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40 Cards in this Set
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nectar
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Any very pleasent-tasting drink; the drink of the gods in mythology; plant secretion used by bees to make honey.
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nemesis
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Deserved punishment or its source; anything or anyone that always seems certain to defeat or frustrate.
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nepotism
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Favoritism shown to relatives, especially in job appointments.
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niggardly
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Not generous; stingy.
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noisome
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Harmful; offensive to smell; disgusting.
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nomadic
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Wandering from place to place; having no fixed location.
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nominal
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In name only, not in fact; relatively trifling or quite small in value
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nonplussed
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Baffeled; confused; puzzled.
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grotesque
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Distorted; strangely ugly; outlandish; bizarre.
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habiliments
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Clothing; garb; attire.
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habitat
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Natural place of living.
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hackneyed
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Commonplace; trite; overused.
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haggard
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Wasted or gaunt in appear
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panoramic
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As seen as vewable from all directions; comprehensive as in review or coverage.
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paradox
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That which may be true but which seems to be contradictory, flase or absurd; a self contrdictory statement.
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verbatim
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Word for word; in the exact words.
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verbiage
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excess of words; verbosity
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polyglot
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Speaking or writing in several languages; multilingual; a mixture of languages
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verbose
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Using too many words.
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exorbitant
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Beyond reasonable limits; excessive.
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frustration
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That which baffles or thwarts accomplishment; the state of being so affected.
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verdant
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Green with vegetation.
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aridity
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Dryness; barrenness; the state of being dull, without interest.
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modicum
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A small quantity or portion.
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momentous
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Of great importance or consequence.
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monograph
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A scholarly or formal writing on a single subject.
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modualte
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To change, adjust or regulate; to vary the pitch or tone of sound or the frequencey of radio waves.
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mollify
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To calm or appease; to soothe; to make less severe.
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buttress
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A support or prop for a wall, etc.; to prop up or bolster.
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cacophony
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Unpleasant, harsh, or discordant sound.
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descried
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Caught sight of; discerned; spied.
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shoddy
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Of inferior material; lacking the quality claimed; sham.
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shibboleth
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A custom or phrasse distinctive of a particular group, class etc.; a password or watchword.
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shrew
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A scolding, brawling woman.
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discursive
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Passing from one subject to another.
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shuffle
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A walk charactereized by scraping or sliding of the feet; to walk in such manner.
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sidled
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Stepped or moved sideways in a shy or stealthy manner.
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simile
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A figure of speech likening one thing to another using "as," "like," etc.
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stimulated
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Had the appearance but not the actuality of; imitated; pretended; feigned
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disheveled
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Disarranged; untidy; tousled; rumpled
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