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54 Cards in this Set
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gestation
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noun: the growth process from conception to birth
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amortize
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verb: to diminish by installment payment
syn: decrease, reduce |
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rococo
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noun: highly ornamented
syn: intricate, ornate, embellish |
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interregnum
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noun: a period between reign- exercise of power
syn: interval |
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rarefy
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verb: to become thinner
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nascent
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adjective: starting to develop, coming into existence
syn: embryo, emerging, incipient, inchoate |
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phalanx
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noun: close or tightly- knot group of people, animals, or things
syn: mass, legion |
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lumber
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verb: to move slowly & awkwardly
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officious
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adjective: too helpful & meddlesome
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distaff
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noun: female branch of a family
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mores
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noun: fixed custom or manners & moral attitude
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accretion
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noun: gradual growth in size & increase in amount
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numismatic
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noun: coin collecting
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machination
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noun: plot or scheme
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sobriquet
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noun: nickname or pseudonym
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kindle
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verb: to set fire or ignite, to excite , inspire
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tangential
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adjective: degression, deviation
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sublime
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adjective: lofty or grand
lauded, exalted, superb |
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pallid
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adj: lacking color , liveliness
ant: vivacious |
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blithe
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adj: joyful, cheerful or without appropriate thought
syn: carefree, lighthearted |
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sentient
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adj: aware, conscious, able to perceive
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pastiche
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noun: a piece of literature & music imitating the works of others
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droll
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adj: amusing in subtle way
syn: comic , funny, entraining, titillating |
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libertine
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noun: a free thinker
syn: maverick |
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ebullient
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adj: exhilarating, full of enthusiasm & energy
syn: avid, zestful |
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lugubrious
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noun: mournful, sorrowful or dismal
syn: melancholy, funeral, grievous |
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boor
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adj: a crude person, one lacking manners or taste.
syn: churlish |
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alacrity
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noun: speed or quickness
syn: haste |
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yoke
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verb: to join together
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bonhomie
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noun: cheerful atmosphere, good- natured
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estimable
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adj: admirable
syn: extol, laudable, praise, panegyric |
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fervid
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adj: intensely emotional
syn: vehement |
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ingrate
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noun: an ungrateful person
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symbiosis
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noun: association, & mutual helpfulness
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pulchritude
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noun: beauty ( physical)
syn: handsome, gorgeous, prettiness |
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cabal
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noun: a secret group seeking an overturn
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hyperbole
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syn: purposeful exaggeration for effect
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abeyance
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noun: temporary suspension or suppression
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jettisone
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verb: to discard or to get rid off unnecessary
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inter
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verb: to bury
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hermatic
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adj: tightly sealed
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lassitude
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noun: a state of diminished energy
syn: enervation, fatigue ant: indefatigable |
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knell
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noun: sound of funeral bell or death
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precis
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noun: summary
syn: tome, recapitulation, synopsis |
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exculpate
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verb: to clear someone from accusation
syn: exonerate, vindictive |
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contumacious
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adj: rebellious
syn: insurgent, refractory, subversive, seditious, insurrection |
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dirge
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noun: a funeral rhyme or mournful speech
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redress
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noun: relief from wrong or injury
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listless
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adj: lacking energy & enthusiasm
syn: humdrum, insipid, sluggish, indolent, languid |
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palliate
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verb: to make less serious or ease
syn: alleviate, extenuate, mitigate |
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Incarnadine
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adj: red blooded
syn: sanguine |
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connoisseurs
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noun: a person with great knowledge in discriminating taste
syn: gourmet |
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monastic
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noun: leading a simple life or disciplined
syn: Spartan, ascetic, austere, self - denial, self-abnegate |
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