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100 Cards in this Set
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abhorrent
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offensive to the mind; disgusting, loathsome, repugnant, repulsive, detestable
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abiogenesis
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spontaneous generation
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abstentious
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temperate, abstinent
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abysmal
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profound; immensely great, limitless
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acrid
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pungent; sharp in smell or taste
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aegis
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shield, protection; sponsorship
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agoraphobia
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fear of open spaces
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altruism
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unselfish concern for others
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anoxia
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state of being without oxygen
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anthropomorphic
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given human characteristics
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antipasto
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appetizer; hor d'oeurves
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aphephelion
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orbit's farthest point from the sun
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apropos
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appropriate, relevant
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arbitrary
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proceeding with whim; based on or subject to individual discretion or preference, or sometimes impulse or caprice
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ascetic
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self-denying; practicing great self-denial; one who practices such self-denial
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atrophy
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lack of growth, as from disease
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attaché
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member of diplomatic staff
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attenuate
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make thin, weaken
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extort
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wrest money or promise from someone
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auriferous
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yielding or bearing gold
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axiomatic
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self-evident (evident without proof or argument)
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bas-relief
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sculpture whose figure projects slightly from background
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facetious
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given to jesting; playfully jocular; Amusing; intended to be humorous; not serious; bantering; cleverly amusing in tone; said in jest without serious intent
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bathos
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sudden decline in style; anticlimax
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bibliophile
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lover of books
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fallacious
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containing or based on a fallacy; deceitful; intended to deceive; based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information; based on errorous ideas
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biogenesis
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life developing from preexisting life
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farcical
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exciting laughter
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biometry
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statistical analysis of biologic data
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bombastic
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using pompous language
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bourgeois
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middle class, lacking culture
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faux pas
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misstep, blunder; violation of accepted, although unwritten, social rules; false step [French]; figuratively, a social blunder
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cajole
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wheedle, coax
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fiduciary
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held in trust, confidential
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carte blanche
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freedom to do as on sees fit
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chagrin
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embarrassment, mortification
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cogitate
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think, deliberate
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filial
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befitting a son or daughter; designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation; relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
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complacent
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very pleased with oneself; smug
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compunction
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regret, misgiving
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factitious
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apt to break out in to a passion; cross; artificial, sham
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conjectural
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hypothetical, assumed, supposed
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consummate
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perfect, superb; to complete; fulfill
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fusty
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state-smelling; musty
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convivial
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fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; merry, festive, or sociable; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
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gauche
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lacking social grace or polish; tactless
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credentials
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documents inspiring trust; references
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declivity
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downward slope
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demitasse
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small cup of strong black coffee
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filial
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befitting a son or daughter; designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation; relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
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despotic
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tyrannical; autocratic
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genre
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kind, sort, category, style
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détente
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the easing or relaxing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
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ductile
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able to be drawn out; docile
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Herculean
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displaying superhuman strength or power; extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules
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dysphagia
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difficulty in swallowing
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dysphasia
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speech impediment due to brain disease
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heteroclite
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Something or someone deviating from the ordinary rule; an anomaly
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eclectic
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chosen from various sources; selective
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emaciated
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unnaturally thin; physically wasted
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entourage
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cortege; group following and attending to some important person
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hypothermia
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subnormal body temperature
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ephemeral
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fleeting; short-lived
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hyperthyroid
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underactivity of thyroid gland
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exogamy
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marriage outside the social group
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extol
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to laud, praise, glorify, or honor
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ignominy
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shame
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impudent
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brazen, insolent
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indubitable
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certain; incontrovertible
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insatatiable
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incaple of being satisfied
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juxtapose
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put side by side or close
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lackey
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servile follower; toady
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loquacious
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talkative; garrulous; chatty
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maudlin
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weakly sentimental and tearful
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mercurial
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quick, changeable; crafty; eloquent
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myrmidon
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obedient; unquestioning
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necrology
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obituary; list of recently deceased persons
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obsequious
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excessively willing to serve
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odoriferous
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having an odor
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peon
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unskillful worker; landless laborer
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periphrastic
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roundabout, circumloculatory
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philatelist
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stamp collector
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picador
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the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low
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Pollyanna
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irrepressible optimist
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polymorphic
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having various forms
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precipice
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cliff
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precipitous
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steep as a precipice; hasty
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précis
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brief summary; synopsis
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preeminent
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standing out above all others
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reticent
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inclined to be silent; reserved
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salubrious
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salutary; curative; healthful
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satire
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sarcasm, witty language used to convey insults or scorn; literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"
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septuagenarian
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70-79 years old
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tenacity
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firmness in holding fast; persistance
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tete-a-tete
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without the intrusion of a third person; in intimate privacy; literally "head-to-head" [French]
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tractable
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easily lead; docile
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untenable
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incapable of being held or defended
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valet
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manservant
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venerable
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worhty of repsect
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yclept
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named, called
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