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138 Cards in this Set
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gainsay*
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deny
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gall
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chafe
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galvanize
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stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
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gambol
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romp; skip about; leap playfully
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gamely
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in a spirited manner; with courage
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garrulous*
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loquacious; wordy; talkative
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gastronomy
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science of preparing and serving good food
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gauche
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clumsy; coarse and uncouth
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geniality
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cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy
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germinal
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pertaining to a germ; creative
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gerontocracy
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government ruled by old people
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glean
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gather leavings
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glib
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fluent; facile; slick
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glutinous
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sticky; viscous
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gouge*
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overcharge
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gourmand
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epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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graduated
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arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.); as in a cylinder
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grandiloquent*
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pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language
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gregarious*
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sociable
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grouse
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complain; fuss
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gustatory
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affecting the sense of taste
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guy
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cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied
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hackneyed
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commonplace; trite
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halcyon
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calm; peaceful
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hale
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healthy
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hapless
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unfortunate
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harangue*
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long, passionate, and vehement speech
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harry
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harass, annoy, torment; raid
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hegemony
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dominance, especially of one nation over others (Soviet Union)
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hermetic (1)
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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
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hermetic (2)
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obscure and mysterious; occult
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herpetologist
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one who studies reptiles
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hirsute
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hairy
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homeostasis
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tendency of a system to maintain relative stability
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hortatory
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encouraging; exhortive
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hubris
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arrogance; excessive self-conceit
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hummock
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small hill
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husband (v.)
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use sparingly; conserve; save
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ichthyology
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study of fish
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idiom
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expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meaning of its individual words; distinctive style
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igneous
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produced by fire; volcanic
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illimitable
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infinite
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imbroglio (Kauravas v. Pandavas)
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complicated situation; painful or complex misunderstanding; entanglement; confused mass (as of papers)
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immure
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imprison; shut up in confinement
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impalpable
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imperceptible; intangible
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impassive*
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without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
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impecunious
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without money
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imperious
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domineering; haughty
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impetuous
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violent; hasty; rash
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impolitic
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not wise
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imponderable
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weightless
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importunate
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urging; demanding
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importune
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beg persistently
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imprecation
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curse
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improvident
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thriftless
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impugn
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dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); challenge; gainsay
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incandescent
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strikingly bright; shining with intense heat
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inchoate
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recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
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incidental
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not essential; minor
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incipient
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beginning; in an early stage
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incisive
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cutting; sharp
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inclement
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stormy; unkind
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increment
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increase
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incumbent
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obligatory; currently holding an office
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indelible
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not able to be erased
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indices
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signs; indications
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indolent*
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lazy
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ineffable
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unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
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ineluctable
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irresistible; not to be escaped
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inexorable
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relentless; unyielding; impacable
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ingenuous*
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naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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ingratiate
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become popular with
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inimical
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unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
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inimitable
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matchless; not able to be imitated
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innocuous*
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harmless
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insalubrious
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unwholesome; not healthful
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insipid*
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lacking in flavor; dull
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insolvent
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bankrupt; lacking money to pay
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insouciant
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indifferent; without concern or care
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insuperable
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insurmountable; unbeatable
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interdict
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prohibit; forbid
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internecine
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mutually destructive
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interpolate
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insert between
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interregnum
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period between two reigns
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intractable*
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unruly; stubborn; unyielding
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intransigence*
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refusal of any compromise; stubborness
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inured*
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accustomed; hardened
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invective*
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abuse
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inveigh
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denounce; utter censure or invective
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inveigle
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lead astray; weedle
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inveterate
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deep-rooted; habitual
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invidious
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designed to create ill will or envy
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irascible*
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irritable; easily angered
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iridescent
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exhibiting rainbowlike colors
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isthmus
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narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
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jaundiced
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prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful); yellowed
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jingoist
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extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; bellicose person
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jocose
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given to joking
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jocund
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merry
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ken
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range of knowledge
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kismet
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fate (Arabic)
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labile
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likely to change; unstable
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laconic*
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brief and to the point (Clint Eastwood characters)
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lambaste
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beat; thrash verbally or physically
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languid
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weay; sluggish; listless
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languor
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lassitude; depression
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largess
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generous gift
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lassitude*
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languor; weariness
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legerdemain
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sleight of hand
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lexicographer
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compiler of a dictionary
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ligneous
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like wood
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limn
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draw; outline; describe
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limpid
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clear
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litotes
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understatement for emphasis
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loll
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lounge about
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lucre
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money
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lugubrious
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mournful
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lumen
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unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
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macerate
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soften by soaking in liquid; waste away
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maculated
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spotted; stained
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maelstrom
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whirlpool
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magnanimity*
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generosity
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magniloquent
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boastful, pompous
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malaise
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uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health
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manumit
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emancipate; free from bondage
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian
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matriculate
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enroll (in college or graduate school)
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mawkish
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mushy and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; maudlin
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megalomania
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mania for doing grandiose things
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mellifluous
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sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious
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menagerie
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collection of wild animals
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mendacious*
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lying; habitually dishonest
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mercurial
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capricious; changing; fickle
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meretricious
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flashy; tawdry
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miasma
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swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
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militate
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work against
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mincing
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affectedly dainty
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miscellany
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mixture of writings on various subjects
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