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76 Cards in this Set
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Diorama |
Model of science |
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Proletarian |
Member of working class |
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Masochist |
Person who internally inflicts pain on himself |
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Sluggard |
Slow moving, lethargic |
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Matriarchy |
Society governed by women |
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Smelt |
Refine an ore |
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Smorgasbord |
A swedish buffet of cold dishes |
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Vagrant |
Person wandering without a home |
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Inexpedient |
Not advisable |
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Clairvoyant |
Psychic, mystic |
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Prosody |
Study of versification |
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Prostration |
Lying face down Overcomed with extreme weakness |
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Somnambulist |
Sleepwalker |
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Menagerie |
Collection of live animals |
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Sophomoric |
Juvenile, immature |
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Clientele |
Customers |
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Fly by night |
Disreputable, unreliable |
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Forensic |
Concerned with argument or debatw |
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Venial |
Minor, unimp |
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Speckled |
Spotted, dotted |
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Freckled |
Spotted, dotted |
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Diurnal |
Active in day |
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Pejorative |
Derogatory |
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Staid |
Sedate, dull, conventional |
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Collate |
Arrange in order, Critical comparison |
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Pyromania |
Compulsion to start fires |
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Vignette |
small sketch |
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Vintage |
Old |
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Colloquial |
Local and informal language |
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Dotard |
Foolish old man |
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Drawl |
Speak slowly with words running togetehr |
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Commandeer |
Take possession of |
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Drivel |
Non sense |
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Picturesque |
Visually attractive in a quaint way |
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Stevedore |
Dockworker |
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Droll |
Dryly amusing |
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Galleon |
Ancient type of sailing ship |
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Drone |
Monotonous noise To speak with no emotion Male bee |
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Concatenate |
Link together |
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Garble |
Distort, muddle |
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Muddle |
Distorted |
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Stoke |
Add fuel to, stir up Strengthen |
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Ramble |
Wander aimlessly |
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Persnickety |
Fastidious, fussy |
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Bard |
Poet |
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Germinal |
Just growing, not developed |
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Mutinous |
Very rebellious |
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Gibbering |
Making meaningless noises out of fear and shock |
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Congeal |
To solidify |
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Rebuttal |
Denial |
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Belabor |
Explain in unneccesary detail Verbal attack |
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Grate |
To annoy Shred |
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Gratis |
Free of charge Without payment |
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Gratuitous |
Unwarranted, unneccesary |
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Receptacle |
Container, vessel |
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Weighty |
Serious |
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Suffragist |
Someone who campaigns for voting |
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Neologisms |
Newly coined words |
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Whelp |
Young dog |
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Gritty |
Coarse, granular Courageous |
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Red tape |
Formalities, paperwork Official procedure |
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Nomadic |
Wandering from places to places |
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Wispy |
Flimsy, frail, delicate |
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Contusion |
A bruise |
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Zany |
Crazy, wacky |
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Wacky |
Crazy, foolish |
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Gustatory |
Concerned with senses of taste |
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Beret |
Type of cap |
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Jurisprudence |
Science of study of law |
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Corrugated |
Highly folded |
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Placebo |
Harmless medicine with no effect |
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Circumnavigate |
Sail or travel all across thw world |
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Lieu |
Instead |
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Precarious |
Uncertain |
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Metonym |
a word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated. For example, Washington is a metonym for the US government. |
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Condign |
appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved. |
