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50 Cards in this Set
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Abyss |
Bottomless gulf |
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Olfactory |
The sense of smell |
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Tactile |
Relating to touch |
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Ruddy |
Having a healthy red color |
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Ravenous |
Greedily hungry |
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Furled |
Curled |
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Loam |
A mixture for plastering; usually made of clay |
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Odious |
Something causing or deserving hatred or repugnance |
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Gullet |
Esophagus; throat |
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Pyre |
Funeral fire |
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Linguist |
Someone eho can speak several languages |
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Verbiage |
Too many words |
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Gilded |
Made golden |
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Blanche |
Turn white or pale |
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Infinite |
Endless |
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Valise |
Suitcase |
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Trajectory |
Path of something moving |
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Beatific |
Having a happy apearance |
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Warily |
Done with caution |
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Melancholy |
Sadness or depression |
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Cacophony |
Harsh or discordant sound |
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Parlor |
Living room |
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Flailing |
Threshing or beating |
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Simultaneously |
Occuring at the same time |
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Proboscis |
Nose, trunk, or snout |
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Receptacle |
Container |
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Dictum |
A noteworthy statement of something |
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Insidious |
More dangerous than meets the eye |
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Submission |
Resigning to obedience |
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Subconscious |
Occuring with little or no awareness |
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Contemptible |
Deserving scorn |
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Tallow |
Animal fat used in candles |
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Phoenix |
Mythical bird that arose from ashes |
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Refracted |
Bent back to the source as in light rays |
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Antisocial |
Acting against the welfare of people |
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Cantrifuge |
Spinning machine that separates particles |
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Harlequin |
A buffoon; a comedic character |
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Mausoleum |
Large tomb |
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Intuitive |
Knowing something without reason; knowing by instinct |
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Marionette |
Puppet moved by strings |
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Anaesthetized |
Made to forget troubles or pains |
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Quibble |
Argue |
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Fahrenheit |
Thermometer scale |
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Monologue |
Long speech by one person |
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Pendant |
A necklace |
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Subside |
Sink or retreat |
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Sieve |
A device of meshes through which fine particles can pass |
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Conjure |
To summon or raise up; to contrive |
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Luminescent |
Characterized by low-temperature emission of light |
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Salamander |
Mythological reptile able to live in fire |
