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79 Cards in this Set
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Ambivalence |
Indecision |
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Aphorism |
A brief witty saying |
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Aptitude |
Capacity for learning |
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Cadence |
The rise and fall of sound |
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Camardarie |
The quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability |
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Chameleon |
A highly changeable person |
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Demise |
Death |
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Dexterity |
Mental skill |
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Dossier |
A detailed report |
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Elation |
Great joy |
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Elocution |
The art of public speaking |
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Epitaph |
Writing on a tombstone |
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Ethics |
Moral philosophy |
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Euphemism |
A pleasant expression in place of an unpleasant one |
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Effigy |
An object created that represents someone who is not liked to express hatred |
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Farce |
False imitation |
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Foray |
Quick raid or sudden advance |
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Harbinger |
One who announces the coming of someone or thing |
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Ideology |
System of ideas |
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Invective |
Insulting speech |
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Jubilation |
Great joy |
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Kismet |
Fate |
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Lineage |
Descendants of a particular heritage |
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Memento |
Remembrance |
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Moniker |
Nickname |
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Phenomenon |
Extremely unusual or extraordinary occurrence |
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Status quo |
Exsisting state or condition |
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Subterfuge |
Action to hide something from someone or a trick |
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Synopsis |
Outline |
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Tyranny |
Absolute power |
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Wanderlust |
Strong Desire to roam |
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Zest |
Hearty |
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Abate |
Becoming fewer or less intense |
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Assuage |
To soothe |
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Beget |
To create |
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Defile |
To make dirty or filthy |
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Digress |
To stray from topic |
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Divert |
To change direction of |
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Emulate |
Strive to equal or match |
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Foster |
Providing nurture if not related through blood |
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Induce |
To cause to happen |
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Inquire |
To seek info |
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Inundate |
Flood |
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Levitate |
To rise or float in air |
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Mollify |
Calm appease |
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Peruse |
Read carefully |
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Reform |
Change for better |
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Revel |
Take great pleasure and delight |
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Stagnate |
To become motionless |
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Aesthetic |
Artistic beauty |
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Amicable |
Showing friendliness |
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Auspicious |
Promising for the future |
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Benevolent |
Kind |
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Bourgeois |
Boringly middle class |
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Commensurate |
Equal |
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Cynical |
Being distrustful of humans and their motives |
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Facetious |
Not serious |
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Hapless |
Unlucky |
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Haughty |
Arrogant |
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Indolent |
Lazy |
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Ingeneous |
Frank simply naïve |
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Laudable |
Praiseworty |
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Literal |
True to fact |
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Lithe |
Bending easily and gracefully |
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Melancholy |
Sad gloomy weary |
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Minuscule |
Tiny |
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Obsequious |
Ingratiating |
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Parochial |
Narrowed or confined point of view |
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Perfunctory |
Indifferent |
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Quasi |
Resembling, but not being |
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Ruthless |
Without mercy or compassion |
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Rampant |
Happening often or becoming worse |
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Squalid |
Dirty from lack of care or poverty |
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Uncanny |
Difficult to explain |
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Uncouth |
Awkward clumsy |
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Vacuous |
Not showing purpose or meaning |
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Valiant |
Bold courageous |
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Vicarious |
Second hand fantasized |
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Voracious |
Insatiable appetite |