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94 Cards in this Set
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Abase |
to humble/disgrace
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ablution
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act of cleaning
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abrade
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to wear off by scraping/rubbing
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abscond
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depart secretly
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adduce
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to cite as proof
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adumbrate
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to sketch in a shallow way
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adratitious
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added from without
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aegis
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protection
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afflatus
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creative impulse/divine inspiration
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albedo
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portion of light reflected off a surface
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alluvial/alluvium
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sediment deposited by flowing water
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ambit
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Sphere/scope
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ambrosia
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something delicious, food of the gods
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animadvert
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to comment critically
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anomie
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alienation or purposelessness as a result of lack of values
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anthelion
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point in orbit furthest from the sun
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aplomb
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self-confidence
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apoplexy
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sudden impairment
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apothegm
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terse with
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apropos
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germane/relevant
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arrogate
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to claim without justification
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assay
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to subject to chemical analysis
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augur
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to predict from omens
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Bacchanalian
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pertaining to drunken festivity
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Bemuse
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to confuse
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benighted
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unenlightened
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bête noir
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something especially dreaded or hated
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bivouac
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a temporary encampment
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bromide
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a commonplace remark
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bucolic
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rustic, pastoral
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cadge
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to beg or get by begging
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choleric
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short tempered
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cognomen
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a surname; a nickname
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consanguinity
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relationship by blood or a close ancestor; close connection
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convalesce
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to return to health after illness
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cosset
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to pamper
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coterie
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small group of persons with similar interests
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cozen
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to deceive
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demotic
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pertaining to the people
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diaphanous
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transparent, vague
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doggerel
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poor verse
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dowager
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elderly woman of high social station
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dross
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waste; worthless matter
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effete
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depleted of vitality; overrefined
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ersatz
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being an imitation or substitute
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extirpate
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to root up; destroy
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fecund
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fertile, productive
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foible
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minor weakness
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gauche
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coarse, uncouth, clumsy
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halcyon
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calm and peaceful
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hidebound
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excessively rigid
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hoi polloi
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the common people
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imbroglio
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complicated situation
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imprimatur
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official approval to publish
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ineluctable
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not to be avoided
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interdict
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to forbit, prohibit
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jejune
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not interesting, childish
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junta
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group of people united in political intrigue
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kismet
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fate;destiny
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labile
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likely to change
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lachrymose
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tearful, sad
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legerdemain
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trickery
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lissome
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easily flexed, limber
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lithe
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graceful
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manumission
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freedom from slavery
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mawkish
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very sentimental
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militate
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to work against
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nonpareil
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having no match or equal
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odious
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hateful, contemptible
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paean
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a song of joy or triumph
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paroxysm
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fit or attack of pain, laughter, or rage
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patois
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regional dialect
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perspicacious
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shrewd, astute
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plenary
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complete in all respects; fully attended
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progrom
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an organized massacre or persecution of a minority group
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portentious
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foreboding
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prolix
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wordy
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puissance
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power
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pulchritude
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beauty
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putsch
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a sudden attempt by a group to overthrow a government
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raconteur
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witty, skillful storyteller
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reification
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treatment of an abstraction as if it had material existence
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repine
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to fret, complain
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ribald
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humorous in a vulgar way
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succor
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help and support in times of hardship and distress
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temerity
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boldness, rashness
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turbid
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muddy, opaque
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turpitude
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inherent vileness
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unctuous
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greasy, oily; smug
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untrammeled
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not limited or restricted
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usury
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practice of lending money at exorbitant rates
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vim
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energy, enthusiasm
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vitiate
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to impair the quality of, corrupt morally
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zephyr
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gentle breeze |
