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75 Cards in this Set
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advent
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The coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
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affluent
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Generously supplied with money,
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analgesic
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A medication that reduces or eliminates pain.
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anathema
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A formal ecclesiastical ban, curse, or excommunication.
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animosity
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active hatred.
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antipathy
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A strong feeling of aversion or repugnance
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aphonic
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Loss of the voice resulting from disease, injury to the vocal cords, or various psychological causes, such as hysteria.
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apotheosis
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Exaltation to divine rank or stature
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austere
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Severe or stern in disposition or appearance
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autonomy
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The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence
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avarice
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an unreasonably strong desire to obtain and keep money
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cognizant
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Fully informed; conscious
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compunction
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A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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cryptic
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Having hidden meaning; mystifying.
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derogatory
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Disparaging; belittling:
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despot
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A ruler with absolute power
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dexterity
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Skill and grace in physical movement, especially in the use of the hands; adroitness.
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diaphanous
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Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent
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dissident
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Disagreeing, as in opinion or belief.
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dormant
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Lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive.
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egress
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The act of coming or going out; emergence.
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emeritus
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Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement
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ante meridian
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Of, relating to, or taking place in the morning.
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en rapport
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Being in agreement; harmonious
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encounter
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A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected, or brief
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entreat
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To make an earnest request of.
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ephemeral
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Lasting for only a short period of time
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epithet
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A term used to characterize a person or thing
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equanimity
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The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
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euphonious
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Pleasing or agreeable to the ear.
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euphoria
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A feeling of great happiness or well-being
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euthanasia
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The act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering
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ex officio
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By virtue of office or position
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expedite
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To speed up the progress of; accelerate.
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expunge
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To erase or strike out
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fantastic
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Quaint or strange in form, conception, or appearance
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gratify
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To please or satisfy
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gustatory
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relating to taste
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halcyon
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Calm and peaceful; tranquil
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haphazard
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Dependent upon or characterized by mere chance
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hoi polloi
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The common people; the masses.
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iconoclast
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One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions
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impervious
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Incapable of being penetrated
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indigenous
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Originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment
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menial
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Of or relating to work or a job regarded as servile
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misogyny
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Hatred of women
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mnemonics
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A system to develop or improve the memory
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naive
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Lacking worldly experience and understanding
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literate
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Able to read and write
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lucrative
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Producing wealth; profitable
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omnivorous
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Eating both animal and vegetable foods
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parity
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Equality, as in amount, status, or value; The condition of having given birth
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pedantic
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Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
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persona non grata
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Fully unacceptable or unwelcome, especially to a foreign government
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progeny
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One born of, begotten by, or derived from another; an offspring or a descendant
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prognosis
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A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease
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prognosticate
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To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell
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prototype
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An original type, form, or instance serving as a basis or standard for later stages
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pusillanimous
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lacking courage
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relevant
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Having a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand
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reticent
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Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself
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ruthless
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Having no compassion or pity; merciless
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sagacious
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Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness
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seismology
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The geophysical science of earthquakes and the mechanical properties of the earth
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subterfuge
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a deceptive stratagem or device
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superfluous
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Being beyond what is required or sufficient
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surfeit
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To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust
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surrogate
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One that takes the place of another; a substitute
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synergy
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The interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects
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synonym
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A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language
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tacit
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Not spoken
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tenet
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An opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by a person or especially by an organization
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xenophobia
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A person unduly fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or foreign peoples
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alleviate
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To make (pain, for example) more bearable
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neophyte
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A recent convert to a belief
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