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98 Cards in this Set
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Firmament |
the sky, the heavens |
there was an airplane in the firmament |
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trite |
overused, expected |
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reiterate |
to repeat |
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Pervasive |
Spread throughout, all over |
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Sedentary |
Sitting, not moving |
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Tranquil |
Calm, serene, peaceful |
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Boisterous |
Loud, energetic |
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Conduit |
A pipe, passage, channel |
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Vicarious |
Experienced through another's actions |
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Exemplary |
Serving as an example |
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Ambivalent |
Having contradictory feelings |
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Vacillate |
To go back and fourth |
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Nebulous |
Indistinct, hazy |
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Placid |
Calm, tranquil |
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Repose |
Rest, sleep |
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Revel |
To enjoy |
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Sordid |
dirty (often morally) |
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Repulse |
To cause disgust |
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Licentious |
Amoral, lewd, lawless |
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Judicious |
Of sound judgement |
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Stupefy |
To astound, shock |
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Pithy |
Succinctly meaningful, "short and sweet" |
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Pithy |
Succinctly meaningful, "short and sweet" |
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Empathetic |
Feeling another's pain |
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Pithy |
Succinctly meaningful, "short and sweet" |
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Empathetic |
Feeling another's pain |
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Inundate |
To flood |
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Empathetic |
Feeling another's pain |
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Inundate |
To flood |
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Strife |
Conflict |
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Salient |
Significant |
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Hedonist |
Primary pursuit is pleasure |
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Hedonist |
Primary pursuit is pleasure |
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Immaculate |
Spotless |
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Deluge |
Great flood |
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Deluge |
Great flood |
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Inclination |
Tendency |
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Tantamount |
Same value |
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Incredulous |
Skeptical |
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Novel |
Unusual |
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Deleterious |
Harmful |
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Irascible |
Easily angered |
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Malaise |
A vague feeling of discomfort |
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Modicum |
Small amount |
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Fortitude |
Strength |
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Fortitude |
Strength |
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Ominous |
Foreshadowing evil |
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Fortitude |
Strength |
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Ominous |
Foreshadowing evil |
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Premonition |
Presentiment of the future |
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Tenuous |
Little strength |
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Feign |
To fake |
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Vigor |
Vitality |
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Veracious |
Honest |
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Veracious |
Honest |
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Erroneous |
Mistaken |
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Veracious |
Honest |
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Erroneous |
Mistaken |
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Melodramatic |
Exaggeratedly emotional |
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Veracious |
Honest |
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Erroneous |
Mistaken |
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Melodramatic |
Exaggeratedly emotional |
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Luminescence |
Light from a non thermal source |
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Innate |
Inherent |
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Rustic |
Relating to country life |
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Morose |
Gloomy |
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Infuse |
To inject |
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Quid Pro Quo |
A mutually beneficial exchange |
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Gluttonous |
Insatiable in appetite |
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Portly |
Chubby, round |
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Surfeit |
an excess, surplus, an over abundance |
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Odious |
hated, causing strong displeasure |
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Pungent |
Having a sharp, strong quality, especially related to smell |
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Pungent |
Having a sharp, strong quality, especially related to smell |
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Rancid |
Rotten, spoiled, disgusting |
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Pungent |
Having a sharp, strong quality, especially related to smell |
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Rancid |
Rotten, spoiled, disgusting |
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Forsake |
To abandon |
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Vivacious |
Lively, spirited, full of life |
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Lethargic |
Sluggish, weary, apathetic |
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Aphorism |
A short saying |
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Henchmen |
A trusted follower, goon |
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Henchmen |
A trusted follower, goon |
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Stagnant |
Still, not flowing |
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Lavish |
Extravagant |
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Lavish |
Extravagant |
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Torpid |
Lazy, lethargic, moving slowly |
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Doppelgänger |
A ghostly double of a living person |
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Mimic |
To imitate, to copy |
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Mimic |
To imitate, to copy |
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Excursion |
A trip, an outing |
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Excursion |
A trip, an outing |
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Surmise |
To guess, infer, suppose |
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Espouse |
To support |
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Bourgeois |
Middle class |
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Euphoric |
Elated, overjoyed |
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Ruse |
A trick |
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Carouse |
To revel, to party |
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