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50 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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detest; hate
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foray
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raid; sudden raid or military advance; V.
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rolling
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(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
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hermitage
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home of a hermit
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ebb
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(of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide
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impunity
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freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish
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chasm
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abyss; very deep crack
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overblown
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inflated; exaggerated
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dissonance
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discord
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extraneous
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not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject
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stink
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stench; V: emit a strong foul odor
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hydrophobia
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fear of water; rabies
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crotchety
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(of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion
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influx
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flowing into
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hue_and_cry
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outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
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anoint
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consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)
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gamut
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entire range
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gamely
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in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game
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nutrient
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nourishing substance; ADJ: providing nourishment
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loathe
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detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell
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mercenary
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motivated solely by money or gain; N.
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warren
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tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live
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optimum
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most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition
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precise
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exact
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wallow
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roll in mud; indulge in; (of a ship) roll in a rough sea; become helpless; Ex. wallow in the mud/luxury
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blues
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state of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs)
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brawl
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noisy quarrel
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oratorio
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dramatic poem set to music; long musical work with singing but without acting; CF. cantata
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callus
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area of thick hard skin
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implicate
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incriminate; involve incriminatingly; show to be involved (in a crime); Ex. implicate someone in the crime
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waft
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move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window
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prank
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mischievous trick
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tentative
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not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply
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cynical
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skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness
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compact
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agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement
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fodder
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coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food
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trunk
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main wooden stem of a tree; human body excluding the head and limbs; torso; prehensile nose of an elephant
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proxy
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authorized agent; authority to act for another
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stockade
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wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier
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shove
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push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N.
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portly
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stout; corpulent
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continence
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self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
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calumny
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malicious misrepresentation; slander
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ram
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male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact
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adjunct
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something attached to but holding an inferior position
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swarthy
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(of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky; Ex. swarthy Italian ?
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improvise
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compose on the spur of the moment
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transcribe
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copy; write a copy of; N. transcription
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adjoin
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be next to
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quail
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cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart
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