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50 Cards in this Set
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criteria
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standards used in judging; CF. criterion
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monograph
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scholarly article
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irretrievable
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impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve
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gory
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bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound)
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rapport
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close relationship; emotional closeness; harmony
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pulpit
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raised platform used in preaching (in a church)
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mass
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Christian religious ceremony; CF. Mass: ceremony of the Eucharist
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sphinx-like
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enigmatic; mysterious
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scabbard
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case for a sword blade; sheath
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laborious
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demanding much work or care; tedious
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negligence
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neglect; failure to take reasonable care; ADJ. negligent: neglectful; lax; not taking enough care
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corrode
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destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
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manifesto
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public declaration of principles; statement of policy
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apolitical
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having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
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incessant
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uninterrupted; unceasing
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aphasia
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loss of speech due to injury or illness
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rational
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(of a person) having reason; (of ideas) based on reason; logical
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extrude
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force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die
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margin
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border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety
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advocacy
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support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
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dynamo
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generator for producing electricity; energetic person
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suckle
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give or take milk at the breast or udder
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lachrymose
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producing tears; tearful
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whimsy
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whim; tendency to behave amusingly strangely; Ex. story full of whimsy
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acclimate
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adjust to climate or environment; adapt
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takeoff
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burlesque; act of leaving the ground
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dispassionate
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calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings
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pertinent
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suitable; to the point; relevant
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multiform
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having many forms
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cohesion
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tendency to keep together
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incarnate
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endowed with flesh; invested with bodily form; personified; Ex. devil incarnate; V: give bodily form to; embody
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alliteration
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repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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austere
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forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk's austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity
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rooster
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cock; adult male chicken
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humility
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humbleness of spirit
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adjuration
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solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
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dilute
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make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president
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methodical
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systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure
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insouciant
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without concern or care; unconcerned; indifferent
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subdue
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less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex. subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue one's anger
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panache
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flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with great panache;
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shrivel
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make or become shrunken and wrinkled (often by drying)
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retrench
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cut down; cut down expenses; economize
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pare
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cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife); trim; Ex. pare apples/expenses
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contrived
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unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.
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fissure
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crevice; crack
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handsome
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large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward
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untoward
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unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter
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prostrate
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stretch out full on ground; make prostrate; enervate; Ex. prostrating illness; ADJ: lying face down; having lost all strength
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mayhem
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injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; Ex. mayhem in the zoo; CF. maim
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