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100 Cards in this Set
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Acrid |
sharp, pungent |
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Boorish |
ill-mannered |
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Cynacal |
believing that people act only our to selfish motives |
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Epistle |
a letter( form of communication) |
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Heresy |
against orthodox opinion |
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Lance |
spear, spike, javelin |
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Obscure |
difficult to understand; partially hidden |
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Poignant |
deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions |
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Respite |
a break, intermission |
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Terse |
concise, to the point |
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Acrophobia |
fear of heights |
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Bourgeois |
middle class |
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Debility |
weakness, incapacity |
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Epistolary |
concerned with letters, through correspondence |
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Hiatus |
interruption, pause |
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Languid |
tired, slow |
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Obscured |
hidden, covered, buried |
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Poised |
calm, collected, self-possesed |
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Resplendent |
shining, glowing |
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Therapeutic |
medicinal, curative |
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Acuity |
sharpness |
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Braggart |
someone who boasts |
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Debunking |
exposing false claims or myths |
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Epitomized |
typified, characterized, personified |
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Hidebound |
rigid in opinions |
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Languish |
decay, fade away, get weaker |
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Obsequious |
servile, submissive |
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Polemical |
causing debate or argument |
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Restorative |
a tonic |
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Thwart |
prevent, frustrate |
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Adamant |
forceful, inflexible |
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Brawny |
muscular |
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Decathlon |
an athletic competition with ten events |
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Equivocate |
speak ambigously, avoid telling the truth |
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Hieroglyphics |
1. picture writing 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic |
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Larceny |
theft, robbery, stealing |
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Obsession |
a dominating concern |
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Ponderous |
weighty, slow and heavy |
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Retention |
preservation, withholding |
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Timorous |
cowardly, fearful |
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Adroit |
skillful |
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Brevity |
being brief |
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Decorum |
dignified, correct behavior |
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Err |
make a mistake |
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Hinder |
obstruct |
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Largess |
generosity |
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Obsolete |
no longer valid |
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Pontificate |
speak pompously or dogmatically |
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Reticent |
restrained, holding something back, uncommunicative |
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Tirade |
stream of verbal abuse |
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Adulation |
strong admiration, worship |
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Bristle |
to show irritation |
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Decoy |
lure, trap, trick |
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Erratic |
wandering, irregular |
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Histrionic |
theatrical, exaggerated |
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Laud |
praise |
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Obstreperous |
noisy and boisterous |
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Portend |
foretell |
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Retraction |
withdrawal, cancellation of a statement |
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Titter |
giggle quietly |
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Adversity |
hardship |
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Broach |
start to discuss, approach |
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Deference |
respect |
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Esoteric |
obscure and difficult to understand |
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Hoary |
old |
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Lavish |
on a grand scale |
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Obtuse |
mentally dull |
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Portent |
a warning sign, omen |
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Revere |
worship |
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Tome |
large book |
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Advocate |
support |
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Brusque |
blunt, abrupt |
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Defoliate |
cause leaves to fall off |
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Espouse |
promote, take up, support |
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Hone |
sharpen, increase, whet |
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Lax |
careless, not strict |
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Obviate |
avoid or make unnecessary |
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Poseur |
someone who puts on an act |
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Riddled |
full of (usually holes) |
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Torpid |
inactive, lazy, stagnant |
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Aesthetic |
concerning art or beauty |
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Bulwark |
fortification, barricade, wall |
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Defunct |
no longer in existence |
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Etymology |
the study of word origins \ |
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hyberbole |
grossly exaggerated speech |
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legend |
1. key to map 2. myth or story |
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obdious |
hateful |
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posterity |
future generations |
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rife |
common |
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torpor |
dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity |
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affable |
friendly, social, easygoing |
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bureaucracy |
officialdom |
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degradation |
deprivation, poverty, debasement |
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eulogy |
praise |
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hypochondriac |
a person obsessed with health, having imaginary illnesses |
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legion |
in large numbers |
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officious |
domineering, intrusive, meddlesome |
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posthumerous |
after death |
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rigor |
thoroughness |
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totter |
walk unsteadly |