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55 Cards in this Set
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1 Exhalation
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the releasing of air from the lungs; the air released from the lungs
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1 Dormant
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marked by a suspension of activity; temporarily devoid of external activity
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1 Legacy
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something received from an ancestor, from a predecessor, or from the past
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1 Grimace
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a facial expression that indicates pain, disgust, or disapproval
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1 Candid
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indicating or suggesting sincere honesty and absence of deception
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1 Evocative
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tendin or serving to call forth
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1 Deft
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having the ability to do something with great skill and easily
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2 Profusely
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excessively; beyond that which is normal
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2 Demean
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to degrade; to talk or act so that someone else looks bad
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2 Genuflect
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to touch the knee to the floor (worship)
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2 Obsequious
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openly servile, disgustingly sweet
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2 Complacence
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calm or secure satifaction with one's self or situation
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2 Malaise
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an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health indicating a more serious sickness
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2 Infatuated
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struck senseless with exaggerated love or admiration
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3 Quarry
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on that is sought ot hunted; an open excavation
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3 Loquacious
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pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
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3 Bland
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soothing
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3 Arbitrary
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selected at random without reason
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3 Brusque
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blunt in manner or speech often to the point of being harsh or nasty
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3 Pander
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to cater to the desires of someone
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3 Portentous
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pompous; showing one's self off as being something special
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4 Contrive
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to think up; to put together (as a plan)
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4 Delineate
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to describe in sharp and vivid detail
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4 Ambiguity
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anything that is not clear or that is capable of being understood in at least two different ways
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4 Wistful
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full of unfulfilled longing or desire
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4 Dilatory
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tending or intended to cause delay; tardy
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4 Saunter
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to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner; to stroll
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4 Polychromatic
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having various or changing colors
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5 Hirsute
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hairy
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5 Emanate
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to come forth from its source
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5 Paroxysm
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a sudden outburst of laughter, rage, or sneezing
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5 Vacilate
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to waver in mind, will, or feeling
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5 Egress
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an exit, a way out
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5 Affinity
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an attraction to someone or someting
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6 Obstreperously
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noisily, boisterously, or uncontrollably
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6 Ostensible
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suspected as the reason though it can not be proven or demonstrated
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6 Sconce
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candles with holders that have sides that are taller than the candles
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6 Tenuous
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having little strength or support
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6 Sublime
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lofty, grand, or exalted in thought or manner or expression
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6 Limpid
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absolutely quiet and untroubled
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6 Myriad
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a great many
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7 Rescind
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to make void; to repeal
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7 Impasse
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a difficulty having no recognizable escape or solution
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7 Amenity
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something that gives material comfort or convenience
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7 Eidetic
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marked by extraodinarily accurateand vivid recall, usually due to visual images
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7 Intuitive
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having to do with perceiving or knowing things without conscious reasoning
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7 Imminence
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the quality or state of being ready to take place
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7 Alleged
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questionably true
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8 Irrepressible
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impossible to hold back or control
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8 Revel
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to take intense satisfaction
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8 Impetuous
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Marked by impulsive vehemence or passion
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8 Accost
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to approach and speak to in a challenging or aggressive way
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8 Swathed
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wrapped up or bound up in long strips of cloth or bandages
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8 Gossamer
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something light, delicate or tenuous
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8 Grub
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to dig in the ground
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