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62 Cards in this Set
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efflorescence
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noun
state of flowering result of growth and development |
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enmity
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noun
very deep and unfriendly feeling |
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decorous
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adj
correct and polite in a particular situation |
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chorister
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noun
a singer in the choir |
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bastion
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noun
a place or system in which some thing continues to survive |
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hiatus
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noun
a period of time when something is stopped |
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ebullience
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noun
high spirits; exhilaration |
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recrimination
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noun
the act of countercharging |
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tumult
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noun
violent and noisy commotion of a crowd or mob |
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tirade
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noun
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation |
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oppressive
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adj
burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrranical |
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inscrutable
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adj
incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable |
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vicissitude
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noun
a change or variation occurring in the course of something |
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declivity
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noun
a downward slope or spiral, as of ground |
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tacit
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adj
understood without being openly replied; implied quiet or shy |
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blatant
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adj
brazenly obvious; flagrant |
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mirage
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noun
something illusory, without substamce |
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taboo
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adj and noun
adj - prohibited or excluded from use practice noun - the system, practice, or act which is forbidden for general use |
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sinewy
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adj
muscular, having strong sinews |
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malevolently
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adv
evil and harmful |
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ludicrous
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adj
causing laughter because of absurdity |
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ineffectual
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adj
futile, without satisfactory it derisive effect |
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jeer
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verb
to shout derisively |
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indigo
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adj
a blue dye |
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inarticulate
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adj
unable to express ones feelings |
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theorem
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noun
a rule or law, generally accepted as true without proof |
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appalled
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verb
to fill or overwhelm with fear or horror |
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leviathan
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noun
something huge, or a large marine animal |
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clamor
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noun
a loud uproar |
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mutinously
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adv
act of revolting against authority |
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accesible
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adj
easy to approach, use, reach |
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loiter
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verb
to linger or wander aimlessly or as if aimlessly in about a place |
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crestfallen
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adj
dejected; discouraged |
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impervious
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adj
impenetrable; incapable of being influenced |
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enterprise
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noun
a big project that is difficult or hard to undertake |
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glowered
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verb
to look or stare with discontent or anger |
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rebuke
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verb
to express disapproval of |
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demure
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adj
reserved, shy, and modest |
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fervor
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noun
intense and passionate feeling |
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sensuous
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adj
of or relating to the senses |
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static
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adj
pertaining to a fixed it stationary position, immobile |
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buffet
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noun
a blow with hand or fist |
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corpulent
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adj
large or bulky of bidy |
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saunter
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verb
to walk with leisurely gait |
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Cascade
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verb
to fall in or like a cascade |
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authority
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noun
the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes |
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ambush
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verb
to attack concealed or by surprise |
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compel
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verb
to force or drive |
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luminous
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adj
full of or shedding light |
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myopia
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noun
nearsightedness |
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snivel
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verb
cry and sniffle |
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liberation
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noun
act of setting someone free from oppresion |
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quaver
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verb
to shake or tremble in speaking |
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wary
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adj
cautious |
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falter
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verb
to lose strength or momentum |
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parry
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verb
ward off with a countermove |
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talisman
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noun
an object that us thought to have magic powers |
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vegetation
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noun
plants considered collectively |
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acrid
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adj
irritatingly strong taste or smell |
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cordon
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noun
a line of circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from and area |
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elephantine
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adj
large clumsy and awkwaed |
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epaulettes
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noun
ornamental shoulder piece |
