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30 Cards in this Set
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ATROPHY
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the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; to waste away
synonyms: degeneration, deterioration; wither |
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BASTION
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a fortified place, stronghold
synonyms: citadel, rampart, bulwark, parapet |
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CONCORD
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a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact,convenant
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CONSUMMATE
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complete of perfect in the highest degree; to bring to a state of completion or perfection
synonyms: masterful, clinch, conclude |
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DISARRAY
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disorder, confusion; to throw into disorder
synonyms: disorganization; dishevel, mess up |
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EXIGENCY
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urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
synonyms: requirement, crisis |
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FLOTSAM
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floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
synonyms: floating wreckage |
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FRENETIC
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frenzied, highly agitated
synonyms: frantic, overwrought |
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GLEAN
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to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by reapers
synonyms: collect, cull, pick up |
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GROUSE
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a type of game bird; a complaint; to complain, grumble
synonyms: gripe, kvetch, bellyache |
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INCARCERATE
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to imprison, confine, jail
synonyms: intern, immure |
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INCUMBENT
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obligatory, required; one who holds a specific office at the time spoken
synonyms: mandatory; neccessary |
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JOCULAR
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humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
synonyms: waggish, facetious, droll, witty |
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LUDICROUS
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ridiculous, laughable, absurd
synonyms: risible, preposterous |
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MORDANT
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biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly sharp
synonyms: acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing |
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NETTLE
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a prickly or stinging plant; to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely
synonyms: peeve, annoy, incense, gall, irk |
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PECUNIARY
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consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money
synonyms: monetary, financial |
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PUSILLANIMOUS
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contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
synonyms: craven, lily-livered |
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RECUMBENT
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in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
synonyms: prone, prostrate, supine, inactive |
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STRATAGEM
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a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
synonyms: ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge |
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ACUITY
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sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
synonyms: keenness, acuteness |
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DELINEATE
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to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
synonyms: depict, picture, render |
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DEPRAVED
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marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
synonyms: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt |
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ENERVATE
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to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
synonyms: impair, cripple, paralyze |
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ESOTERIC
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intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
synonyms: occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite |
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FECUND
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fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
synonyms: fertile, teeming, prolific |
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FIAT
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an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
synonyms: edict, dictum, ukase |
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GARNER
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to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
synonyms: collect, accumulate, accrue |
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HALLOW
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to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
synonyms: venerate, bless |
