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48 Cards in this Set
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Lambaste |
Criticise harshly |
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Larceny |
Stealing |
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Libertine |
Free thinker |
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Lugubrious |
Looking or sounding sad |
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Maelstrom |
Turbulence |
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Magnate |
A wealthy and influential businessman or woman |
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Malapropism |
The mistake use of words in place of similar sounding words |
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Misanthropy |
Hatred of mankind |
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Monolithic |
Inflexible |
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Munificent |
More generous than usual |
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Myopic |
Near sighted |
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Nadir |
Lowest point in the fortune |
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Neophyte |
New to something |
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Noisome |
Having extremely offensive smell |
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Nostrum |
Cure |
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Occlude |
Obstruct |
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Paean |
Song of praise |
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Panoply |
Collection |
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Pastiche |
An artistic work consisting of medley of pieces taken from various sources |
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Paucity |
Scarcity |
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Pellucid |
Understandable |
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Phalanx |
A body of troops standing or moving in close formation |
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Sanguine |
Optimistic especially in bad or difficult situations |
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Scintilla |
A tiny spark of a specific feeling |
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Catharsis |
Emotional relief |
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Cloture |
A procedure for ending a debate and taking vote |
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Compendium |
Compilation |
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Conscript |
Enlist compulsorily |
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Cosset |
Care for and protect in an overindulged way |
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Coterie |
A small group of people with a shared interest |
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Dross |
Something regarded as worthless |
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Engress |
Withdrawal |
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Ersatz |
Artificial substitute |
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Erstwhile |
Past or former |
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Euphony |
Melodious |
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Expiate |
Make up for |
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Extant |
Still in existence |
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Gaffle |
Blunder |
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Gainsay |
Speak against |
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Hermetic |
Sealed |
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Heterodox |
Unorthodox |
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Idyll |
Ideal time |
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Ignoble |
Not honourable |
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Impugn |
Challenge |
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Incise |
Engrave |
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Incubus |
A cause of anxiety |
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Knell |
Ringing sound when rung for a death |
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Umbrage |
Offense |
