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100 Cards in this Set
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Abraded |
worn away; eroded |
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Apposite |
fitting; suitable |
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Diatribe |
tirade; violent denunciation; stream of criticism |
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Gerontocracy |
government by the aged |
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Maculated |
spotted |
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Quisling |
traitor |
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Sedulity |
thoroughness; perseverance |
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Seine |
type of fishing net |
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Tender |
to offer |
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Waffle |
talk nonsense |
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Burlesque |
1. comic play 2. lampoon |
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Exemplar |
model type |
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Homiletics |
art of preaching and writing sermons |
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Impugn |
challenge; question someone's honor etc. |
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Incubus |
encumbrance; nightmarish thing |
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Lope |
run with long strides |
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Macerate |
soften or break up by soaking; weaken |
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Nostrum |
remedy |
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Saw |
1. tool for cutting 2. wise saying; proverb |
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Sibyl |
prophetess |
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Brook |
1. small stream 2. tolerate |
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Emboss |
decorate with a raised design |
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Eschew |
shun; avoid |
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Limpid |
transparently clear; pellucid |
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Liturgy |
form of worship |
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Nexus |
connection |
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Odometer |
instrument to measure distance covered |
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Purchase |
1. grip 2. buy |
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Quotidian |
daily; routine |
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Seminal |
essential; formative |
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Agog |
amazed; wide-eyed with enthusiasm |
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Amortize |
pay off a debt in installments |
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Curmudgeon |
grumpy person |
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Dormancy |
state of inactivity |
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Efficacy |
effectiveness |
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Epithet |
phrase used as a label or to express the essential nature of |
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Figurehead |
symbol of power; nominal leader |
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Fracas |
fight; disturbance |
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Jamb |
door post |
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Milk |
to squeeze; obtain by application of pressure |
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Chorales |
simple hymns |
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Dissonance |
discord; disagreement |
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Frieze |
decorative border |
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Gist |
essence; main point |
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Latent |
hidden; real but undeveloped |
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Partiality |
bias |
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Plodding |
walking slowly and heavily; uninspired |
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Rekindle |
relight; revive |
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Symphony |
type of musical composition |
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Tarnished |
made dull; spoil (reputation) |
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Compromised |
1. damaged or put in doubt (esp. of reputation) 2. reached an agreement by giving up part of a claim |
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Drabness |
dullness |
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Endow |
give gift; provide with money etc. |
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Esoterica |
obscure details |
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Falters |
hesitates |
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Prattle |
mindless talk |
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Prohibitive |
1. prohibiting 2. exorbitantly expensive |
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Purist |
conservative; one who insists on correct forms of language etc. |
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Quack |
charlatan; fake |
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Taunt |
mock; tease |
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Arresting |
attracting attention; striking |
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Barrage |
extended gunfire to cover an attack; dam across a river; deluged for information etc. |
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Chantey |
type of song sung by sailors |
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Ferrous |
concerned with iron or its compounds |
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Manipulative |
scheming |
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Orate |
speak in a pompous manner |
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Psychosis |
severe mental disturbance |
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Savor |
enjoy |
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Table |
put down for future discussion |
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Underwrite |
give guarantee; insure |
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Dissident |
person who disagrees |
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Enigmatic |
puzzling |
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Foolhardy |
reckless |
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Homogeneity |
evenness; uniformity |
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Personification |
1. represent something as a person 2. a concrete example of |
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Plaque |
1. surface deposit on teeth or in artery etc. 2. decorative plate or sign |
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Plausibility |
believability |
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Resilience |
resistance; ability to spring back |
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Trilogy |
set of three (literary works etc.) |
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Vagary |
something unaccountable; freak |
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Aisle |
corridor; passageway |
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Discountenance |
disallow |
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Imperative |
must be obeyed |
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Indigent |
poor; needy |
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Nadir |
lowest point |
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Paranoia |
mental state characterized by delusions or excessive fear |
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Prudence |
caution; wisdom |
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Resuscitation |
revival from unconsciousness |
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Shirk |
avoid (esp. work) |
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Teetotalism |
total abstinence from alcohol |
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Balm |
soothing ointment or anything soothing |
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Calibrate |
mark an accurate scale on a device |
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Cataclysmic |
violently disruptive |
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Impropriety |
inappropriate behavior |
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Pith |
center; soft part of a stem; essence |
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Primordial |
present at the beginning of time |
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Reconnaissance |
examination of survey conducted in advance |
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Sinistral |
left-handed (or counterclockwise) [dextral -right handed] |
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Tempers |
moderates |
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Undermine |
subvert; attempt to overthrow |