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91 Cards in this Set
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Stationary
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not moving; standing still
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Stationery
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writing paper and envelopes
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Compliment
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An expression of praise, admiration, or congratulation
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Complement
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something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection
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Principle
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a rule of conduct; a fact or a general truth
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Principal
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the head of a school; main or most important
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Accept
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to receive something offered
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Except
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to leave out; exclude
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Capitol
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a building where a legislature meets
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Capital
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(1) center of government
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Capital
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(2) money or property used in business
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Capital
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(3) punishable by death
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Capital
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(4) uppercase
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Affect (verb)
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to influence
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Effect (noun)
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to accomplish, to bring about; a result
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Your
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the possessive form of you
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You're
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contraction of you are
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Its
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possessive form of it
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It's
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contraction of it is
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Their
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possessive form of they
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There
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at that place
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They're
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contraction of they are
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To
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preposition, or part of the infinitive form of a verb
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Too
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also, more than enough
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Two
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the number between one and three
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Whose
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the possessive form of who
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Who's
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the contraction of "who is" or "who has"
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Illusion
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(n)- mistaken idea; misleading visual image
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Allusion
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(n)- an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text
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Counsel
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(n)- advice
(v)- to advise |
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Council
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(n)- body of lawmakers; assembly or meeting
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Sight
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(n) one of the five senses; something seen or worth seeing
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Site
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(n) place; website
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Cite
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(v) to quote; to summon before a court
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Coarse
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(n) rough or crude
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Course
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(n) subject taught in a series of classes; method of procedure
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Lose
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(v) fail to keep or to hold
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Loose
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(adj) not fixed tight; (v) untie or relax
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Assure
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(v) to give confidence
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Insure
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(v) guarantee against loss
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Ensure
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(v) guarantee
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Precede
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(v) to be, to go, or to come before
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Proceed
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(v) to carry on an action
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Adapt
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(v) to adjust
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Adopt
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(v) to take (a child of other parents) as one's own child
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Eminent
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(adj) standing above other in quality or position
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Imminent
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(adj) ready to take place
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Advice
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(n) suggestion; guidance
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Advise (v)
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to give advice
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Fewer
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a smaller number -- things that can be counted
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Less
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a smaller amount -- things that cannot be counted
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Farther
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comparative of far; a great distance
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Further
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to a greater extent
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Who
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pronoun, nominative case
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Whom
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pronoun, objective case
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Between
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shows a relationship in which there are two people or items
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Among
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shows a relationship in which more than two persons or things are in a group
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That
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may refer to people or things -- do not use a comma before that
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Which
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refers only to things; use a comma before which
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Who
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refers only to people; may or may not have a comma
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RSVP
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(French) (v) to reply to an invitation
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Deja vu
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(French) (v) An impression of having seen or experienced something before
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Faux pas
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(French) (v) a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct
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Bon voyage
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(French) (interjection) (have a) pleasant trip
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Du jour
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(French) (n) as prepared on the particular day; of the kind being served today
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Alma mater
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(Latin) (n) a school, college, or university at which one has studied and, usually, from which one has graduated.
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Cum Laude
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(Latin) (n) with honor. Used to express academic distinction.
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Femme Fatale
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(French) (n) an irresistibly attractive woman, especially one who leads men into difficult, dangerous, or disastrous situations; siren
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Esprit de corps
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(French) (n) a sense of unity and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task, cause, enterprise, etc.
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Verbatim
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(Latin) in exactly the same words; word for word
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E pluribus unum
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(Latin) one out of many, the motto on American coinage
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Prima donna
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(Italian) A vain and overly sensitive person who is temperamental and difficult to work with
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Avant-garde
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(French) being part of an innovative group, especially one in the arts
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Status quo
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(Latin) existing state or condition
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Joie de vivre
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(French) joy of living
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Carte Blanche
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(French) Unrestricted power to act at one's own discretion; unconditional authority
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Caveat emptor
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(Latin) Let the buyer beware
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Alpha and Omega
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(Revelation 1:8) the beginning and the end; the most important part
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Tabula rasa
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(Latin) something new, fresh, unmarked, or uninfluenced. Blank State.
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Hoi polloi
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(Greek) the masses, the ordinary folk
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Ad nauseam
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(Latin) Seize the day; enjoy the present
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Carpe diem
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(Latin) Seize the day; enjoy the present
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Tempus fugit
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(Latin) time flies
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C'est la vie
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(French) That is life.
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Bona fide
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(Latin) authentic; true
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Savoir Faire
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(French) to know how to act
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Non sequitur
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(Latin) a statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it.
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Id est
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(i.e.) (Latin) That is to say; in other words
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Enfant terrible
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(French) terrible child. A person who stirs things up in an irresponsible or indiscreet way or has unconventional ideas.
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Terra firma
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(Latin) Dry land, as opposed to the sea
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Vox populi
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(Latin) the voice of the people; popular opinion
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