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50 Cards in this Set
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bane |
something causing misery or death |
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provenance |
where something originated or was nurtured |
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implacable |
incapable of being placated |
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potent |
having a strong physiological or chemical effect |
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designation |
an identifying word or words by which something is called I’m not entirely sure Oscar would have liked this designation. |
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cohere |
cause to form a united, orderly, and consistent whole |
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nascent |
being born or beginning |
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debonair |
having a sophisticated charm |
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havoc |
violent and needless disturbance |
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apotheosis |
model of excellence or perfection of a kind |
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morose |
showing a brooding ill humor |
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lope |
a slow pace of running |
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pejorative |
expressing disapproval |
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neologism |
a newly invented word or phrase |
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introvert |
a person who tends to shrink from social contacts |
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indefatigable |
showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality |
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ubiquitous |
being present everywhere at once |
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iota |
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount |
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tutelage |
teaching pupils individually |
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blithely |
in a joyous manner |
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dyspeptic |
a person suffering from indigestion |
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epiphany |
a divine manifestation |
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pseudo |
not genuine but having the appearance of |
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vortex |
the shape of something rotating rapidly |
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annihilation |
total destruction |
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chisel |
deprive somebody of something by deceit |
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extricate |
release from entanglement of difficulty |
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euphoria |
a feeling of great elation |
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premonition |
an early warning about a future event |
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begrudge |
wish ill or allow unwillingly |
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callow |
young and inexperienced |
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utopian |
characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection |
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bereft |
sorrowful through loss or deprivation |
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putrid |
in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor |
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delude |
be dishonest with |
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frenzied |
excessively agitated |
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tranquility |
an untroubled state, free from disturbances |
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inclination |
an attitude of mind that favors one alternative over others |
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enumerate |
determine the number or amount of |
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milieu |
the environmental condition |
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punctilious |
marked by precise accordance with details |
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meticulous |
marked by precise accordance with details |
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cronyism |
favoritism shown to friends and associates |
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meritocracy |
a social system in which power goes to superior intellects |
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repeal |
cancel officially |
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propel |
cause to move forward with force |
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resilience |
an occurrence of rebounding or springing back |
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forego |
do without or cease to hold or adhere to |
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dismantle |
take apart into its constituent pieces |
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ideology |
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group |
