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55 Cards in this Set
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pulchritude (N)
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beauty; corneliness
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punctilious (adj)
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stressing niceties of conduct or form; minutely attentive (perhaps
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pundit (n)
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authority on a subject; learned person; expert
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purported (adj)
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alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored
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pusillanimous (adj)
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cowardly; fainthearted
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quaff (V)
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drink with relish
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qualified (adj)
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limited
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quarry (v)
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dig into
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querulous (adj)
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fretful; whining
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quiescent (adj)
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at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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quintessence (n)
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purest and highest embodiment
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quisling (n)
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traitor who aids invaders
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quotidian (adj)
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daily; commonplace; customary
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raconteur (n)
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story-teller
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rakish (adj)
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stylish; sporty
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rankle (v)
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irritate; fester
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rapacious (adj)
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excessively grasping; plundering
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rarefied (adj)
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made less dense (of a gas)
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ratiocination (n)
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reasoning; act of drawing conclusions
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rebus (n)
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puzzle in which pictures stand for words.
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recalcitrant (adj)
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obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly
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recapitulate (v)
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summarize
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recondite (adj)
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abstruse; profound; secret
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rectitude (n)
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uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
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recumbent (adj)
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reclining, lying down completely or in part
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redoubtable (adj)
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formidable; causing fear
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refectory (n)
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dining hall
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refractory (adj)
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stubborn; unmanageable
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refulgent (adj)
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brightly shining; gleaming
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regicide (n)
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murder of a queen or king
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rejoinder (n)
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retort; comeback; reply
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relegate (v)
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banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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remiss (adj)
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negligent
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repartee (n)
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clever reply
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repast (n)
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meal; feast; banquet
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repository (n)
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storehouse
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reprisal (n)
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retaliation
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reprobate (n)
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person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
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repudiate (v)
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disown; disavow
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reputed (adj)
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supposed
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rescind (v)
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cancel
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restive (adj)
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restlessly impatient
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reticent (adj)
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reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence
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retinue (n)
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following; attendants
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retrench (v)
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cut down; economize
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retrograde (v)
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go backwards; degenerate
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rhapsodize (v)
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to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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ribald (adj)
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wanton; profane
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rider (n)
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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
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rife (adj)
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abundant; current
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rigor (n)
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severity
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rivulet (n)
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small stream
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roil (v)
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to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb
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roseate (adj)
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rosy; optimistic
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rostrum (n)
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platform for speech-making; pulpit
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