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100 Cards in this Set
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Abhor |
hate |
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Bigot |
narrow-minded, prejudiced person |
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Counterfeit |
fake; false |
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Enfranchise |
give voting rights |
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Hamper |
hinder; obstruct |
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Kindle |
to start a fire |
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Noxious |
harmful; poisonous; lethal |
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Placid |
calm; peaceful |
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Remuneration |
payment for work done |
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Talisman |
lucky charm |
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Abrasive |
rough; coarse; harsh |
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Bilk |
cheat; defraud |
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Covert |
hidden; undercover |
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Engender |
cause |
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Hangar |
storage area (like garage) for a plane |
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Knotty |
complex; difficult to solve |
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Nuance |
something subtle; a fine shade of meaning |
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Plagiarism |
taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas |
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Renown |
fame |
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Tangent |
going off the main subject |
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Abasement |
humiliation; degradation |
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Billowing |
swelling; fluttering; waving |
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Cower |
recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from |
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Enhance |
improve; make better or clearer |
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Harangue |
noisy, attacking speech |
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Labyrinth |
maze |
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Nullify |
counter; make unimportant |
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Plaintiff |
petitioner in the court of law |
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Replete |
full |
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Tangible |
can be touched |
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Abrogate |
deny; cancel; repeal |
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Blasphemy |
speech which offends religious sentiments |
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Credible |
believable |
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Enigma |
puzzle; mystery |
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Harbingers |
indicators; bringers of warnings |
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Labyrinthine |
complicated; highly convoluted |
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Nuzzle |
cuddle; snuggle |
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Plaudit |
statement giving strong praise |
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Reprehensible |
shameful; very bad |
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Tardy |
slow; late; overdue; delayed |
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Absolution |
forgiveness; pardon; release |
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Blatant |
obvious |
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Creditable |
praiseworthy |
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Ensconce |
establish firmly in a position |
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Hasten |
hurry; accelerate; rush |
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Laceration |
a cut |
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Obdurate |
stubborn |
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Plausible |
can be believed; reasonable |
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Reprieve |
a respite; postponement of a sentence |
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Tawdry |
of little value; gaudy |
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Abstain |
desist; go without; withdraw |
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Blighted |
damaged; destroyed; ruined |
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Credulous |
gullible; ready to believe anything |
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Enshroud |
cover |
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Haughtiness |
arrogance; pride |
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Lachrymose |
tearful; sad |
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Obfuscate |
deliberately make something difficult to understand |
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Plethora |
an excess |
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Repudiate |
shun; eschew |
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Tedium |
boredom |
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Abstemious |
self denying; refraining from indulging |
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Blithe |
free-spirited; carefree |
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Crepuscular |
active at dawn and dusk |
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Enunciation |
clear pronunciation; accent; articulation |
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Headstrong |
stubborn; willful |
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Lackluster |
dull; monotonous; bland |
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Objective |
unbiased; not subjective |
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Pliable |
flexible; not stubborn |
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Rescind |
retract; repeal |
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Temper |
to moderate; soften |
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Abstruse |
difficult to understand; obscure |
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Blunderbuss |
1. ancient gun 2. clumsy person |
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Cringe |
recoil; flinch; shy away |
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Envenom |
to cause bitterness and bad feeling |
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Hedonism |
self indulgence; pleasure-seeking |
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Laconic |
using few words; brief; to the point |
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Oblique |
indirect; slanting |
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Plumage |
feathers of a bird |
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Resignation |
acceptance of fate |
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Tenacious |
stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose |
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Accolade |
tribute; honor; praise |
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Bolster |
support; prop up |
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Cryptic |
puzzling; enigmatic |
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Ephemeral |
short-lived |
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Hedonist |
a pleasure seeker |
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Lamentation |
expression of regret or sorrow |
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Obliterate |
destroy; demolish; eradicate |
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Plummet |
fall suddenly and steeply |
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Resolution |
determination |
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Tentative |
not certain |
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Acquiesce |
to agree to; give in to |
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Bombast |
arrogant; pompous language |
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Curtail |
cut short |
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Epicure |
someone who appreciates good food and drink |
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Heed |
listen to |
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Lampoon |
ridicule; spoof |
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Oblivious |
totally unaware |
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Podium |
raised platform |
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Resonant |
echoing |
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Tenuous |
flimsy; not solid |