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70 Cards in this Set
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Claimant |
A person making a claim |
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Cloister |
A Tranquill, secluded place |
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Commodious |
Spacious, grooming, capacious |
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Comprise |
To contain, to be made up of |
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Congenial |
Pleasant to be around |
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Connoisseur |
An expert |
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Consensus |
General agreement |
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Coterie |
A circle of close friends |
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Countenance |
A person's facial expression |
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Coup |
The overthrow of a government |
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Couture |
Clothes created by fashion designers |
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Cower |
To cringe fear; to shrink away |
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Cramming |
A small opening as in a wall |
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Craven |
Lacking the least bit of courage |
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Creditor |
And entity to whom money is owed |
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Criterion |
A standard to be judged by |
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Cubism |
A style of art is portrayed by geometric forms |
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Curtail |
To lessen; cut away from |
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Curvilinear |
Characterized by curved lines |
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Damper |
One that depresses or restrains |
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Dauntless |
Fearless; unintimidated |
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Dearth |
Scarcity; lack |
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Debacle |
A sudden downfall |
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Debase |
To lower quality |
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Decree |
An order having the force of law |
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Deduce |
To come to a conclusion by reasoning from the evidence |
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Defame |
To take away a good name |
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Deft |
Skillful, dexterous |
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Demagogue |
An evil leader |
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Demonic |
Having a persistent force or drive |
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Demur |
To object; to make exception |
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Denounce |
To condemn, to expose critically |
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Desiccate |
To dry out completely, dehydrate |
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Dilemma |
A difficult situation |
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Disparage |
To belittle; to put down |
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Dispel |
To drive away; to dissipate |
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Disperse |
To scatter in various directions |
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Dissolution |
The breaking up into parts |
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Divine |
To foretell a prophecy; to guess |
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Docile |
Easy to handle |
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Doldrums |
A period Or conditions of depression or in activity; a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms and squalls |
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Domain |
A territory over which one rules, has influence or powers |
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Dormant |
Asleep or inactive |
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Draconian |
Hard, severe, cruel |
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Dromedary |
A one-humped domesticated camel |
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Dulcet |
Melodious, soft, soothing, pleasing to the ear |
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Duress |
Hardship, restraint, confinement |
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Edifice |
A building, especially one of imposing appearance or size |
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Efface |
To rub away |
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Egalitarian |
Advocating the doctrine of equal rights for all citizens |
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Elapse |
To pass or go by (said of time) |
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Elfin |
Small and sprightly, mischievous, fairy like |
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Embellish |
To beautify by adding ornaments; to add fanciful or fictitious details to |
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Embody |
To give bodily form two; to make part of a system |
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Emit |
To send or give out; to express, utter |
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Emulate |
To attempt to equal or surpass especially through imitation |
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Endure |
To carry-on through or despite hardships; to put up with |
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Engulf |
To surround or enclose completely |
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Enrage |
To put in range; infuriating, anger |
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Enrapture |
To delight, to thrill, to give pleasure |
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Ensemble |
A coordinated outfit or costume, a group of musicians |
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Entice |
To Lure, to attract, to Tempt |
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Entomb |
To place in or as if in a tomb or grave |
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Entomology |
The study of insects |
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Entreat |
To ask earnestly; to implore, plead, beg |
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Erudite |
Deeply learned; scholarly |
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Euphonious |
Pleasing to the ear |
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Evader |
To Elude or avoid by cunning |
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Evoke |
To summon forth, called to mind, awake |
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Exhume |
To dig up from a grave; uncover |
