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50 Cards in this Set
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centripetal
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tending toward the center
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lucre
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money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre
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arboreal
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of or living in trees
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malaise
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uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)
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tome
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large volume; book
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epic
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long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand
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utopia
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ideal place, state, or society; ADJ. utopian
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precursor
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forerunner; predecessor
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simulate
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feign; imitate
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noncommittal
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neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided
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angular
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sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner
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assuage
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mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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bogus
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counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview
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urchin
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mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin
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declivity
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downward slope
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depict
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portray
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inane
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silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity
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coddle
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treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
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compound
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combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings;
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mendicant
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beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar
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nectar
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drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees
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faze
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disconcert; dismay; embarrass
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patriarch
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father and ruler of a family or tribe
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temper
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moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling
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proclivity
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inclination; natural tendency (esp. towards something bad)
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bent
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determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination
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partial
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incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something
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holster
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leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)
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renounce
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abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate; Ex. renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion; N. renunciation
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jeopardize
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endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger
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molten
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melted; Ex. molten lava
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bedizen
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dress with vulgar finery
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cerebration
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thought; working of the brain
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waif
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homeless child or animal; Ex. waifs and strays
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pass\'e
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old-fashioned; past the prime
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ineffectual
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not effective; not having a desired effect; weak
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immutable
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unchangeable
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overbearing
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bossy; domineering and arrogant; decisively important; Ex. overbearing manner/importance; V. overbear: dominate
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protract
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prolong; lengthen in time; draw out
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confidence
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self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I'm telling yo
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tether
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tie (an animal) with a rope or tether; N: rope or chain to which an animal is tied; limit of one's endurance; Ex. the end of one's tether
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ravage
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devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms
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entail
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make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B
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peroration
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conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length
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caucus
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private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston
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inception
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start; beginning
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toxic
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poisonous; N. toxicity
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barrister
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counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar
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exploit
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make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation
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coalition
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partnership; league; union of separate political parties
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