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53 Cards in this Set
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languish
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become weak, suffer with longing and melancholy
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lascivious
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wanton, lewd, lustful
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lassitude
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feeling of weariness, languor
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latent
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hidden from ordinary observation
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latex
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the milky fluid secreted by some plants when leaves or steams are broken
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legerdemain
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a deceptive performance that depends on dexterity of hand
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legitimate
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lawful, genuine
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lethargic
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drowsy, slothful
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liable
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exposed to
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libel
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defamation, anything having a tendency to lower reputation or lead to disrepute
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licentiate
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one who has a license to practice a profession
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limitation
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restriction, finitude
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lithe
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gracefully flexible
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livid
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black and blue, discolored, lead-colored
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longitudinal
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pertaining to length
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loquacious
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talkative
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ludicrous
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apt to raise laughter ridiculous
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lugubrious
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excessively mournful
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macabre
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gruesome, ghastly
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macadamize
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to cover with small broken stones so as to form a smooth, hard surface
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macerate
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soften by dipping in liquid
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madrigal
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a short poem that can be set to music, a type of song for several voices popular in the Renaissance
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maelstrom
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whirpool
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magisterial
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authoritative, arrogant, dogmatical
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magma
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molten rock within the Earth
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magnanimous
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noble-minded, extremely generous, especially in overlooking injury
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magnate
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important business person
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maharanee
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in India, a queen or princess
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mahatma
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in Buddhism, a holy man thought to have unusual powers
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mahout
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elephant drive
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maladroit
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tactless in personal relations
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malaise
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general bodily weakness
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malapropism
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word misused ridiculously
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malfeasance
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wrongdoing, especially in public office
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malignant
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very malicious
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malpractice
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improper professional conduct
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mandate
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a specific order
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manege
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art of or school for horseriding
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mange
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a parasitic skin disease
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mantilla
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silk or lace head scarf
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marcel
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to produce waves in hair
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marquee
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roof projecting from building over sidewalk
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marsupial
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type of mammal having an abdominal ouch for its young
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martinet
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rigid, petty disciplinarian
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marzipan
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an almond sugar candy
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masochism
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sexual satisfaction derived from suffering pain
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masticate
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chew
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matrix
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something which gives form
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mawkish
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slightly nauseating, insipidly sentimental
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medicinal
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having the property of healing
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mediocre
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of middle quality
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medley
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mixture, often of musical selections
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megrim
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severe headache, migraine
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