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50 Cards in this Set
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soporific
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sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy
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clasp
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hold firmly within arms
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intuition
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immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition
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mutinous
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unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer
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travail
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strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of childbirth
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arrears
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being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done
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bevy
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large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets
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pantomime
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acting without dialogue; V.
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dissident
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dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government); rebellious; N.
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largess
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generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)
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unimpeachable
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that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary
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callous
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hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind
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belabor
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harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically
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wizardry
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sorcery; magic
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bog
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soft wet land; V: hinder or be hindered; Ex. bogged down in the mud
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obloquy
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slander; disgrace; infamy
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enormity
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hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous
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dint
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means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work
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wiggle
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wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions
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remission
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temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins.
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saboteur
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one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly)
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default
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failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.
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cogent
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convincing
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title
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name (of a book, film, etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate
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propriety
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fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor, proprietary
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pore
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study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; Ex. pore over the book; N.
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bolster
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support; reinforce
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gentry
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people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility
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arsenal
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storage place for military equipment
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misanthrope
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one who hates mankind; misanthropist
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crux
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essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance
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venom
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poison (of an animal); hatred; Ex. remarks full of venom; ADJ. venomous
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convivial
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pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial
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inopportune
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untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen
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demoniac(demoniacal)
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fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil
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catastrophe
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calamity ; disaster
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morbid
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given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease
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rebuttal
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refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove
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engaged
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employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict
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regent
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a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent
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subordinate
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occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive; N. V: put in a lower rank or class
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adore
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love deeply and respect highly
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proselytize
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(induce someone to) convert to a religion or belief; N. proselyte: new convert to a doctrine or religion
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convention
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social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement
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subsume
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include (as a member of a group); encompass
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caldron(cauldron)
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large kettle
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abstract
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theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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equinox
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period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial
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inept
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unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate
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spare
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give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time
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