecessarily
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timorous
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full of fear
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badinage
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light, playful speech
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incongruous
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lacking agreement, incomaptible
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blazon
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to display in a showy manner
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affix
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to fasten; to attach
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fealty
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loyalty; fidelity
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abrupt
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rough and curt in speech or behavior
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bivouac
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temporary encampment, often in an unsheltered area
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archetype
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the original pattern or model; a perfect example
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deprive
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to take or keep something away from someone
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implausible
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difficult to believe
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urn
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a vase, usually with a footed base, esp. used for warming and serving tea or coffee
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preclude
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to make impossible; to prevent the occurrence of
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veneer
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an attractive, ultimately misleading outward show; thin layer
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unequivocal
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very clear; definite
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trowel
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a flat bladed tool used for spreading cement
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posterity
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future generations
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secluded
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hidden; removed; sheltered
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rant
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to talk in a violent or loud manner
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foment
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to stir up negative feelings, esp. those that lead to violent action
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pugilist
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a boxer
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whimsical
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not able to be predicted; constantly changing
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convene
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to bring together
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accord
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agreement
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fractious
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disruptive or irritable
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satire
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irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack human vice or folly, esp. in a literary work
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cherub
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a kind of angel, usually portrayed as a child; a person, especially a child with an innocent face
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carouse
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to participate in a loud, drunken party
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cerebral
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pertaining to the brain; intellectual
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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negligible
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of little value or importance
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relic
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a surviving trace of a culture or period that no longer exists
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abase
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to lower in rank or prestige
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acclivity
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an upward slope
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kitsch
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art characterized by sentimental, often pretentious bad taste
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deduce
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to reach a conclusion by reasoning
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mediocr
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ordinary to inferior in quality; not standing out from the average
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rapacious
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excessively greedy; taking by force
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jeopardy
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risk of loss or injury; peril
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decompose
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to break up into its parts; to rot or putrefy
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bayou
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a sluggish inlet or outlet of a lake, river, etc.
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subject
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to expose to something; to bring under control
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curfew
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a regulation requiring people to be inside at a certain time
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masochist
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one who gets pleasure from being physically or emotionally abused
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sacred
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worthy of worship; made holy
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prophylactic
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acting to prevent something, especially disease
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timbre
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the distinguishing quality of sound
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curriculum
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all the courses of study offered by an educational institute
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indubitable
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certain; indisputable (literally "not doubtable")
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divert
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to change the direct of; to amuse
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sacred
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worthy of worship; made holy
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advisement
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careful consideration
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occidental
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western
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hoary
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showing white and gray hair because of old age
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geriatric
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pertaining to the elderly, espcially in medical sense
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prototype
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the original model; someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class
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crypt
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partially buried chamber, especially in a church
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lucubrate
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to write in a learned fashion
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retire
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to retreat, as from battle
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timid
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easily frightened; lacking self-confidence
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obloquy
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strongly disapproving language
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