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210 Cards in this Set
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Taut
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tightly drawn
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Tawdry
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cheap and gaudy
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Teem
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become filled, to overflow
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Temporal
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relating to time or secular concerns
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Temporize
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yield to dominant opinion
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Tenable
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capable of being held or defended
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Tenet
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principle or belief
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Tenure
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act, right, or period of holding something
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Tenuous
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not dense or thick, flimsy
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Termagant
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a nagging woman
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Terrestrial
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relating to the earth or its inhabitants
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Terse
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concise
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Tether
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restrain with a leash
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Therapeutic
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offering or relating to a remedy
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Titanic
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gigantic
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Raconteur
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storyteller
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Raillery
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good-natured ridicule
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Ramifications
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consequences
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Rampant
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widespread
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Rancor
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deep hatred |
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Rapacious
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excessively greedy
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Raucous
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harsh or boisterous
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Ravenous
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very hungry
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Raze
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destroy or tear down
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Recalcitrant
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stubbornly resisting authority
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Reciprocal
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affecting each in the same way
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Recluse
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one who live in seclusion
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Recreant
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moral integrity
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Rectitude
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cowardly, disloyal
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Redolent
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having a fragrance |
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Redundant
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using more words than necessary
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Refractory
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obstinate or unmanageable
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Refulgent
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shining, radiant, or glowing
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Regression
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going or causing to go back to a lower level
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Reiterated
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said again
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Relegate
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assign to a particular class orduty |
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Reminiscent
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relating to a recollection or past experiences
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Remiss
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negligent or careless in performance of duty
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Remunerate
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pay
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Renaissance
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rebirth or revival
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Renegade
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one who desserts his faith for another
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Repercussion
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effect of something said or done
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Resilience
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ability to recover or adjust easily
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Respectively
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as relating to each other
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Resuscitate
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revive from a deathlike condition
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Conflagration
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a huge fire, an inferno
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Deleterious
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harmful to one’s health or overall welfare
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Castigate
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to scold or punish severely
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Phlegmatic
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dqifficult to get excited or emotional; calm
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Lassitude
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a tired feeling , usually resulting from depression
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Sycophant
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a servile flatterer
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Fanatical
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full of great enthusiasm or devotion
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Recalcitrant
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stubborn, disobedient; defiant
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Cacophony
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lack of harmony; loud and unpleasant noise
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Panegyrize
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to praise a person or event in a formal way
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Surfeit
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an oversupply
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Abstemious
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holding back from eating or drinking too much
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Meticulous
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very careful, fussy, finicky
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Ephemeral
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lasting a short time, fleeting
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Antediluvian
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very old; antiquated
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Cabal
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small group of people who are plotting
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Cache
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a place to hide and store supplies
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Cachexia
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poor health similar to malnutrition
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Cacography
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bad handwriting and bad spelling |
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Calamitous
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bring about misery
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Calenture
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a tropical fever with delirium
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Calibrate
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to set at a certain point
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Calumniate
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to slander |
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Cambist
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a person who exchanges money |
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Campaign
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a series of organized planned actions for a particular actions for a particular purpose
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Campanulate
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shaped like a ball
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Canaille
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a pack of dogs
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Canthus
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the corner of either side of the eye
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Carpology
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the study of fruits and seeds |
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Catalyst
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a substance that affects are actions |
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Virulency
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bitterly hostile
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Vapid
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lacking spirit or liveliness
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Palaver
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talk or conference
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Homily
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sermon
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Asseverated
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to act with earnestness or severity
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Confluence
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flowing or running together
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Tenacious
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holding fast to something
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Doleful
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full of grief
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Querulous
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fretful or whining |
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Egress
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a way out
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Impalpable
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incapable of being felt
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Tumultuously
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confusion, violent agitation
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Churl
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rude ill-bred person
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Usurper
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one who takes or assumes and holds in possession by force without right
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Vindictive
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revengeful
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Interloper
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one who intrudes
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Qualm-
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reluctance due to ethical reasons, or sickness
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Reprobate
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scoundrel
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Portend
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give a warning
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Vociferated
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make loud noises
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Expostulating
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demanding earnestly
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Skulk
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to move or lurk about in a stealthy manner
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Coxcomb
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a cap notched with a strip of red cloth, vain
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Equanimity
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calmness |
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Prognosticate
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predict from signs or symptoms
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Malady
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disease or disorder
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Lament
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mourn, express sorrow
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Assiduously
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diligently
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Askance
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with a side glance, suspicion
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Sententiously
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using pompous language |
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Anthology
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literary collection
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Antipathy
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strong dislike
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Antithetical
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direct opposite
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Apathetic
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lack of emotion or interest
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Aphorism
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short saying staging general truth
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Aplomb
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complete calmness or self-assurance
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Apocryphal
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writes of dubious authenticity
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Apparition
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a ghost |
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Appurtenances
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accessory
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Arabesque
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intricate design
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Archipelago
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group of islands
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Aridity
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dryness or bareness |
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Artifice
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trick or ingenious device
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Ascetic
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self-denying
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Attrition
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eliminating
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Vesture
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a garment
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Vicarious
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experienced imaginatively
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Vicissitude
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irregular, unexpected change
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Virago
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a shrew (like the angry woman)
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Virtuoso
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highly skilled performer especially in music
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Virulent
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bitterly hostile
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Virus
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tiny disease-causing agent
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Viscid
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a thick or sticky consistency
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Viscosity
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the tendency of liquid to flow slowly
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Vitiated
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spoil or impair
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Vitriolic
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something caustic, corrosive
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Vivacious
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lively |
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Vociferous
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noisy and insistent
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Volatile
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explosive |
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Votaries
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devoted participants or admirers
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Aberration
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the act of staying from normal moral standards
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Abeyance
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temporary inactivity |
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Abjured
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recant from one’s beliefs or professed word
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Ablution
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the washing of one’s body as a religious rite |
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Abnegation
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surrender, relinquish
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Aborigines
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an original inhabitant
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Abridged
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the shortened version
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Abrogated
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to do away with an authoritative force
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Abscond
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to hide away, conceal |
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Absolution-
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the act of being set free from obligation or guilt
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Abstemious
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sparingly used |
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Acquiesced
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to accept passively
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Acquisition
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the act of attaining something
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Acrimony
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harsh biting sharpness in word or manner
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Adage
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a saying often in metaphorical form that embodies a common observation
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Bimetallism |
the use of two metals with fixed values, currency |
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Blatant
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offensively showy |
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Blazon-
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a coat of arms, shield with an emblem
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Bourgeois
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middle class of society
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Brackish
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salty |
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Cacophony
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harsh noise
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Cadaverous
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like a dead body
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Cajolery
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persuading or coaxing
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Callow
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inexperienced of innocent
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Calumny
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false or malicious charge
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Capricious
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whim
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Cataclysmic
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violent charge
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Chauvinistic
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unreasoning to one’s country, sex, race, etc. |
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Chicanery
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trickery
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Choreography
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art of dancing or arranged dancing
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chromatic |
relating to color, half steps on the musical scale |
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cincture |
a belt |
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circuitous |
circular or winding |
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circumlocution |
excessive use of words |
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circumspect |
careful |
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clamber |
climb awkwardly |
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clandestine |
a BIG secret |
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clemency
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merciful, temperament or mildness |
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cliche |
a trite phrase |
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coagulate |
clot |
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cognizant |
notice or awareness |
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cognomen |
influenced by association with, a nickname |
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collusion |
secret cooperation for deceit |
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commendatory |
recommending , praising |
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commensurate |
equal in measure or extent |
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baneful |
causing ruin, harmful |
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Rancorous |
deeply hateful or spiteful |
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impugn |
to oppose or attack some or something as false or refutable |
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upbraid |
to chide or scold bitterly |
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stoical |
lacking emotion |
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soporific |
sleep inducing, sleepy |
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toady |
a flatterer, a sycophant |
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intractable |
stubborn, difficult to manage |
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acoustics |
the quality of sound |
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mellifluous |
sweet and smooth sounding |
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adulate |
to express strong approval or praise |
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epicurean |
having to do with the pleasure of eating or drinking |
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chary |
cautious or wary |
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itinerant
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wandering about , traveling |
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pariah
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a social outcast |
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fallacious |
false idea or reasoning |
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fastidious |
difficult |
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felicitations |
aptly expressed, congratulations |
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filigree |
ornamental designs of fine wire |
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flaccid |
not firm |
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flagellation |
whipped |
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flamboyant |
showy |
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focalization |
bring to focus |
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fortuitous |
accidental
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fructify |
to bear fruit |
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gainsay |
deny or dispute |
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gamut |
entire range or series |
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garrulous |
talkative
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germane |
relevant or related |
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gourmand |
person who loves good food or drink |
