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50 Cards in this Set
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candor
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frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid
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patina
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green crust on old bronze works or copper; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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verisimilar
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having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible
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rancid
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having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank
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inhibited
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(of a person) unable to express what one really feels
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polyglot
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speaking several languages; multilingual; Ex. polyglot person/society; N.
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upright
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(sitting or standing) straight up; honest; moral
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proliferate
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grow rapidly (in numbers); spread; multiply; N. proliferation
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tryst
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meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet
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comeuppance
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deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke
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pillory
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punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory; subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; N.
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carousal
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drunken revel; V. carouse
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paleontology
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study of prehistoric life or fossils; CF. paleo-: ancient or prehistoric; Ex. paleography: study of ancient written documents
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coeval
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living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age
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quixotic
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idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote
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pathetic
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causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching
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insurrection
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rebellion; uprising
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sadistic
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inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty
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agnostic
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one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
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spruce
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neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V.
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luxuriate
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take pleasure in great comfort
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confluence
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flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together
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contrite
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penitent; repentant; N. contrition
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stifle
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suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate
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mystic
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of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism
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extenuate
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weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)
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gape
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open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape
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loiter
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hang about/around; stand idly about; linger
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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self-righteous
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sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic
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amend
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correct; change ; generally for the better
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garrulous
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loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity
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ambience
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environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature
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maverick
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rebel; nonconformist (in a group)
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balk
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stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate
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soluble
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able to be dissolved in a liquid; able to be worked out or solved
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germane
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pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate
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apropos
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with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV.
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stump
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base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down; V: walk in a heavy manner; baffle; puzzle
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voyeur
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Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others
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manifest
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evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly
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deplore
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regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition
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exertion
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effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort
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Shangri-la
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imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon
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opprobrium
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infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous
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woeful
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sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad; Ex. woeful housing conditions
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verdigris
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green coating or patina on copper which has been exposed to the weather
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verbose
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wordy; N. verbosity
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bane
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posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous
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forerunner
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predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another
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