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122 Cards in this Set
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Agnostic |
Not sure about existence of god |
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Athiest |
Does not believe god |
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Alturist |
Who loves man kind |
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Amateur |
Does eveeything for pleasure |
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Ambidextrous |
Use both hand |
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Anarchist |
Who is out to destroy all govt |
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Apostate |
Who change its faith |
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Arbitrator |
Who solve dispute betwn two |
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Bankrupt |
Unable to pay debt |
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Ascetic |
Leads an austere life |
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Bigot |
Filled with enthusiasm |
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Cacographist |
Bad in spelling |
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Cannibal |
Who eat human flesh |
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Carnivorous |
Who eat flesh |
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Chauvinist |
Devoted to an idea blindly |
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Contemporaries |
Person living at same time |
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Connoisseur |
A critical judge of art and craft |
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Convalescent |
Who recovering from illness |
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Coquette |
Girl flirt with men |
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Cosmopolitan |
Who regard whole world as his country |
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Cynosure |
Centre of attraction |
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Effeminate |
Man who is womanish |
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Egoist |
Lover of oneself |
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Egotist |
Often talks about its achievements |
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Emigrant |
Who leaves his country |
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Fastidious |
Hard to please |
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Epicure |
Pleasure of eating and drinking |
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Fatalist |
Who believe in fate |
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Feminist |
Who works for welfare of woman |
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Fugitive |
Who runs away from justice |
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Gourmand |
Love good food |
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Gourmet |
Connossieur of good food..judge |
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Henpecked |
Husband ruled by wife |
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Heretic |
Against relegion |
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Honorary |
Post without salary |
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Highbrow |
Person considering himself superior |
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Hypocondriac |
More anxious about health |
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Misogamist |
Hates marriage |
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Narcissist |
Lover of self |
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Novice |
Inexperienced |
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Numismatist |
Collect coin |
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Polyglot |
Speaks many language |
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Pacifist |
Love peace |
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Philanderrer |
Amuses oneself by lovemaking |
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Philatelist |
Collect stamp |
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Posthumous |
Child born after death of father |
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Recluse |
One who live in seclusion |
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Sadist |
Who feel pleasure by hurting other |
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Samartian |
Who help poor |
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Somnambulist |
Who walk in slleep |
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Somniloquist |
Who talk in sleep |
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Impregnable |
Cannot enter by force |
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Stoic |
Indifferent to pain and joy |
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Swashbuckler |
Boastful fellow |
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Teetotaller |
Does not take intoxicating drug.. Non drinker..abstainer |
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Termagant |
Quarrelsme woman |
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Traunt |
Remain absent from duty |
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Toper..sot |
Drinkard |
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Uxorious |
Fond of ones wife |
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Veteran |
Long experience of any occupation |
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Versatile.. |
Adapt oneself to any situation |
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Virtuoso |
Brilliant performer on stage |
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Verbose |
Stylish face of difficult word |
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Abdication |
Giving up of throne |
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Almanac |
Annual calendar |
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Allegory |
Story that express idea with symbol |
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Autobiography |
History of person written by himself |
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Axiom |
Statement accepted as true without proof |
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Anonymous |
Bearing no name |
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Belligerent |
One in war like mode |
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Biopsy |
Examination of living tissue |
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Blesphemy |
Speak against religion |
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Chronology |
Events presented in order of occurance |
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Conscription |
Compulsory enlistment for military service |
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Crusade |
Religious war |
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Drawn |
Game result in neither victory nor in defeat |
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Eatable |
Anything to be eaten |
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Edible |
Fit to eat |
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Encyclopedia |
Book contain information on various subject |
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Ephemeral |
Lasting for very short time |
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Epilogue |
Comment at end of speech |
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Extempore |
Speech made without prep |
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Fable |
Story related to birds and animals |
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Facsimile |
Exact copy of handwriting |
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Fatal |
Causes death |
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Gregarious |
Live in flock |
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Illegible |
Cannot read |
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Inaccessible |
Cannot be reached |
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Inaudible |
Sound can't be heard |
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Impracticable |
Can't practise |
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Incorrigible |
Can't corrected |
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Irreparable |
Can't repared |
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Indelible |
Mark can't erased |
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Infallible |
Free from mistakes |
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Fallible |
Liable to make mistakes |
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Inedible |
Not fit to eat |
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Inevitable |
Can't avoided |
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Indespensible |
Can't removed with |
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Intelligible |
Can be understood |
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Unintelligible |
Can't understood |
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Lunar |
Of moon |
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Maiden |
A speech made by person for first time |
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Manuscript |
Written by hand |
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Nostalagia |
Homesickness..memory of past |
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Parable |
Story with moral. Short |
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Parole |
Pledge given by prisoner for temporary release not to escspe |
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Panacea |
Remedy for all ills |
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Pedantic |
A style meant to display ones knowledge |
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Plagirism |
Literally theft |
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Platonic |
Something spirtual |
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Portable |
Can carried in hand easily |
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Potable |
Fit to drink |
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Plebiscite |
A decision made by voting |
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Pseudonym |
An imaginary name |
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Quarantine |
Act of separation from a person to avoid infection |
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Refrendum |
Plebiscite |
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Red tapism |
Official formality result in delay |
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Regalia |
Dress with medals..ribbon worn |
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Sacrilege |
Violating the sanctity of religious places |
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Sinecure |
A job with high salary but little responsblty |
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Soliloquy |
A speech made when one is alone |
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Soporific |
Induces sleep |
