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73 Cards in this Set
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Perdition
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damnation
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Peremptory
[puh-remp-tuh-ree] |
leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: "a peremptory command".
imperious or dictatorial. |
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Stevedore
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dockworker
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Droll
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dryly amusing
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Galleon
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ancient type of sailing ship
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Auspicious
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favorable; promising to turn out well
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Concatenate
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link together
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Quarry
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1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone
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Vitriolic
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corrosive; strongly attacking
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Querulous
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always complaining
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Vivify
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enliven
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Strident
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loud and harsh
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Gaunt
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emaciated; bony and angular
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Persnickety
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fastidious; fussy
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Bane
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troublesome influence
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Bard
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poet
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Ire
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anger [irate (a) = very angry]
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Bastion
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fortress; stronghold
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Germinal
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just growing; not developed; immature
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Irksome
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annoying; infuriating
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Effigy
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a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on a monument.
a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule. |
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Congeal
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to solidify
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Glacial
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hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy
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Perspicacity
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insight
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Raze
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destroy; demolish; tear down
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Wane
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grow less
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Belabor
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explain in unnecessary detail
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Peruse
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read carefully
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Beleaguer
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to surround with military forces.
to surround or beset, as with troubles. |
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Consecrate
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dedicate
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Gratis
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free of charge; without payment
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Belie
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contradict
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Whelp
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young dog
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Jaundiced
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cynical; pessimistic
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Nettle
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annoy
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Superlative
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extremely good; the best
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Whet
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sharpen
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Jaunt
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short pleasure trip
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Bemoan
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complain about
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Guffaw
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sudden loud laughter
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Willful
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stubborn
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Nondescript
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having no special features; dull and ordinary
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benign
benignity [bih-nig-ni-tee] |
having a kindly disposition; gracious: "a benign king".
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Jollity
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gaiety; happiness
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Wistful
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melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for
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Judicious
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correct in judgment; wise
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Corpulent
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fat
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Jurisprudence
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science or study of law
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Corrugated
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highly folded
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sartorial
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concerned with clothing;
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turbid
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murky and muddy
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catholic
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broad tastes
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commodious
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spacious and convenient.
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execrate
[ek-si-kreyt] |
to detest utterly; abhor; abominate.
to curse; imprecate evil upon; damn; denounce: "He execrated all who opposed him". |
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noisome
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offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
harmful or injurious to health; noxious. |
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accouter
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to supply or to equip (especially with weapons or uniform);
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amenable
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flexible and willing to adjust
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divert
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can be used to mean entertain
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rarefy
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to make less dense
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carouse
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to party noisily
to engage in a drunken revel: "They caroused all night". |
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disabuse
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to show someone the error in their thinking
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picayune
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of little value or account; small; trifling: "a picayune amount".
petty, carping, or prejudiced: "I didn't want to seem picayune by criticizing". |
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slattern
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dirty, untidy woman
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pique
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to annoy
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neophyte
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beginner
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symphony
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a long form of music
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artlessness
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is without deception
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canonical
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orthodox
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redoubtable
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formidable
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archetypal
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typical
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discomfit
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to make someone feel uneasy
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Burlesque
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comic
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Gaucherie
[goh-shuh-ree] |
lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
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