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24 Cards in this Set
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Hypothetical
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assumed, supposed:
~involving an assumption |
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Implacable
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inflexible:
~unable to be satisfied or won over |
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Jeer
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taunt, ridicule:
~to cry out with mockery |
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Kindred
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related, kinship:
~a group of related individuals ~of similar nature or character |
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Lampoon
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satirize, ridicule:
~harsh satire |
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Mock
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mimic, defy, challenge:
~to treat with ridicule ~jeer ~insincere manner |
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Nadir
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base, bottom:
~the lowest point |
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Oar
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beast, idiot, boob:
~a stupid person ~a big, clumsy slow-witted person |
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Perpetual
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constant, everlasting, continually:
~continuing forever |
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Qualm
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anxiety, squeamish, nauseated:
~an uneasy fear ~sudden attack of illness |
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Repudiate
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abandon, reject, disown, decline
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Severity
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stern, harsh
~restrained in manner |
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Toxic
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poisonous, harmful, lethal:
~of, relating to, or caused by a poisonous substance |
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Umbrage
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displeasure, annoyance, shadow, hint, suspicion
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Vain
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arrogant, conceited, empty, foolish:
~having no real value |
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Adverse
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unfavorable, harmful, hostile:
~acting against |
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Baffle
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frustrate, perplex, mystify:
~to defeat by puzzling ~to deflect the flow |
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Circumspect
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cautious, prudent:
~careful to consider all circumstances |
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Depict
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describe:
~to represent, as if by a picture |
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Enigma
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mystery, question, secret:
~obscure speech or writing ~something hard to understand or explain |
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Forthright
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frankly, blunt, straightfoward:
~a straight path ~at once |
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Implement
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tool, instrument, accomplish, start:
~carry out ~something useful |
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Monarchy
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~undivided rule
~a type of government having a hereditary chief of state |
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Pervasive
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extensive, common, widespread:
~one that becomes diffused throughout every part of |