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74 Cards in this Set
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inimical
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injurious, harmful, hostile
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pule
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whine, whimper
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tureen
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broad, deep, usually covered dish
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damask
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1. rich, patterned fabric
2. Damascus steel |
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negus
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beverage of wine, hot water, lemon juice, sugar, and nutmeg
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect
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sumptuous
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of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish
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billingsgate
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foul language
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salad days
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time of youthful inexperience, innocense, or indiscretion
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gravid
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heavy with young or eggs; pregnant
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sobriquet
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nickname; epithet
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littoral
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of a coastal or shore region
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venal
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capable of being bought or corrupted
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plaudit
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applause; enthusiastic approval
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apotheosis
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1. elevation to divine rank
2. paragon |
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missive
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letter
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anathema
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ecclesiastical ban, curse, or excommunication;
vehement denunciation |
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onerous
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burdensome
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moreen
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sturdy ribbed fabric of wool and/or cotton
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hostler
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one who is employed to tend horses
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immanent
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1. existing or remaining within; inherent
2. strictly of the mind |
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purloin
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steal, often in a violation of trust
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pall
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1. cover for a coffin
2. become boring or insipid |
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crape
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black band worn as a sign of mourning
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tiffin
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midday meal
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canton
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quarter soldiers
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puisne
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lower in rank
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genuflect
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bend the knee, as in worship
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histrionic
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theatrical
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quisling
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someone who collaborates with those occupying his country; traitor
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mountebank
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quack; charlatan; pretender
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imbroglio
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complicated and embarassing state of things
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scuttlebutt
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1. drinking fountain on a ship
2. gossip |
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bon ton
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fashionable or elegant manner
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nescience
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ignorance
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octoroon
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person whose ancestry is one eighth black
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viviparous
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giving birth to living offspring that develop in the mother's body
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aseptic
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free of pathogenic microorganisms
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inculcate
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to impress by frequent instruction or repetition
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simian
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resembling an ape or monkey
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pullulate
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1. put forth sprouts or buds
2. breed rapidly or abundantly |
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plangent
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1. loud and resounding
2. expressing sadness |
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galvanic
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relating to direct-current electricity, especially when produced chemically
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plexus
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network
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solecism
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1. nonstandard usage or violation
2. impropriety, mistake, or incongruity |
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limn
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depict or describe
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germane
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relevant, appropriate
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eschew
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shun; avoid
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ochre
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mineral oxides of iron containing red, orange, or yellow and used as pigments
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squaw
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Native America woman, especially a wife
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tonsure
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shaving the head or part of the head
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rictus
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expanse of an open mouth
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concatenation
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series of events
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inveigh
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(with "against"): protest strongly or vituperate
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avuncular
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resembling an uncle, especially in kindness
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peremptory
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precluding all debate or action
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anodyne
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something that relieves stress or pain
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rill
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small rivulet or brook
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sacristan
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official charged with the sacred vessels and vestments of the church; sexon
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prognathous
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having protruding jaws
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culvert
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drain or channel passing under a sidewalk, road; sewer
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tussock
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tuft of grass
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adumbrate
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1. vaguely portray, foreshadow
2. obscure |
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robustious
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boisterous, vigorous, rough, crude
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habitue
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one who habitually frequents a place
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sui generis
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unique
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confute
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refute conclusively
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insouciant
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marked by lighthearted unconcern; carefree; nonchalant
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surcease
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cessation
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verisimilitude
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seeming to be true
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pervicacious
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stubborn
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small beer
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unimportant; trival
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vade mecum
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1. reference book
2. something one regularly carries around |
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suasion
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act of persuasion
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