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50 Cards in this Set
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adventitious
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accidental; casual; happening by chance
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citadel
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fortress
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manumit
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emancipate; free from slavery or bondage
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idyll(idyl)
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short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers
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wilt
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loose freshness; droop
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extol
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praise very highly; glorify
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apparent
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evident; easily seen or understood; appearing as such; Ex. apparent improvement
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shoot
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new growth from a plant
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impugn
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dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight
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compliant
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readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements
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frantic
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wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear
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dumbfound(dumfound)
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astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded, dumfounded, dumbstruck
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benefactor
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gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose
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granulate
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form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle
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haphazard
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random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town
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optional
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not compulsory; left to one's choice; N. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; Ex. have no option; Ex. two options
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aberration
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deviation from the normal; mental disorder
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foster
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rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents
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pudding
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hot sweet dish
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amiable
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agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
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retaliate
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repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate
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frond
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fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
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exemplify
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show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.
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scrutinize
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examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny
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cavalcade
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procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry
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pan
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criticize harshly
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proscribe
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prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw
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initiate
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begin; originate; receive into a group; introduce to a new field or activity; Ex. initiate someone into the mysteries of a secret religion; N: one who has been initiated
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blue
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gloomy; depressed
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selective
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careful in choosing; having an effect only on certain things; not general; Ex. eclectic weed killer
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delta
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flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river
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posture
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assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude
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exempt
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not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.
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humus
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substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil
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sedate
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composed (with no excitement); grave; V: administer a sedative to; CF. sedative
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existential
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pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism
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licentious
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amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
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requite
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make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal
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impecunious
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without money
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bilk
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swindle; cheat
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banal
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hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich\'ed
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astringent
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binding; causing contraction (stopping bleeding); harsh or severe; stringent; Ex. astringent criticism
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thwart
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block or hinder; baffle; frustrate
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emetic
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substance causing vomiting; ADJ.
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transitory
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transient; impermanent; fleeting; N. transitoriness
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lateral
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of or coming from the side
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quorum
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minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
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tend
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have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one's attention; attend
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protrude
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stick out; jut; project; Ex. protruding teeth
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multiplicity
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state of being numerous or multiple; large number; Ex. multiplicity of details; ADJ. multiple: of more than one element
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