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50 Cards in this Set
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monolithic (adj)
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solidly uniform; unyielding
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moratorium (n)
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legal delay of payment
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mordant (adj)
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biting; sarcastic, stinging
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moribund (adj)
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dying
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mote (n)
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small speck
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motility (n)
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ability to move spontaneously
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mountebank (n)
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charlatan; boastful pretender
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mulct (v)
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defraud a person of something
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multifarious (adj)
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varied; greatly diversified
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munificent (adj)
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very generous
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nadir (n)
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lowest point
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natation (n)
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swimming
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natty (adj)
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neatly or smartly dressed
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nebulous (adj)
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vague; hazy, cloudy
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neophyte (n)
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recent convert; beginner
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nexus (n)
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connection
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nib (n)
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beak; pen point
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nicety (n)
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precision; minute distinction
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niggle (v)
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spend too much time on minor points; carp
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nihilist (n)
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one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence
meaningless |
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nip (V)
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stop something's growth or development
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noisome (adj)
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foul-smelling; unwholesome
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nomenclature (n)
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terminology; system of names
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nominal (adj)
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in name only; trifling
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nonplus (v)
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bring to a halt by confusion; perplex
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nostrum (n)
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questionable medicine
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notoriety (n)
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disrepute; ill fame
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nugatory (adj)
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futile; worthless
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obdurate (adj)
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stubborn
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obeisance (n)
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bow
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oblique (adj)
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indirect; slanting (deviating from a straight line)
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oblivion (n)
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obscurity; forgetfulness
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obloquy (n)
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slander; disgrace; infamy
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obsequy (n)
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funeral ceremony
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obsidian (n)
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black volcanic rock
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obstreperous (adj)
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boisterous; noisy
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obtrude (v)
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push (oneself, one's ideas) forward or intrude; butt in; stick out
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obtuse (adj)
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blunt; stupid
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obviate (v)
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make unnecessary; get rid of
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occident (n)
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the west
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occlude (v)
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shut; close
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odious (adj)
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hateful; vile
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odium (n)
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detestation; hatefulness; disrepute
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odoriferous (adj)
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giving off an odor
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officious (adj)
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meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
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oligarchy (n)
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government by a privileged few
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onerous (adj)
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burdensome
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onslaught (n)
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vicious attack
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opprobrium (N)
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infamy; vilification
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oracular (adj)
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prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority
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