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152 Cards in this Set
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Jolly |
Happy and cheerful |
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In seventh heaven |
Extremely happy |
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Ecstatic |
Very happy, excited, and enthusiastic; feeling or showing great enthusiasm |
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Down in the dumps |
Feeling unhappy or depressed |
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Manage to do something |
Be able to do something |
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Delighted |
Very pleased |
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Heavy-hearted |
Feeling depressed and melancholy |
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Melancholy |
Sorrowful; mournful |
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Grief |
A very sad feeling, especially when somebody dies |
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On the horizon |
Likely to happen soon |
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Blue |
Sad |
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Exuberant |
Full of energy, excitement, and happiness |
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Dejected |
Unhappy and disappointed |
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Thrilled |
Very excited and pleased |
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Elated |
Very happy and excited |
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Exceptional |
Very unusual; unusually good |
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Pained |
Showing that you are unhappy and upset |
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Invasive |
Tending to spread in an uncontrollable way |
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Transient |
Lasting for only a short time |
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Spectacular |
Very exciting to look at |
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Rule out |
To prevent somebody from doing something; to prevent something from happening |
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Stimulation |
Development |
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Feel under the weather |
To not feel well |
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Catalyst |
A person or thing that causes a change |
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Elation |
A state of extreme happiness |
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Dwell (p.t. , p.p. dwelled or dwelt) |
To stay or live in a place (old-fashioned, formal) |
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Bliss |
Perfect happiness |
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Depend on/upon |
To be determined or decided by something |
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Reside |
To have your home in or at a particular place |
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Look back |
To think about past events; reflect |
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Contribution |
Something that you give or do together with others |
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Snapshot |
1. A brief look or summary 2. An informal photograph |
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Virulent |
Dangerous and spreading quickly |
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Ephemeral |
Lasting for only a short time |
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Euphoria |
A strong feeling of happiness |
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Momentary |
Lasting for a very short time |
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Fleeting |
Passing quickly; momentary |
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Rapture |
Extreme pleasure and happiness, or excitement |
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Through rose-colored/rose-tinted glasses/spectacles |
To see only the pleasant things about a situation and not notice the unpleasant things |
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Beyond someone's wildest dreams |
Better or more than someone had ever thought possible |
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In my book |
In my opinion |
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Put yourself on the line |
Do something that has big personal risks for you, especially for your job or reputation |
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Ingredient |
One of the parts of something in a mixture |
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Contribute to |
To help to cause an event or situation |
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Intellectual |
Relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially complicated ideas |
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Go off |
1. (Of a clock) to start ringing 2. To leave a place in order to do something 3. ( of a situation, event, etc.) To go well 4. (of electricity) to be cut off |
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Adrift |
Confused |
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Abstract |
Based on general ideas and not on any particular real person, thing or situation; theoretical |
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Go wrong |
Make a mistake |
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Leading |
The most important or successful |
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Domestic |
Belonging or relating to the home, house, or family |
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Harmony |
A situation in which people are peaceful and agree with each other |
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Domestic harmony |
Good feelings in the family or home |
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Hit the jackpot |
To have a big success or to make a big profit |
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Moldy |
Old and not in good condition |
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Pull away |
(Of a vehicle) to start moving |
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Tip the balance |
To cause a change, especially in making something more likely to happen |
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Complement |
A word or phrase, especially an adjective or a noun, that is used after linking verbs such as be and become, and describes the subject of the verb |
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Ripple |
(Of a feeling, etc.) To spread through a person or a group of people like a wave |
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Stability |
The quality or state of being steady and not changing or being upset in any way |
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Curl up |
To lie or sit with your back curved and your arms and legs bent close to your body |
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Howl |
(Of the wind) to blow gard and make a long, loud noise |
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Assess |
Judge |
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Favor |
Help |
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Promoted |
Increased |
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In the midst of something |
While something is happening or being done |
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Descent |
An action of coming or going down The opposite= ascent |
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Set out |
To leave a place and start a journey |
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Turn in |
Go to bed |
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Apalling |
Extremely bad |
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Vital |
Necessary and essential for something in order to succeed or exist |
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Meteor |
A piece of rock from outer space which makes a straight line as it falls over to the earth's atmosphere |
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Meteor shower |
A large number of meteors seen in a short time |
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Canopy |
A layer of something that spreads over an area like a roof |
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Mired |
Stuck in a bad situation and unable to move |
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Boil down to |
Be essentially a matter of |
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Wallow |
Roll from side to side |
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Burden |
Load |
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Seethe |
Strongly feel an emotion |
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Perpetuate |
Make something continue for a long time |
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Interject |
Insert, interrupt |
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Void |
A great feeling of sadness and emptiness |
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Gossip |
Untrue rumors; tittle-tattle |
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Spectrum (plural: spectra) |
Range |
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Eternal |
Neverending, lasting forever |
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Thereof |
Of that; relating to something mentioned |
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Compensate |
To replace or balance the effect of something bad; make up |
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Resentment |
Dissatisfaction and bitterness |
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Contagious |
Infectious |
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Have a whale of a time |
Have a very good time, have an exciting or fun time |
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Be on cloud nine |
Be very happy, cheerful |
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On top of the world |
Feeling wonderful, glorious, ecstatic |
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Be over the moon |
Extremely pleased and happy |
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Jump/leap for joy |
Be very happy and excited about something that has happened |
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Something makes your day |
Something makes you feel very happy |
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Be floating/walking on air |
Be very happy about something good that has happened |
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Like a dog with two tails |
To be extremely happy |
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Happy camper |
Someone who is content or satisfied with what is happening in life with no complaints |
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Things are looking up |
When things have not been going well for you, but then begin to improve |
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Spin |
A way of presenting information or a situation in a particular way, especially one that makes you or your ideas seem good |
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Worthwhile |
Important, pleasant, interesting, etc.; worth spending time, money or effort on |
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Wallow in despair/self-pity |
To think about your unhappy feelings all the time and seem to be enjoying them |
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Of your own making |
(Of a problem, difficulty, etc.) Created by you rather than someone or something else |
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Middle ground |
A set of opinions, decisions, etc. that two or more groups who oppose each other can agree on; a position that is not extreme |
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Burden |
A duty, responsiblity, etc. that causesworry, difficulty, or hard work |
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Rooted |
Fixed in one place; not moving or changing |
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Lie within |
To exist or remain inside (of sb, sth, or some place) |
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Miserable |
Always unhappy, unfriendly and in a bad mood; grumpy |
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Consume |
To fill sb with a strong feeling |
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Shortcoming |
A fault in someone's character, a plan, a system, etc. |
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Negative Nancy |
A person who is deemed to be excessively and disagreeably pessimistic |
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Realism |
A way of seeing, accepting and dealing with situations as they really are without being influenced by your emotions or false hopes |
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Equation |
A problem or situation in which several things must be considered and dealt with |
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Along the road |
At some time in the future |
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Go with the flow |
To be relaxed and not worry about what you should do |
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In the long run |
Relating to a longer period in the future |
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Organic |
Happening in a slow and natural way, rather than suddenly |
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Endure |
To experience and deal with something that is unpleasant and painful without giving up; bear |
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Completion |
The state of being finished and complete |
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Twist |
An unexpected change or development in a story or situation; turn |
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Encounter bumps |
Come across difficulties |
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Rewarding |
Worth doing |
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Play out |
Enact; happen |
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Arise |
Occur |
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Initiate |
Put in motion |
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To no end |
Very much |
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Inherently |
Instinctively; naturally |
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Down in the mouth |
Unhappy, dejected |
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Reduce someone to tears |
To make someone cry or to be so unhappy |
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Your heart sinks/spirits sink |
Feel very unhappy and hopeless |
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To feel blue/to have the blues |
Feel depressed |
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Out of sorts |
Someone who is usually cheerful simply seems a bit glum at the moment |
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To be beside yourself |
To be completely overcome with worry, sadness or anger |
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A lump in/to someone's throat |
A feeling that you want to cry |
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Go to pieces |
Have a mental or emotional breakdown |
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Cry your eyes/heart out |
To be extremely sad and cry a lot |
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Loving |
Feeling or showing love and great care for someone or something |
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The nobility |
People of high social positions that have titles such as that of duke or duchess |
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Construction |
The process or method of building or making something |
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Gateway |
An opening in a wall or fence that can be closed by a gate |
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Cloister |
A cover stoned passage around the four sides of a courtyard |
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Courtyard |
An open space that is partly or completely surrounded by buildings and is usually a part of a castle, etc. |
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Tomb |
A large grave |
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Semi-precious |
Less valuable than the most valuable types of jewels |
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Owe |
To exist or be successful because of the help or influence of sb or sth |
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Come around |
To come to a place, especially someone's house, to visit for a short time |
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Bust |
(Of a person or business) failed because of a lack of money |
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Motive |
A reason for doing sth |
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Pale |
Having skin that is very light in color |
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Shiver |
(Of a person) to shake slightly because you are cold, frightened, excited, etc. |
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Contented |
Showing or feeling happiness or pleasure, especially because your life is good |
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Joyous |
Very happy; joyful |
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