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74 Cards in this Set
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vex
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1.To annoy, as with petty importunities; bother
2.To cause perplexity in; puzzle |
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potion
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1.A liquid or liquid mixture, especially one that is medicinal, poisonous, or magical
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whet
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1.To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone
2.To make more keen; stimulate |
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supercilious
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1.Feeling or showing haughty disdain
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wan
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1.Unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
2.Suggestive or indicative of weariness, illness, or unhappiness; melancholy |
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rapt
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1.Past participle of rap
2.Deeply moved or delighted; enraptured 3.Deeply absorbed; engrossed |
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urchin
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1.A playful or mischievous youngster; a scamp
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stamina
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1.Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance
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wry
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1.Dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony
2.Temporarily twisted in an expression of distaste or displeasure 3.Abnormally twisted or bent to one side; crooked |
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surfeit
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1.To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust
2.Overindulgence in food or drink 3.An excessive amount |
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unremitting
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1.Never slackening; persistent
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resilient
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1.Marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune
2.Capable of returning to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed |
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voracious
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1.Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous
2.Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; greedy |
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simile
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1.A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as
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virile
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1.Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an adult male
2.Having or showing masculine spirit, strength, vigor, or power 3.Capable of performing sexually as a male; potent |
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somber
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1.Dark; gloomy
2.Melancholy; dismal |
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unmitigated
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1.Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; unrelieved
2.Without qualification or exception; absolute |
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specious
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1.Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious
2.Deceptively attractive |
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vilify
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1.To make vicious and defamatory statements about
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bandy
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1.To toss or throw back and forth
2.To give and receive (words, for example); exchange |
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undaunted
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1.Not discouraged or disheartened; resolutely courageous
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commodious
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1.Spacious; roomy
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vapid
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1.Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull
2.Lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat |
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disperse
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1.To drive off or scatter in different directions
2.To cause to vanish or disappear 3.To disseminate 4.To separate (light) into spectral rays |
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venerable
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1.Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position
2.Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association |
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husbandry
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1.The act or practice of cultivating crops and breeding and raising livestock; agriculture
2.Careful management or conservation of resources; economy |
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wistful
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1.Full of wishful yearning
2.Pensively sad; melancholy |
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redundant
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1.Exceeding what is necessary or natural; superfluous
2.Needlessly wordy or repetitive in expression 3.Of or relating to linguistic redundancy |
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zodiac
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1.A diagram or figure representing the zodiac
2.A complete circuit; a circle |
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refractory
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1.Obstinately resistant to authority or control
2.Difficult to melt or work; resistant to heat 3.Resistant to treatment |
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terse
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1.Brief and to the point; effectively concise
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futile
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1.Having no useful result
2.Trifling and frivolous; idle |
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unctuous
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1.Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
2.Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness 3.Abundant in organic materials; soft and rich |
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ponderous
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1.Having great weight
2.Unwieldy from weight or bulk 3.Lacking grace or fluency; labored and dull |
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Affront
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1.To insult intentionally, especially openly.
2.To meet defiantly; confront. 3.An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult: |
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lugubrious
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1.Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
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behoove
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1.To be necessary or proper for
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intelligible
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1.Capable of being understood
2.Capable of being apprehended by the intellect alone |
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Aloof
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1.Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
2.At a distance but within view; apart |
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tenacity
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1.The state or quality of being tenacious
2.Holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view |
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brazen
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1.Marked by flagrant and insolent audacity
2.Having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound 3.Made of brass |
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ethical
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1.Of, relating to, or dealing with ethics
2.Being in accordance with the accepted principles of right and wrong that govern the conduct of a profession 3.Of or relating to a drug dispensed solely on the prescription of a physician |
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smug
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1.Exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation; self-righteously complacent
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contingency
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1.An event that may occur but that is not likely or intended; a possibility
2.The condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty 3.Something incidental to something else |
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exalted
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1.To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate
2.To glorify, praise, or honor 3.To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten |
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commendable
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1.To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable
2.To express approval of; praise 3.To commit to the care of another; entrust |
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poise
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1.To carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
2.To be balanced or held in suspension; hover 3.A state of balance or equilibrium; stability |
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adroit
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1.Dexterous; deft.
2.Skillful and adept under pressing conditions. |
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portend
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1.To serve as an omen or a warning of; presage
2.To indicate by prediction; forecast |
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iniquity
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1.Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness
2.A grossly immoral act; a sin |
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evanesce
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1.To dissipate or disappear like vapor
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ostensible
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1.Represented or appearing as such; ostensive
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motley
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1.Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous
2.Having many colors |
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invoke
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1.To call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration
2.To appeal to or cite in support or justification 3.To call for earnestly; solicit |
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Adversary
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1.An opponent; an enemy.
2.Adversary The Devil; Satan. Often used with the. |
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cadaverous
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1.Suggestive of death; corpselike
2.Of corpselike pallor; pallid |
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evince
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1.To show or demonstrate clearly; manifest
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somnolent
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1.Drowsy; sleepy
2.Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific |
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disintegrate
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1.To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
2.To lose cohesion or unity |
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foible
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1.A minor weakness or failing of character
2.The weaker section of a sword blade, from the middle to the tip |
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digress
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1.To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray
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irrevocable
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1.Impossible to retract or revoke
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confide
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1.To tell (something) in confidence
2.To give as a responsibility or put into another's care; entrust |
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furtively
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1.Characterized by stealth; surreptitious
2.Expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty |
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flaunt
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1.To exhibit ostentatiously or shamelessly
2.To parade oneself ostentatiously; show oneself off |
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replica
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1.A copy or reproduction of a work of art, especially one made by the original artist
2.A copy or reproduction, especially one on a scale smaller than the original |
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plaintive
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1.Expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy
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disrupt
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1.To throw into confusion or disorder
2.To interrupt or impede the progress, movement, or procedure of 3.To break or burst; rupture |
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guile
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1.Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit
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connoisseur
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1.A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
2.A person of informed and discriminating taste |
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cosmopolitan
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1.Pertinent or common to the whole world
2.So sophisticated as to be at home in all parts of the world or conversant with many spheres of interest |
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burgeoned
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1.To begin to grow or blossom
2.To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout |
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myriad
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1.Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable
2.Composed of numerous diverse elements or facets 3.A vast number |
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morbid
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1.Of, relating to, or caused by disease; pathological or diseased
2.Characterized by preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts or feelings 3.Gruesome; grisly |