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50 Cards in this Set
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fortitude
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bravery; courage; strength of mind
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ecosystem
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ecological community together with its environment
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beware
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be cautious (of)
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prolific
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producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer
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usage
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act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used
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feral
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(of an animal) not domestic; wild
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serenity
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calmness; placidity; ADJ. serene
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crabbed
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sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting
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eddy
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swirling current of water, air, etc.; V.
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serrated
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having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf
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stupefy
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stun; make numb (as with a drug); amaze
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engage
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attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle
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revelry
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boisterous merrymaking; V. revel: engage boisterous festivities; enjoy greatly; N: boisterous festivity or celebration
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brisk
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quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor
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tensile
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capable of being stretched; of tension; Ex. tensile rubber
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burnish
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make shiny by rubbing; polish
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maniacal
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raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm
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coroner
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public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes
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impuissance
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powerlessness; feebleness
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attrition
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rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition
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underhand(underhanded)
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done slyly and secretly (being dishonest)
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fluency
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smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent
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transcendent
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exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy
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blunt
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having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt
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strident
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loud and harsh; insistent; N. stridency
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irresolute
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uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution
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bristling
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rising like bristles; showing irritation
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humid
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damp; N. humidity
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perspicacious
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(of someone) having insight; penetrating; astute
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tonsure
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shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders; V.
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plaster
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paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V.
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malfeasance
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wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)
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boorish
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rude; insensitive
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truculence
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aggressiveness; ferocity; ADJ. truculent: aggressive; pugnacious; fierce
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discursive
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(of a person or writing) digressing; rambling (without any clear plan)
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determination
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resolve; firmness of purpose; measurement or calculation; decision
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repudiate
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disown; disavow; deny
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visionary
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produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical; showing foresight; N: one having foresight; one given to speculative impractical ideas
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rift
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narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation; Ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconcilation
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disinclination
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unwillingness
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memoir
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memoirs; autobiography; biography
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flaccid
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flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles
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lexicon
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dictionary
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proscenium
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part of stage in front of curtain; front arch of a stage
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bombardment
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attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard
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pusillanimous
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cowardly; lacking courage; fainthearted
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servitude
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slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment
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sovereignty
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complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern
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topple
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become unsteady and fall down
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singular
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being only one; individual; unique; extraordinary; odd; Ex. singular beauty/behavior
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