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51 Cards in this Set
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Innuendo
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N
An insinuation or hint |
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Largo
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Adj
Large, broad |
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Logorrhea
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N
Excessive talkativeness, Running off at the mouth |
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Mausoleum
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N
Ornate structure, large imposing tomb |
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Nuance
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N
Trace, subtle distinction, slight gradation |
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Modicum
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N
A little bit, limited quanity |
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Ombudsman
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N
Representative, advocate, proponent |
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Overt
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Adj
Open, unconcealed, manifest |
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Palindrome
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N
Word, phrase, number or sentence that reads teh same backward and forward |
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Pandemonium
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N
A riot, din, uproar, tumult |
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Parity
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N
Equality, equivalence |
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Incandescent
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Adj
Becoming white or hot/ glowing with intense heat |
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Obsolescent
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Adj
Becoming outdated, obsolete |
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Extraneous
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Adj
Unrelated, irrelevant |
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Extravagant
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Adj
Excessive, beyond one's means |
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Pedagogue
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N
Teacher, especially of children |
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Pedagogy
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N
The art or discipline of educating |
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Penchant
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N
Inclination, learning |
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Repartee
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N
Clever retort, witty reply |
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Rote
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N
Memorization |
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Scurrilous
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Adj
Vulgar, evil, slanderous |
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Solace
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N
Comfort, especially in grief or misfortune |
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Tautology
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N
Redundancy, repetition |
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Temporal
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Adj
Relating to time, fleeting, temporary, earthly |
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Ultimatum
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N
A final deman or condition |
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Zeal
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N
Enthusiasm, passion, fervor |
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Homogenize
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V
To blend, to make consistent |
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Homologous
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Adj
Corresponding |
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Legacy
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N
Inheritance, heritage |
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Legislate
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V
To enact laws |
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Accretion
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N
Increase, increment, accumulation |
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Aegis
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N
Protection, auspices, leadership |
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Charisma
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N
An unusual quality of leadership |
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Compendium
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N
Short or abridged work, condensation of a larger work |
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Eclectic
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Adj
Selective, having many different sources |
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Elusive
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Adj
Fleeting, evasive, baffling |
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Aesthetics
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N
Philosophy or science of beauty, art and taste |
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Faux pax
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N
Misstep, social blunder, error |
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Fiat
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N
Edict or command |
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Idiosyncrasy
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N
A characteristic peculiar to one person, entity or eccentricity |
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Iniquity
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N
Wrongful conduct, sin, wickedness |
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Disconsolate
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Adj
Downcast, dejected |
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Dysfunction
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N
Abnormal or impaired function |
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Elude
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V
Escape |
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Extirpate
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V
To eradicate or exterminate |
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Root: escent
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becoming, beginning
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Root: extra
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beyond, outside
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Root: hom
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same, alike, similar
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Root: leg
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law, legal
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Root: dis, dys
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not, reverse, deprive of, opposite of
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Root: e, ex
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out of, away, not, missing, absent
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