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121 Cards in this Set
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cognizable |
Capable of being known or perceived. |
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Insurmountable |
Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle. |
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Nefarious |
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics. |
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Sisyphean |
Incapable of producing results or futile |
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Unscrupulous |
Immoral |
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Frivolous |
Little importance, silly |
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Voracious, rapacity |
Having great appetite for anything |
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Flout |
To express contempt for the rules and law by word or action. |
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Scourge |
A means to inflict pain or suffering |
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Arrogate |
To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right. |
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Rectitude |
The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. |
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Uncanny |
Strange or mysterious in unsettling way |
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Hostile |
Harmful unfriendly |
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Palpable |
Capable of being felt or touched |
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Scuffle |
A rough disorderly fight |
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Despair |
Hopeless |
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Emanicipation |
The act of setting free from slavery |
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Virulent |
Highly infectious, malignant, or deadly. |
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Acumen |
Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; |
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Parochial |
Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook. |
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Aborigine |
Native inhabitant of a country |
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Fringe |
1- decorative border 2- Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views. |
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Exult |
to rejoice, be very happy
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Fulminating |
Explosive |
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Sedition |
Organised incitement of rebellion |
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Cacophony |
Harsh discordant mixture of sounds (kolahal) |
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Perpetrator |
A person who carries out a harmful illegal or immoral act |
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Onus |
Something that is one's duty or responsibility |
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Averse |
Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something |
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Connote |
Imply or suggest |
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pragmatic |
Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. |
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Foray |
A sudden attack or a raid |
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Antagonism |
The act of opposing |
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Poach |
Take or acquire in an unfair way |
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Clandestine |
Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose. |
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Illicit |
Not approved by law but not invalid |
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Pervasive |
Spreading widely throughout an area or ground of people |
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Partisan |
Biased, a stong supporter of a party, cause or person |
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Conspicuous |
Attracting notice or attention |
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Despot |
A ruler or other person who holds absolute power and exercised it in cruel or oppressive way |
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Clamour |
A loud and confused noise |
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Wary |
Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems |
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Vilify |
Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner |
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Disparage |
Regard or represent as being of little worth |
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Benighted |
Ignorant |
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Spur |
Incentive |
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Odium |
Widespread hatred or disgust incurred by someone as a result of their actions |
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Deterrent |
Discouragement |
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Belie |
Fail to fulfil or justify |
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Aspersion |
Attack on reputation or integrity |
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Truculent |
Eager or quick to argue or fight |
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Serene |
Tranquil, calm, peaceful |
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Sequester |
Isolate or hide away |
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Denuded |
Strip something of uts covering, possessions or assets |
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Languish |
Grow weak |
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Mortify |
To feel very embarrased and ashamed |
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Faze |
Disturb |
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feeble |
Weak |
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Flustered |
Unsettle, disturb |
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Hegemony |
Dominance |
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Bolstered |
Support or strengthen |
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Frantic |
Upset with fear, anxiety or any other emotion |
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Wreak |
Cause large amount of damage or harm |
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Inveigle |
Persuade to do something by means of deception or flattery |
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Blandishment |
A flattering or pleasing statement or action used as a means of gently persuading someone to do something |
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Flinch |
Avoid doing something through fear or anxiety |
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Plummet |
Fall or drop straight down at high speed |
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Engender |
Cause or give rise to a feeling situation or condition |
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Predilection |
A preference or special liking for something |
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Prognosis |
A forecast of the likely outcome of a situation |
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Candour |
Quality of being open and honest |
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Contingent |
Dependent |
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Candour |
Quality of being open and honest |
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Contingent |
Dependent |
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Prudent |
Acting with or showing care and thought for the future |
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Ameliorate |
Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better |
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Promulgate |
Promote or make widely known(cause or idea) |
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Promulgate |
Promote or make widely known(cause or idea) |
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Chide |
Scold or rebuke |
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Egregious |
Outstandingly bad, shocking |
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Spate |
A large number of similar things coming in quick succession |
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Penumbra |
The partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object |
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Slew |
Turn or slide violently or uncontrollably |
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Herald |
A sign that something is about to happen |
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Emanate |
(Of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source) |
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Render |
Provide or give |
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Disparate |
Essentially different in kind, not able to be compared |
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Shrift |
Confession especially to a priest |
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Kernel |
Central or most imp part of something |
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Flagrant |
(Of an action considered wrong) obviously offensive |
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Reticence |
Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily |
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Succour |
Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress |
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Pliable |
Easily bent, flexible |
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Yoke |
Cause two people or things to be joined in a close relationship |
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Prescient |
Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place |
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Erudite |
Having or showing great knowledge or learing |
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Oasis |
A fertile spot in a desert where water is found |
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Eschew |
Deliberately avoid using |
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Refutation |
The action of proving a statement or theory to be wrongbor false |
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Imbroglio |
An extremely confused complicated or embarrassing situation |
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Beseech |
Ask someone urgently and fervently to do or give something |
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Unabated |
Without any reduction in intensity |
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Deft |
Neatly skilful and quck |
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Rejig |
Rearrange |
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Augury |
A sign of what will happen in the future; an omen |
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Plaltitudinous |
Used too often to be interesting or thoughtful |
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Contravention |
An action which offends against a law |
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Capricious |
Given to sudden and accountable changes of mood or behaviour |
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Invigorating |
Making one feel strong, healthy and full of energy |
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Splurge |
Spend money freely |
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Abrogation |
Repeal or abolition of law |
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Abrogation |
Repeal or abolition of law |
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Repugnant |
Unacceptable |
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Impediment |
A hindrance or obstruction |
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Exasperate |
Irritate intensely |
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Exasperate |
Irritate intensely |
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Annul |
Declare invalid |
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Travail |
Painful or laborious effort |
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Persecute |
Subject to ill treatment for race, religion or belief |
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Persecute |
Subject to ill treatment for race, religion or belief |
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Garguantan |
Enormous |
