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111 Cards in this Set
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Abasement |
Humiliation |
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Abate |
Become less intense or widespread |
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Accession |
The action or process of formally joining an association or institution |
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Barrage |
Bombartment |
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Bevy |
A large group of people of a particular kind |
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Boor |
I’ll mannered person |
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Canonical |
Belonging to literary or artistic canon |
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Capricious |
Given to sudden or unaccountable changes in mood or behaviour |
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Chauvinism |
Excessive or prejudiced loyalty towards own cause or group |
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Demur |
Raise doubts |
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Depravity |
Moral corruption |
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Deride |
Mock |
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Diatribe |
A forceful or bitter verbal attack against someone |
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Dictum |
A short statement generally expressing truth or principle |
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Diffuse |
Spread over large area |
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Echelon |
Level or rank in an organisation |
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Eddy |
Move in circular way |
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Effigy |
A sculpture or model of a person |
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Facade |
Face of a building |
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Fetid |
Smelling extremely unpleasant |
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Florid |
Using unusual words |
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Gall |
Bold |
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Galvanise |
Excite |
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Gambit |
Opening remark or scheme or plan or strategy |
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Abeyance |
A state of temporary suspended |
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Abjure |
To formally promise on giving up on something |
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Anodyne |
Not causing offence |
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Bilk |
Swindle |
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Canard |
Unfounded rumour or story |
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Catalyst |
A person or thing that precipitates an event |
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Daguerreotype |
Photograph taken by early photographic process employing iodine sensitised plate |
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Dilettante |
A person who cultivated an area of interest without real commitment |
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Diurnal |
Active in daytime |
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Dyspeptic |
Bad tempered |
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Ebbulient |
Full of energy |
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Edify |
Improve intellectually |
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Fracas |
A noisy disturbance |
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Frieze |
A broad horizontal band of sculpture |
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Fussilate |
A series of shots fired thrown at the same time in quick succession |
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Gerontocracy |
A state or society governed by old people |
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Hegemony |
Dominance especially by one group over others |
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Lachrymose |
Sad |
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Lacuna |
An unfilled space |
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Lambaste |
Criticise harshly |
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Malestrom |
Turbulence |
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Magnate |
A wealthy and influential businessman |
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Malapropism |
The misuse of using a work in place of similar sounding words |
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Nadir |
Lowest point in the fortune |
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Neophyte |
New to a subject |
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Noisome |
Extremely unpleasant smell |
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Dilate |
Make or become wider |
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Epithet |
An insulting word or phase that is used about a person |
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Errant |
Behaving badly |
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Esoteric |
Likely to be understood by small group of people with specialised knowledge on subject |
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Florid |
Using unusual words |
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Flout |
Openly disregard |
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Foible |
A minor weakness |
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Hapless |
Unfortunate |
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Homage |
Provide special honour |
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Imbue |
Inspire |
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Milieu |
A person’s social environment |
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Mire |
Involve someone or something |
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Paragon |
Epitome or model |
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Parry |
Avoid |
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Penchant |
Fondness |
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Quibble |
Argue on trivial matters |
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Quotidian |
Day to day like ordinary |
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Quotidian |
Day to day like ordinary |
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Recalcitrant |
Uncooperative |
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Winnow |
Filter out |
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Xenophobic |
Dislike or fear of people from other countries |
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Yoke |
Bond |
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Vitriol |
Cruel or bitter criticism |
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Vociferous |
Expressing your opinion in a loud and confident way |
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Welter |
A large number of items in no particular order |
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Unbraid |
Find fault with someone |
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Verdant |
Grassy |
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Virulent |
Extremely harmful |
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Truculent |
Eager or quick to argue |
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Turgid |
Bombastic |
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Tyro |
A beginner |
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Supine |
Spineless |
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Synoptic |
Involving a comprehensive mental view |
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Toady |
Act in obsequious way |
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Semantic |
Relating to a meaning in language |
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Sobriquet |
A person’s nickname |
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Soporific |
Sleep inducing |
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Repast |
A meal |
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Ribald |
Referring to sexual matters in an irrelevant way |
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Rococo |
Relating to artistic style especially of 18th century |
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Quixotic |
Exceedingly unrealistic |
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Raconteur |
A person who tells an anecdote in a skilful way |
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Redress |
Compensation for wrong |
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Pundit |
An expert in a particular subject |
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Querulous |
Complaining in a wining manner |
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Quiescence |
Inactivity |
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Precis |
Synopsis, summation |
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Prosaic |
Unromantic |
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Puerile |
Childishly |
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Philistine |
A person who is hostile |
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Pique |
A feeling of resentment |
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Polemic |
Verbal or written attack |
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Noisome |
Having an extremely offensive smell |
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Nostrum |
Cure |
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Occlude |
Stop or obstruct |
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Munificent |
More generous than usual |
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Myopic |
Near sighted |
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Nadir |
Lowest point in the fortune |
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Malestom |
Turbulence |
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Larceny |
Stealing |
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Libertine |
Free thinker |
