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75 Cards in this Set
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euphemism
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n; the use of the word or phrase in place of one that is distasteful
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euphoria
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n; a feeling or well-being
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exhume
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v; to unearth; to reveal
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expunge
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v; to blot out; to delete
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exude
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v;to flow slowly or to ooze out in drops
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faction
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n; a number of people in an organization having a common end view
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fallible
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adj; liable to be mistaken or erroneous
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fathom
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v; to reach or penetrate with the mind
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fatuous
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adj; silly; inane;unreal
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fealty
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n; fidelity; loyalty
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feign
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v; to invent or imagine
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ferment
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v; to excite or agitate
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fervid
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adj; 1. very hot; burning
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fester
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v;to become more and more virulent and fixed
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fetish
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an object to which one gives excessive devotion or blind adoration
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fidelity
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n; faithfulness; honesty
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fissure
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n; a dividing or breaking into parts
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flaccid
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adj; 1. hanging in loose folds or wrinkles; 2. lacking force;weak
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flamboyant
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adj; ornate; too showy
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foible
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n;a slight frailty in character
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foist
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v; 1. to put in slyly or stealthily 2. to pass off as genuine or valuable
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foray
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v;to raid for spoils; plunder
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forensic
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adj; pertaining to legal or public argument
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fortitude
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n;firm courage; strength
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fractious
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adj; rebellious; apt to quarrel
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fraught
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adj; loaded;charged
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froward
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adj; not willing to yield or comply with what is reasonable
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fulminate
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v; 1. to explode with sudden violence; 2. to issue thunderous verbal attack or denunciation
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galvanize
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v; to stimulate as if by electric shock; startle; excite
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gamut
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n; 1.a complete range; 2. any complete musical scale
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garish
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adj; gaudy; showy
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gauche
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adj; awkward; lacking grace
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gauntlet
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n;a long glove with a flaring cuff covering the lower part of the arm
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germane
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adj;closely related; pertinent
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glib
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adj;smooth and slippery;speaking or spoken in a smooth manner
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gourmand
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n;a greedy or ravenous eater; glutton
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gregarious
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adj; fond of the company of others
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grisly
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adj;frightful;horrible
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guffaw
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n; a loud, coarse burst of laughter
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guise
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n; 1. customary behavior;2. manner of dress;3false appearance
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halcyon
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adj;calm;quiet;peaceful
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hapless
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adj; unlucky;unfortunate
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harangue
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v;to speak in an impassioned and forcible manner
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heretic
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n;one holds opinion contrary to that which is generally accepted
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hiatus
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an opening or gap;slight pause
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hoary
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adj; very aged;ancient;gray or white with age
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homily
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n;discourse or sermon read to an audience
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hybrid
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n;anything of mixed origin
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idiosyncrasy
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n;any personal peculiarity;mannerism,etc
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igneous
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adj; having the nature of fire
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ignominious
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adj;1. contemptible;2.degrading
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immaculate
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adj;1.perfectly clean;perfectly correct;2.pure
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imminent
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adj;appearing as if about to happen
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impasse
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n;a situation that has no solution or escape
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impenitent
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adj;without regret, shame, or remorse
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impiety
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n;1.irreverence toward God; 2.lack of resepct
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impolitic
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adj; unwise; imprudent
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imprecate
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v;to pray for evil; to invoke a curse
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imputation
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n; attribution
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incarcerate
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v;to imprison or confine
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incommodious
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adj;uncomfortable, troublesome
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incorporeal
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adj; not consisting of matter
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incorrigible
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adj;not capable of correction
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incubate
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v;to sit on and hatch(eggs)
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inculcate
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v; to impress upon the mind by frequent repetition or urging
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indeminify
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v;to protect against or keep free from loss
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indigenous
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adj;innate;inherent;inborn
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indomitable
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adj;not easily discourage or defeated
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indubitably
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adv;unquestionably, surely
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inimical
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adj;unfriendly;adverse
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iniquitous
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adj;unjust;wicked
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inordinate
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adj;not regulated;excessive
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intrepid
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adj;fearless;brave
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inured
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adj;accustomed
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irascible
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adj;easily provoked or inflamed to anger
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