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100 Cards in this Set
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Bane |
troublesome influence |
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Condone |
tacitly support; overlook |
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Eclectic |
taking things from different sources |
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Genre |
a category; type |
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Irascible |
easily angered |
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Mundane |
ordinary; worldly |
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Perpetuated |
caused to continue |
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Rancor |
resentment; animosity; bad feeling |
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Strut |
swagger; show off |
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Voluble |
talkative |
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Bard |
poet |
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Condoning |
overlooking; disregarding; ignoring |
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Edifice |
building; structure; construction |
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Germane |
relevant |
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Ire |
anger |
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Munificent |
generous; charitable |
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Perpetuity |
eternity |
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Rant |
use bombastic language |
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Stupefying |
astonishing; shocking; stunning into silence |
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Voluminous |
spacious; large |
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Bastion |
fortress; stronghold |
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Conflagration |
big fire |
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Efface |
wipe out; remove all trace of |
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Germinal |
just growing; not developed; immature |
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Irksome |
annoying; infuriating |
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Mutinous |
very rebellious |
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Personable |
attractive; having pleasant appearance or mannerisms |
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Ratify |
approve; consent |
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Subpoena |
summons to court |
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Voracious |
ravenous; extremely hungry |
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Befuddle |
confuse |
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Confound |
confuse |
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Effigy |
a model of a person |
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Gibbering |
making meaningless noises |
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Ironic |
satiric; unexpected |
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Myriad |
in large numbers; legion |
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Perspicacious |
insightful; sharp; wise; perceptive |
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Raucous |
rough and unpleasant (of sounds) |
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Substantiate |
give supporting evidence |
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Waive |
surrender; give up |
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Begrudge |
resent |
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Congeal |
to solidify |
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Effusive |
gushing; demonstrative |
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Glacial |
hostile; unfriendly; icy; cold |
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Irrational |
unreasonable; absurd |
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Navigable |
suitable for sailing |
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Perspicacity |
insight |
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Raze |
destroy; demolish; tear down |
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Subterfuge |
a trick |
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Wane |
grow less |
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Beguile |
mislead; lure |
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Congenital |
present since birth |
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Egalitarianism |
belief in equality |
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Goad |
prod; urge |
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Irreproachable |
cannot be criticized; perfect |
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Nebulous |
vague |
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Pertinent |
relevant |
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Rebuttal |
denial |
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Subtle |
not obvious |
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Wary |
hesitant; cautious |
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Belabor |
to explain in unnecessary detail |
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Connoisseur |
someone with refined taste and good judgement |
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Egregious |
outstandingly, obviously bad |
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Grate (v) |
1. annoy; aggravate; vex 2. shred |
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Irrevocable |
cannot be cancelled; unchangeable |
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Nefarious |
wicked; immoral; disreputable |
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Peruse |
read carefully |
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Recant |
disclaim; retract statement |
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Subversive |
rebellious; revolutionary |
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Wax |
to increase; to grow |
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Beleaguer |
besiege; attack |
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Consecrate |
dedicate (of religion) |
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Egress |
to exit |
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Gratis |
free of charge; without payment |
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Itinerant |
nomadic; wandering from place to place |
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Negate |
cancel; deny |
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Pervasive |
spread everywhere |
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Recapitulate |
summarize |
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Succinct |
concise |
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Waylay |
to stop someone and detain them in conversation; accost; approach; hinder |
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Belie |
disguise or contradict |
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Consensus |
general agreement |
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Eloquent |
fluent and persuasive in speech |
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Gratuitous |
uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted |
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Jaded |
tired; bored; worn out |
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Negligence |
carelessness |
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Petrify |
1. terrify 2. turn to stone |
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Receptacle |
container; vessel; holder |
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Suffragist |
campaigner for voting rights |
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Weighty |
serious |
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Belittle |
to demean |
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Conspicuous |
easily seen; prominent |
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Elucidate |
make clear |
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Gravity |
seriousness |
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Jargon |
specialized language used by experts |
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Neologism |
newly coined word |
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Petulant |
sulky; peevish |
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Recluse |
someone who cuts themselves off from life |
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Supercilious |
proud; haughty |
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Whelp |
a puppy |
