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70 Cards in this Set
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brindled
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tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
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frivolous
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lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial
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dynamic
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energetic; vigorously active
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platonic
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purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire
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rectitude
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moral correctness; moral uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
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indignation
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anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant
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ambidextrous
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capable of using either hand with equal ease
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vampire
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ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living
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callow
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youthful; immature; inexperienced
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delta
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flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river
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nostrum
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questionable medicine; quack medicine; CF. our (remedy)
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remission
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temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins.
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bulwark
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strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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modicum
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limited quantity; small amount; Ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate
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quixotic
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idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote
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vortex
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whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged
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inarticulate
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speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly
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vendetta
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blood feud (esp. between two families); CF. Nina Williams
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prodigy
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highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder
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disclaim
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disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer
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malaise
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uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)
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jocund
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merry
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insubstantial
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lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial
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affiliation
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joining; associating with
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diversion
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act of turning aside; pastime; V. divert: turn aside from a course; distract; amuse
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claustrophobia
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fear of being locked in
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sophisticated
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worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate
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alienate
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make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of
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prerogative
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privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before
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deplete
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reduce; exhaust
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partiality
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state of being partial; inclination; favorable bias; special fondness; preference
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coagulate
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congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant
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capacious
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spacious
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alimony
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payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce
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polemical(polemic)
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aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions)
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ambivalence
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
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archipelago
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group of closely located islands
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posture
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assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude
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bluff
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pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured
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consummate
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complete; V.
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engaging
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charming; attractive
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natation
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swimming
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tantamount
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equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount
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assent
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agree; accept; N. assessment
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incarnation
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act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation
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grovel
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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
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harrowing
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agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth
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preempt
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prevent in advance; head off(forestall); forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself before others; supplant; take the place of; displace; Ex. preempt any attempts; ADJ. preemptive
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cubicle
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small chamber used for sleeping or work
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arrhythmic
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lacking rhythm or regularity; N. arrhythmia
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metropolis
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large city
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libretto
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text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book
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bluster
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blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze, gust, gale
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carapace
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shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)
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doff
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take off; OP. don
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posthumous
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after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death); coming or occurring after one's death; Ex. posthumous fame/novel
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ravage
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devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms
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germane
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pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate
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sordid
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filthy; foul; base; vile; Ex. sordid bed/story
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practicable
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feasible
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moratorium
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legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses
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simper
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smirk; smile in a silly way; smile affectedly
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humane
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marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian
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interdict
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prohibit; forbid; N.
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foolhardy
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rash; reckless; foolishly daring
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decelerate
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slow down
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peccadillo
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slight offense or fault; CF. sin
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veneer
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thin surface layer (of good quality wood, glued to a base of inferior material); cover; surface show; fa\c{c}ade; V.
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evoke
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call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation
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invalidate
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weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify
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