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70 Cards in this Set
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Impecunious
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having no money
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Precipice
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steep slope
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Salubrious
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health-giving
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Capacious
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spacious
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Precipitous
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done in a hurry
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Sanctimonious
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hypocritically holy
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Tumult
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uproar; noise
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Lummox
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clumsy person
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Cartographer
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person who makes maps
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Expatriate
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refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
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Sanguinary
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bloodthirsty; bloody
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Castigate
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scold strongly
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Amorphous
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lacking in shape
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Machinations
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plots and plans
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Overwrought
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worked up; in an emotional state
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Preeminent
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famous; outstanding
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Analgesic
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medicine to combat pain
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Exposition
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the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining: "the exposition of a point of view".
the act of presenting to view; display: "The singer gave a splendid exposition of vocal talent". |
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Unctuous
[uhngk-choo-uhs] |
oily;
characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug. sanctimonious |
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Cavalcade
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procession of vehicles
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Magnate
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powerful businessman
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Palliative
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a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
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Unequivocal
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clear; obvious
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Annex
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a building which is an addition to an existing building
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Didactic
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intended to teach; instructive
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Malediction
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a curse
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Scuttle
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sink
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Unfrock
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to remove a priest from his position
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Seminary
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an institution in which priests are trained
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Charlatan
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trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have
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Paragon
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a perfect example
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Chary
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wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give
cautious or careful; wary: "He was chary of investing in oil wells". |
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Dilatory
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slow; falling behind with one's work
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Prodigious
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very large
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Anthology
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a book which is a collection of poems or stories
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Chicanery
[shi-key-nuh-ree] |
trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry: "He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job".
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Dilettante
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person who dabbles in a subject without serious study
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Anthropocentrism
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putting man at the center of one's philosophy
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Chimerical
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unreal; imaginary; visionary: "a chimerical terrestrial paradise"
wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic: "a chimerical plan" |
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Felicitous
[fi-lis-i-tuhs] |
well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate: "The chairman's felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease".
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Circuitous
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indirect
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Martinet
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person who believes in strict discipline
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Fickle
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unpredictable; whimsical; easily swayed
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Inertia
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inactivity; lethargy
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Smelt
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refine an ore
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Inexpedient
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not advisable
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Pathos
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evoking sadness or pity
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Discursiveness
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long windedness; indirectness
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Somnambulist
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sleepwalker
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Menagerie
[muh-naj-uh-ree] |
a collection of wild or unusual animals
an unusual and varied group of people |
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Soothsayer
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fortuneteller
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Ingénue
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naïve, unsophisticated person
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Protean
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changeable
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Ingrate
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ungrateful person
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Pedant
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person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning
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Artifice
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deception; trickery
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Venial
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minor; unimportant
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Peerless
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without equal
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Fractious
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irritable; difficult to control
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Cogitate
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think over something; ponder
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Pensive
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in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply
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Collage
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picture made from fragments of other pictures
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Staid
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dull; sober; serious
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Vestigial
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not developed
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Vignette
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a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter.
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Dotard
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foolish old man
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Furrow
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groove
a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface: "the furrows of a wrinkled face". |
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Percipient
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perceptive; insightful
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Quaff
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drink down quickly
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Misogynist
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hater of women
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