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72 Cards in this Set
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Hibernal
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wintry
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Hibernate
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sleep throughout the winter
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Hierarchy
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arrangement by rank or standing, authoritarian body divided into ranks
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Hieroglyphic
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picture writing
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Hilarity
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boisterous mirth
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Hindmost
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furthest behind
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Hindrance
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block, obstacle
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Hinterlands
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back country
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Hireling
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one who serves for hire
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Hirsute
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hairy
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Histrionic
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theatrical
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Hoard
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stockpile, accumulate for future use
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Hoary
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whiten with age
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Hoax
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trick, practical joke
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Holocaust
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destruction by fire
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Holster
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pistol case
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Homage
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honor, tribute
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Homeostases
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tendency of a system to maintain relative stability
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Homespun
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domestic, made at home
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Homily
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sermon, serious warning
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Homogeneous
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of the same kind
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Hone
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sharpen
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Hoodwink
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deceive, delude
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Horde
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crowd
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Hortatory
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encouraging, exhortive
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Horticultural
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pertaining to cultivation of gardens
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Hostility
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unfriendliness, hatred
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Hovel
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shack; small, wretched house
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Hover
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hang about, wait nearby
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Hubbub
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confused uproar
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Hubris
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arrogance, excessive self-conceit
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Hue
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color, aspect
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Hue and cry
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outcry
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Humane
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marked by kindness or consideration
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Humdrum
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dull, monotonous
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Humid
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damp
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Humility
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humbleness of spirit
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Hummock
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small hill
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Humus
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substance formed by decaying vegetable matter
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Hurtle
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crash, rush
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Husband
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use sparingly, conserve, save
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Husbandry
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frugality, thrift, agriculture
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Hybrid
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mongrel, mixed breed
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Hydrophobia
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fear of water, rabies
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Hyperbole
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exaggeration, overstatement
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Hypercritical
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excessively exacting
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Hypochondriac
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person unduly worried about his health
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Hypocritical
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pretending to be virtuous, deceiving
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Hypothetical
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based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed
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Ichthyology
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study of fish
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Icon
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religious image, idol
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Iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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Ideology
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system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
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Idiom
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expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
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Idiosyncrasy
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individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity
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Idolatry
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worship of idols, excessive admiration
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Idyllic
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charmingly carefree, simple
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Igneous
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produced by fire, volcanic
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Ignite
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kindle, light
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Ignoble
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unworthy, not noble
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Ignominy
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deep disgrace, shame or dishonor
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Illicit
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illegal
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Illimitable
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infinite
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Illuminate
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brighten, clear up or make understandable, enlighten
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Illusion
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misleading vision
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Illusive
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deceiving
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Illusory
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deceptive, not real
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Imbalance
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lack of balance or symmetry, disproportion
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Imbecility
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weakness of mind
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Imbibe
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drink in (like soil taking up rain)
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Imbroglio
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complicated situation; painful or complex misunderstanding, entanglement, confused mass (as of papers)
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Imbue
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saturate, fill
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