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49 Cards in this Set
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Jettison |
Throw away something encumbering |
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Knell |
The sound of a death bell |
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Lachrymose |
Showing sorrow |
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Hegemony |
Dominance of one group over another |
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Hermetic |
Completely sealed or airtight |
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Hoary |
Having gray or white hair |
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Iconoclast |
Someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions |
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Impecunious |
Not having enough money for necessities |
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Imperturbable |
Extreme clamp and composure |
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Impetuous |
Characterized by lack of thought or undue haste |
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Imprecation |
Calling down an evil curse |
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Incarnadine |
Redden or make flesh colored |
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Inchoate |
Imperfectly formed; only partly in existence |
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Inculcate |
Teach by repetition or admonitions |
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Indolent |
Disinclined to work |
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Inexorable |
Not appeased by entreaty |
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Ingenuous |
Lacking sophistication |
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Inimical |
Not friendly |
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Iniquity |
Absent of moral values |
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Inquest |
Inquiry into an unexpected death |
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Insipid |
Lacking interest or impact |
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Interregnum |
Time between two reigns or government |
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Intractable |
Difficult to manage |
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Intransigent |
Impervious to pleas or persuasion |
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Inure |
Cause to accept or become hardened |
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Invective |
Abusive language to express blame |
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Investiture |
Ceremonial promotion |
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Invidious |
Implying slight or prejudice |
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Itinerant |
Traveling from place to place for work |
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Jingoism |
Fanatical patriotism |
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Laconic |
Brief and to the point |
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Lampoon |
Ridicule with satire |
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Lapidary |
Relating to precious stones or art of working with them |
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Largess |
Liberalization in giving gifts |
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Legerdemain |
An illusory feat |
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Licentious |
Lacking moral discipline |
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Limpid |
Clear and bright |
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Lissome |
Moving and bending with ease |
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Lugubrious |
Excessively mournful |
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Lugubrious |
Excessively mournful |
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Malediction |
Calling down an evil curse |
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Malinger |
Avoid responsibility |
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Martinet |
Person who demands exact comformity to rules |
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Maudlin |
Effusive ly and insincerely emotional |
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Mendacious |
Given to lying |
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Mendicant |
Pauper who lives by begging |
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Mercurial |
Liable to sudden change |
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Mereticious |
Tastelessly showy |
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Militate |
Powerful factor in preventing |