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50 Cards in this Set
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perpetual
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everlasting
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nausea
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feeling of sickness and desire to vomit; disgust; CF. seasickness
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medley
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mixture
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onus
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burden; responsibility
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dispel
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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diadem
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crown
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prim
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proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
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tenet
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doctrine; dogma
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vogue
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popular fashion; Ex. Jeans became the vogue.
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forbearance
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patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison
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filch
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steal (things of small value)
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authenticate
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prove genuine
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entice
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lure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract; tempt
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transgression
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violation of a law; sin; V. transgress: go beyond (a limit); violate; do wrong
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far-fetched
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too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story
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scenario
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plot outline; screenplay(script for a movie); opera libretto; outline of possible future events
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volition
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act of using one's will; act of making a conscious choice; Ex. She selected this dress of her own volition.
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fleet
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fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral
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indulge
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yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence
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invincible
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unconquerable
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penumbra
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partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow
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encroachment
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gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon
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dictum
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authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing)
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conformity
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harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance
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nutritious
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providing nourishment
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cadet
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student at a military school
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incognito
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with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ.
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septic
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of or causing sepsis; putrid; producing putrefaction; N. sepsis: poisoning of part of the body (producing pus)
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refulgent
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effulgent; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming; Ex. refulgent moon
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certitude
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certainty
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tantamount
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equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount
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irrelevant
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not applicable; unrelated
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herbivorous
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grain-eating; CF. herbivore
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vainglorious
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boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: great vanity
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balm
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something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees
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colloquy
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informal discussion; conversation
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clamor
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loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous
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peregrination
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journey; V. peregrinate
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straggle
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stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch
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adroit
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skillful (in using mind or hand)
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turncoat
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traitor
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obeisance
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bow (to show respect and obedience)
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acrimonious
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stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior
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tract
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propaganda pamphlet (esp. by a religious or political group); expanse of land; region of indefinite size; system of related organs; Ex. digestive tract
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vendor
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seller
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yore
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time long past; Ex. in the days of yore
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bulge
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protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude
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stagnant
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(of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output
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affected
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artificial; pretended
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mute
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silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound, color, shade of
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