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50 Cards in this Set
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reverie |
a state of daydreaming, being lost in thought |
revel
river |
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lucid |
clear; shining; distinct; easily understood |
luz
crystal clear |
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ludicrous |
ridiculously humorous; absurb |
Ludacris
circus |
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malign |
to speak badly of; to defame; to slander |
mal
gossip |
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rococo |
fancy style of ornamentation with curves |
Coco
Cocoon |
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homogeneous |
of the same kind, quality or degree |
hormones genes |
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writhe |
to make turning movements |
cursive
snake |
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zenith |
summit; highest peak |
climax
Mt. Everest |
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desideratum |
something needed and wanted |
desired atoms |
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despicable |
deserving to be despised; contemptible |
like the movie
disliked |
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destitution |
state of being without means of subsistence |
institutions
desparation |
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desuetude |
state of disuse; useless |
disuse clueless |
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apparition |
a strange or startling visual phenomenon |
paranormal
Casper the friendly ghost |
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gouge |
to scoop, dig or force out; to over change
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out
gorge |
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precluded |
made impossible or ineffective |
Rubik's cube
pre calc |
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trilogy |
a series of three literary or dramatic works |
trace
Lord of the Rings |
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derogatory |
disparaging; belittling |
rude
degrade |
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parochilalism |
pertaining to only one group |
parish
monotheism |
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hamlet |
a small village |
hobbits habitat |
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trepidation |
fearfulness; alarm; agitation |
predator tremble |
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trenchant |
incisive; perceptive; to the point |
chant chat |
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truncated |
cut off; shorten |
cut amputated |
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truculent |
belligerent; fierce; hostile |
crucify trump |
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sinuous |
bending in and out; winding |
slinky
S |
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nostalgic |
longing for something past or far away; homesick |
love
alone |
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brazen |
made of or resembling brass; bold; shameless; defiantly reckless |
outgoing
bronze |
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buffet |
a meal set out; to knock about; push or force roughly |
bully cafe |
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turbid |
cloudy; dense; in a confused state |
turbulence
turbine |
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turgid |
swollen; distended; inflated or bombastic in expression |
guttumid
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mummery |
a performance using action&gestures; a pantomine |
the mummy making a face |
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extrinsic |
not natural or inherent part of; nonessential |
extra
extinct |
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crustacean |
a form marine life having a crust-like shell |
crab sea urchins |
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culpable |
deserving blame |
trouble
liable |
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inextricably |
so involved as not to be removed |
tricky intertwine |
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figment |
something invented in the mind; a whimsical or fanciful idea |
imagine image |
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invocation |
an appeal or calling upon for help or inspiration; an opening prayer |
invitation calling |
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obsequies |
funeral rites |
service obit |
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aesthetic |
pertaining to beauty; sensitive to or appreciate of beauty |
cosmetics Athena |
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alabaster |
a whitish, translucent, workable mineral |
albino plaster |
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acrimony |
harshness or bitterness of speech or manner; expression of great dislike |
Grinch cacophony |
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mordant |
sarcastic; caustic; biting |
mortified moron |
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limpid |
clear; transparent |
liquid lucid |
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capitulate |
to surrender on certain terms; to give in |
tap out captured |
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inexorable |
unchanging; unalterable |
stable inseparable |
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chicanery |
trickery; deception |
Chris Angel anarchy |
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fiasco |
complete or ridiculous failure |
fail grade F |
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obnoxious |
objectionable; offensive |
nauseous toxic |
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advisement |
careful consideration |
view advise |
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aggrandizement |
that which makes richer or greater; the state or result of such |
amazement grand |
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seraphic |
angelic; heavenly |
serenity peace |
