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72 Cards in this Set
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FROWARD
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FROWARD (FROH urd) adj intractable
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HARROW
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HARROW (HAR oh) v to distress
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IGNOMINIOUS
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IGNOMINIOUS (ig nuh MIN ee us) adj shameful
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INELUCTABLE
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INELUCTABLE (in i LUKT uh bul) adj certain
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INIMICAL
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INIMICAL (i NIM i kul) ad] damaging
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INIQUITY
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INIQUITY (i NIK wuh tee) n wickedness
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INSOUCIANT
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INSOUCIANT (in SOO see unt) adj unconcerned
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INTERDICT
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INTERDICT (in tur DIKT) v prohibit
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INTREPID
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INTREPID (in THE pud) adj steadfast
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INVEIGLE
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INVEIGLE (in VAY gul) v to obtain by deception or flattery<br /><br />• I can't believe she inveigled a ticket to the concert; I've been trying to get one for weeks.<br /><br />• Once I realized what he was up to
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LABILE
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LABILE (LAY byl) adj readily open to change
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LAVISH
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LAVISH (LAV ish) ad] extravagant<br /><br />• No expense was spared in giving the astronauts a lavish homecoming
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LIMN
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LIMN (lim) v to draw
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LIMPID
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LIMPID (LIM pud) adj transparent
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MILITATE
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MILITATE (MIL i tayt) v to have weight or bearing on
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NEBULOUS
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NEBULOUS (NEB yoo lus) adj vague
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OVERWEENING
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OVERWEENING (oh vur WEEN ing) ad] presumptuously arrogant
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PENURIOUS
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PENURIOUS (pen POOR ee us) ad] penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous<br /><br />• My penurious boss makes us bring toilet paper from home in order to save the company money.<br /><br />• Mr. Scrooge was so penurious that three separate ghostly visitations were required to get him to be even a little bit kind or generous.<br /><br />Penury is extreme poverty
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PERSPICACIOUS
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PERSPICACIOUS (pur spuh KAY shus) adj acutely perceptive
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PIED
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PIED (pyd) adj multi-colored
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PILLORY
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PILLORY (PIL uh ree) v to punish
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PINE
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PINE (pyn) v to yearn intensely
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PIQUE
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PIQUE (peek) n resentment
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PLUCK
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PLUCK (pluk) n courage
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PRECARIOUS
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PRECARIOUS (pri KAYR ee us) adj uncertain
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PRECIPITATE
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PRECIPITATE (pree SIP uh tut) adj acting with excessive haste or impulse<br /><br />• The captain was forced to take precipitate action when the storm arrived earlier than he had expected.<br /><br />As a verb
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PREVARICATE
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PREVARICATE (pri VAR uh kayt) v to deliberately avoid the truth
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PROPINQUITY
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PROPINQUITY (pruh PIN kwuh tee) adj nearness in time or place
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PROPITIATE
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PROPITIATE (proh PI shi ayt) v to appease or pacify<br /><br />• They tried to propitiate the storm gods by dancing in the rain and pouring wine on the ground as an offering.<br />Something propitiatory is meant to propitiate.<br /><br />• The prime minister sent the emperor a propitiatory gift in order to appease his anger over the diplomatic blunder.
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QUAFF
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QUAFF (kwahf) v to drink deeply<br /><br />• Brett was planning to meet his friends at the pub after work to quaff a few pints before heading home.<br /><br />• The medicine tasted so foul that I had to hold my nose and quaff it all in one gulp.
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QUAIL
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QUAIL (kwayl) v to shrink back in fear
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QUALMS
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QUALMS (kwahm) n misgivings
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QUERULOUS
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QUERULOUS (KWER yuh lus) adj prone to complaining or grumbling
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RANCOROUS
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RANCOROUS (RAN kuh rus) adj characterized by bitter
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RAREFY
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RAREFY (RAYR uh fy) v to make or become thin
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RECONDITE
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RECONDITE (rek AHN dyte) adj hidden
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RECONNOITER
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RECONNOITER (ree kuh NOY tur) v to engage in reconnaissance
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RECUMBENT
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RECUMBENT (ri KUM bunt) adj leaning
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REDOUBTABLE
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REDOUBTABLE (ri DOWT uh bull adj awe-inspiring
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REGALE
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REGALE (ri GAYL) v to delight or entertain
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REMONSTRATE
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REMONSTRATE (ri MAHN strayt) v to protest
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RENEGE
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RENEGE (ri NIG) v to fail to honor a commitment
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REPINE
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REPINE (ri PYNE) v to feel or express dejection or discontent
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RUE
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RUE (roo) v regret
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SALIENT
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SALIENT (SAYL yunt) adj prominent
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SANCTIMONY
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SANCTIMONY (SAYNKT i moh nee) n self-righteousness
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SATURNINE
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SATURNINE (SAT ur nyn) adj gloomy
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SEINE
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SEINE (sayn) n a large net hung out and dragged in to catch fish <br /><br />• The fishermen were extremely surprised when they caught a mermaid in their seine.<br /><br />Seine also means to fish using a seine
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SERE
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SERE (seer) adj withered
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SLAKE
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SLAKE (slayk) v to satisfy
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SODDEN
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SODDEN (SAHD un) adj soaked or drenched
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SORDID
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SORDID (SOR did) ad] characterized by filth
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SPURIOUS
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SPURIOUS (SPYOOR ee us) adj lacking authenticity or validity
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SQUALID
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SQUALID (SKWAH lid) adj sordid
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SQUANDER
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SQUANDER (SKWAHN dur) v to waste by spending or using irresponsibly<br /><br />• I would hate to see you squander your talents by making vacuum cleaner bags for the rest of your life instead of the art you really want to create.<br /><br />• He squandered his fortune as quickly as he had made it
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STANCH
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STANCH (stawnch) v to stop the flow of a fluid<br /><br />• The flow of blood from the cut was so slight that half a tissue was all that was needed to stanch it.<br /><br />• All attempts to stanch the hemorrhaging of the company's coffers were futile; the money just kept pouring out as costs increased exponentially.<br /><br />Don't confuse this with staunch
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STINT
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STINT (stint) v to restrain
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STUPEFY
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STUPEFY (STOO puh fy) v to stun
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SUCCOR
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SUCCOR (SUH kur) n assistance
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SUPINE
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SUPINE (SOO pyn) adj inactive
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TORPID
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TORPID (TOR pid) adj lethargic
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TRAVESTY
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TRAVESTY (TRAV est ee) n mockery
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TRENCHANT
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TRENCHANT (TREN chunt) adj sharply perceptive
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TURBID
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TURBID (TUR bud) adj muddy
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TURGID
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TURGID (TUR jid) adj swollen
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TURPITUDE
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TURPITUDE (TUR puh toad) n depravity
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VARIEGATED
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VARIEGATED (VAYR ee uh gayt ed) adj multicolored
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VITIATE
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VITIATE (VI shee ayt) v to reduce the value of
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WAFT
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WAFT (wahft) n a light breeze
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WELTER
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WELTER (WEL tur) v to writhe
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WEND
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WEND (wend) v to go
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WHET
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WHET (wet) n to sharpen or stimulate<br /><br />• The appetizers were intended to whet our hunger
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