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28 Cards in this Set
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An event that has prophetic significance
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Omen
Oh man! That omen is bad! |
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Cause of harm, suffering, distress
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Malignity
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To tell the future
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Prognosticate
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Unable to be made good or remedied
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Irreparable
Don't try to repair this house...it's irreparable. |
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Violation of something held sacred
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Sacrilege
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Postpone, delay
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Defer
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High goal, target, objective
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Aspiration
The artist Jasper Johns proves he had high aspirations. |
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Shut out, hinder, exclude
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Debar
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A light carriage for two persons
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Chaise
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Strong distate or offense
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Repugnance
This "pug" is the height of re-"pug"-nance! |
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To turn back; to feel sorry for one's actions
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Repent
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All-powerful
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Omnipotent
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Lacking in manners; clumsy, vulgar
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Uncouth
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To belong to
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Appertain
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A wicked, evil person
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Reprobate
This reprobate is the very picture of malignity... |
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To dominate the mind beforehand; to prejudice towards one particular thing
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Prejudice
The "prepossessed" person takes "pride" in his "prejudice"... |
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Ineffective, useless
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Futile
We are Borg...resistance is futile... |
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A fantastical dream or creation
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Chimera
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Look, appearance, nature
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Aspect
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A review; going over again at the end of something
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Recapitulation
Oh no! It's another stick up! RE-capitulate! |
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Formal speech of praise
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Panegyric
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To change from one form to another
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Transmute
"Alchemists (and superheroes) attempted to transmute the iron to gold." |
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Readily perceived; capable of being felt or touched
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Palpable
Umm...no? |
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Bearing, appearance, demeanor
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Mien
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Easy to approach; friendly
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Affable
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A pretense, or put-on
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Affectation
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Repectfully yielding to others
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Deference
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Of little or no importance
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Petty
Richard Petty + NASCAR = of little or no importance |
