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50 Cards in this Set
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jaded
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ired, worn out, dulled
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jargon
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vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade or group of people, meaningless talk, gibberish
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juandiced
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pertaining to ayellowed skin, prejudiced
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jaunt
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short trip, excursion
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jaunty
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carefree, confident
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jeer
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to sneer, to mock
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jeopardy
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danger
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jest
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to joke, to make light of
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jetsam
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goods cast overboard to lighten a ship
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jettison
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to throw goods overboard
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jilt
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to reject, to cast off
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jingoism
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eztreme patriotism
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jinx
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to bring bad luck to
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jocose
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joking, humorous
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jocular
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humorous
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jostle
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to bump, to push
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jovial
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jolly, good natured
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jubilation
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celebration, rejoicing
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judicious
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wise, showing sound judgement
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juggernaut
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a terrible destructive force
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labyrinthine
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complicated, intricate
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lacerate
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to tear, roughly to mangle
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lachrymose
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tearful
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lackadaisical
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uninterested, listless
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lackey
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slavish follower
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laconic
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using few words, concise
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lactic
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pertaining to milk
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laden
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burdened, loaded
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laggard
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a slow person, one who falls behind
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jugular
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pertaining to the throat or neck
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juncture
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a point of time, a crisis
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junket
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a pleasure trip, an excursion
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junta
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a small group ruiling a country
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jurisprudence
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science of law
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jut
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to stick out, to project
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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kaleidoscopic
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constantly changing
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ken
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range of knowledge
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kindle
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to set on fire to excite
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kindred
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relative, family tribe, or race
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kinetic
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pertaining to motion
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kismet
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destiny, or fate
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kleptomania
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a compulsion to steal
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knave
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a tricky, deceitful person
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knead
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to work dough, clay, etc. into a uniform mixture
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knell
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the sound made by a bell rung slowly for a death or funeral
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knuckle
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to yeild, to apply oneself vigorously
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laity
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religious worshipers who are not clergy
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lambent
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softly bright or radiant, running or moving lightly over a surface
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lament
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to mourn
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