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100 Cards in this Set
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affability
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noun: the quality of being friendly
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aggrandized
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verb: to make greater, especially in wealth or power
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ail
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verb: to feel sick
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amalgamate
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verb: to mix or combine
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ambivalent
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adjective: indifferent or having mixed feelings
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amelioration
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noun: the act of making better or improving
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anomaly
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noun: something unusual or differing from the norm
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antiquated
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adjective: old or useless
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apathy
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noun: indifference or lack of interest
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arboreal
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adjective: relating to trees
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ardor
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noun: intense emotion, usually of enthusiasm or love
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ascribe
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verb: to attribute to a source or a cause
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asperity
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noun: condition of being rough or harsh
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assuage
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verb: to relieve
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atonement
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noun: to make amends
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audacious
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adjective: bold and daring
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austere
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adjective: simple, spare, unadorned
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avarice
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noun: greed
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avow
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verb: to declare openly
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belligerent
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adjective: hostile and difficult
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beseech
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verb: to urgently request
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bombast
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noun: pretentious words
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boor
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noun: a crude person lacking culture and refinement
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bourgeois
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noun: people of the middle class
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brevity
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noun: condition of being brief in duration
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buoyant
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adjective: tending to float OR being light-hearted and merry
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cacophony
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noun: a harsh sound or sounds
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castigate
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verb: to punish severely
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caustic
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adjective: corrosive OR sharp and biting
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chary
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adjective: cautious
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coagulant
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noun: something that causes a liquid to solidify
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cogent
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adjective: valid or convincing
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cohort
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noun: a group of people or friends
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complaisance
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noun: the act of obliging to pleasing others
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consternation
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noun: the state of being paralyzed with fear
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contentiously
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adjective: provoking debate or quarrels
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conviviality
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adjective: enjoying social interaction
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convoluted
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adjective: coiled together OR complicated
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corona
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noun: a ring around a celestial body, especially the sun and moon
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corpuscle
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noun: a microscopic particle, most often a cell
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corroborative
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adjective: tending to confirm with evidence
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covert
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adjective: secret
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covet
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verb: to want or desire
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cower
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adjective: to curl up in fear
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credence
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noun: acceptance of a belief as truth
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credulous
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adjective: gullible; willing to believe
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culpability
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adjective: worthy of blame
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curmudgeon
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noun: an ill-tempered person, often penny-pinching and stubborn
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decimation
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noun: the act of destroying or killing a large population
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deference
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noun: yielding to the wishes or opinions of others
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demagogue
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noun: a leader who uses the emotions of the people to achieve power
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dereliction
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noun: abandonment or neglect
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deride
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verb: to mock or ridicule
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derision
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noun: ridicule
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desiccant
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noun: a medicine used fro drying up a sore
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despotic
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adjective: characteristic of a ruler with absolute power
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destitute
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adjective: lacking, especially regarding money
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desultory
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adjective: moving or skipping from one thing to another
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diction
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noun: word choice in writing
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dilate
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verb: to expand
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dirge
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noun: a mournful song
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discern
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verb: to understand the difference
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disparage
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verb: to belittle and dishonor
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disputatious
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adjective: inclined to dispute or disagree
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dissonance
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noun: sound that lacks of harmony
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divestiture
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noun: the act of stripping or selling off
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dolt
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noun: an idiot
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dross
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noun: waste or refuse
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efficacy
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noun: effectiveness
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elucidating
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verb: explaining or clarifying
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emit
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verb: to give off
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emollient
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noun: something that softens the skin
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emulate
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verb: to imitate
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encapsulate
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noun: to put in a capsule
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entreat
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verb: to ask for with sincerity
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equivocal
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adjective: possible meaning two different things; vague or doubtful
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erudition
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noun: extensive knowledge
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esoteric
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adjective: known by only a few
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ethos
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noun: the spirit and character of a community
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exculpate
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verb: to acquit or clear of blame
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extant
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adjective: the opposite of extinct; still existing
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extol
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verb: to praise
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fallacious
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adjective: false
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feckless
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adjective: irresponsible
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fervent
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adjective: passionate
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fissure
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noun: a crack
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foibles
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noun: a flaw in character
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foolhardy
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adjective: careless
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fracas
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noun: a noisy disturbance
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frieze
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noun: a decorative piece in architecture
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gainsay
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noun: to deny
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gaseous
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adjective: relating to a gas
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gossamer
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adjective: gauzy, light
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gregariousness
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adjective: social
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grievous
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adjective: causing grief or anguish
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gullible
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adjective: easily tricked
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heckle
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verb: to badger and annoy
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herbaceous
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adjective: relating to a herb
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hew
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verb: to cut using an ax
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hone
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verb: to sharpen
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