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50 Cards in this Set
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toss
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throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something
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negate
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cancel out; nullify; cause to have no effect; deny; N. negation
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flounder
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struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion
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sonorous
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resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound
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swamp
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wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid
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billowing
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swelling out in waves; surging
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vicar
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parish priest; representative
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procrastinate
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postpone; delay or put off
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cumulative
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growing by addition; accumulative
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penury
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extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy
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oligarchy
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government by a privileged few
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denomination
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religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic
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beatitude
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blessedness; state of great happiness
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bruise
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injure without breaking the skin; N.
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reverie
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daydream; abstracted musing
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decree
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authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree
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elucidate
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explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid
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terse
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concise; abrupt; pithy
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effigy
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dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President
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reverend
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deserving reverence; N: priest
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recital
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act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer)
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impropriety
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improperness; unsuitableness
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decry
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express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
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inured
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accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable; harden; CF. unfeeling
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laggard
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slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler
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posterity
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descendants; future generations; Ex. go down to posterity; CF. posterior, anterior
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weary
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tired after long work; V.
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disbar
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make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession
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studious
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given to diligent study
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Bohemian
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unconventional (in an artistic way)
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hindmost
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furthest behind; farthest to the rear
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propellant(propellent)
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substance which propels or drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel)
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urgent
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compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands
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decadence
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decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent
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cession
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yielding to another; ceding
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strangle
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kill by choking or suffocating; suppress
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unwieldy
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awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable
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inveigle
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deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly
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igneous
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produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks) formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite
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egotism
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tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance
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cadence
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rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm
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strut
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supporting bar; CF. airplane wing building support
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toll
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sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge
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oaf
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stupid awkward person; CF. elf
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verity
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quality of being true; lasting truth or principle; Ex. the verity of his testimony; Ex. one of the eternal verities
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torpor
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lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating
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dregs
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sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue
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postmortem
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autopsy; ADJ: occurring after death; of a postmortem
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aloof
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apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV.
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pulmonary
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pertaining to the lungs
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