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60 Cards in this Set
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fatuous (adj)
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foolish; inane
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febrile (adj)
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feverish
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fetid (adj)
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malodorous
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fiat (n)
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command
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filial (adj)
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pertaining to a son or daughter
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firebrand (n)
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hothead; troublemaker
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flag (v)
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droop; grow feeble
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flail (v)
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thresh grain by had; strike or slap; toss about
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flout (v)
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reject; mock
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foible (n)
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weakness; slight fault
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foist (v)
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insert improperly; palm off
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foment (v)
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stir up; instigate
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forswear (v)
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renounce; abandon
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fortuitous (adj)
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accidental; by chance
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fracas (n)
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brawl; melee
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fractious (adj)
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unruly
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franchise (n)
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right granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory
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fraught (adj)
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filled
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fray (N)
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brawl
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fulminate (v)
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thunder; explode
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gadfly (n)
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animal-biting fly; an irritating person
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gainsay (v)
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deny
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gambol (v)
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romp; skip about; leap playfully
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gamely (adv)
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in a spirited manner; with courage
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gamut (n)
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entire range
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gastronomy (n)
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science of preparing and serving good food
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gauche (adj)
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clumsy; coarse and uncouth
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glib (adj)
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fluent; facile; slick;
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grandiloquent (adj)
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pompous; bombastic; using high sounding language
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gregarious (adj)
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sociable
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gustatory (adj)
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affecting the sense of taste
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guy (n)
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cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied
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hackles (n)
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hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog
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halcyon (adj)
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calm; peaceful
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harangue (n)
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long, passionate, and vehement speech
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hegemony (n)
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dominance, especially of one nation over another
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hermetic (adj)
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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
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hermetic (adj)
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obscure and mysterious; occult
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hue and cry (n)
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outcry
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husband (v)
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use sparingly; conserve; save
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iconoclastic (adj)
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attacking cherished traditions
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ignominy (n)
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deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
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immolate (v)
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offer as sacrifice
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immure (v)
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imprison; shut up in confinement
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impassive (adj)
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without feeling; stoical
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impecunious (adj)
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without money
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impel (v)
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drive or force onward
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imperious (adj)
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domineering; haughty
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impetuous (adj)
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violent; hasty; rash
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impetus (n)
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moving force
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impinge (v)
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infringe; touch; collide with
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impious (adj)
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irreverent
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implicit (adj)
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understood but not stated
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imprecation (n)
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curse
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improvident (adj)
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thriftless
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impugn (v)
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dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); challenge; gainsay
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garrulous (adj)
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loquacious; worldly; talkative
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fusillade (n)
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simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles; questions)
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hortatory (adj)
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encouraging
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implacable (adj)
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incapable of being pacified
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