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75 Cards in this Set
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alloy (v.)
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to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior
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appropriate (v.)
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to take for one's own use, confiscate
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arrest, arresting (v./adj.)
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to suspend; to engage; holding one's attention
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august (adj.)
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majestic, venerable
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bent (n.)
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leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
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broach (v.)
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bring up, announce, begin to talk about
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brook (v.)
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to tolerate, endure, countenance
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cardinal (adj.)
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major, as in cardinal sin
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chauvinist (n.)
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a blindly devoted patriot
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color (v.)
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to change as if by dyeing, i.e. to distort, gloss or affect
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consequential (adj.)
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pompous, self-important; logically following; important
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damp (v.)
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to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound
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die (n.)
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a tool used for shaping
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essay (v.)
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to test or try; attempt; experiment
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exact (v.)
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to demand, call for, require, take
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fell (v.)
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to cause to fall by striking
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fell (adj.)
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inhumanly cruel
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flag (v.)
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to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline
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flip (adj.)
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sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant
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ford (v.)
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to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
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grouse (v.)
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to complain or grumble
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guy (n./v.)
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a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide; to steady or reinforce using a guy
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intimate (v.)
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to imply, suggest, or insinuate
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list (v.)
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to tilt or lean to one side
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lumber (v.)
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to move heavily and clumsily
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meet (adj.)
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fitting, proper
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milk (v.)
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to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of
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mince (v.)
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pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize, speak too carefully
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nice (adj.)
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exacting, fastidious, extremely precise
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obtain (adj.)
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to be established, accepted, or customary
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occult (adj.)
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hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
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pedestrian (adj.)
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commonplace, trite, unremarkable, quotidian
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pied (adj.)
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multi-colored, usually in blotches
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pine (v.)
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to lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn
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plastic (adj.)
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moldable, pliable, not rigid
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pluck (n.)
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courage, spunk, fortitude
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prize (v.)
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to pry, to press or force with a lever; something taken by force, spoils
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rail (v.)
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to complain about bitterly
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rent (v./n.)
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torn; past of rend
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quail (v.)
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to lose courage, turn frightened
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qualify (v.)
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to limit
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sap (v.)
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to enervate or weaken the vitality of
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sap (n.)
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a fool or nitwit
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scurvy (adj.)
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contemptible, despicable
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singular (adj.)
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exceptional, unusual, odd
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stand (n.)
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a group of trees
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steep (v.)
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to saturate or completely soak
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strut (n.)
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the supporting structural cross-part of a wing
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table (v.)
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to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration
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tender (v.)
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to proffer or offer
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waffle (v.)
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to equivocate, to change one's position
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wag (n.)
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wit, joker
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enigma
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mystery
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fervid
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Marked by great passion or zeal; extremely hot, burning
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abstain
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To refrain from something by one's own choice
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apathy
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Lack of emotion or feeling; impassiveness
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capricious
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impulsive and unpredictable
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corroborate
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To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain
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homogenous
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all of the same or similar kind or nature
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engender
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To bring into existence; give rise to;
To procreate; propagate. |
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gullible
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Easily deceived or duped; naive
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laudable
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Deserving commendation; praiseworthy.
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propriety
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The quality of being proper; appropriateness.
Conformity to prevailing customs and usages. |
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advocate
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One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender:
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antipathy
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A strong feeling of aversion or repugnance
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dissonance
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A harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds; discord.
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enervate
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To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
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ingenuous
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Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; artless.
Openly straightforward or frank; candid. |
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lethargic
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deficient in alertness or activity
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obdurate
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Hardened against feeling; hardhearted.
Not giving in to persuasion; intractable. |
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ostentation
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Pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness
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paradox
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A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true.
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philanthropic
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Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian.
Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance; benevolent |
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prevaricate
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To stray from or evade the truth; equivocate.
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waver
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To cause to move back and forth or up and down, either once or repeatedly.
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