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55 Cards in this Set
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ANATHEMA (noun)
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A formal ecclesiastical ban, curse, or excommunication; One that is cursed or damned
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AMBLE (verb)
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to walk at an easy pace; walk slowly
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GUSTATORY (adj)
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related to the sense of taste
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MILLINERY (noun)
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Articles, especially women's hats, sold by a milliner
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WANE & WAX (verbs)
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wane: to become smaller; wax: to grow larger
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ARIA (noun)
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a solo in an opera or oratorio
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SHOAT (noun)
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a young pig
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PUSILLANIMOUS (adj)
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faint hearted; lacking courage
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IMPECUNIOUS (adj)
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lacking money; poor
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MENDICANT (noun)
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Depending on alms for a living; practicing begging
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BLOWHARD (noun)
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a very boastful and talkative person
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APOSTATE (noun)
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one who abandons one's religion or party
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CABAL (noun)
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small group of people united for secret intrigue
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PULVERIZE (verb)
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crush to powder or dust; demolish
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MASTICATE (verb)
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To chew (food)
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INTERPOLATE (verb)
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To insert or introduce between other elements or parts or conversation
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VOCIFEROUS (adj)
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conspicuously and offensively loud; vehement outcry
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DIRGE (noun)
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funeral hymn; slow, mournful music
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EVINCE (verb)
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To show or demonstrate clearly; manifest
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MENDACIOUS (adj)
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Lying; untruthful
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BELIED (verb)
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To picture falsely; misrepresent; to show to be false; to contradict
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AGGRANDIZED (verb)
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To increase the scope of; extend. To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation.
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REGALE (verb)
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to provide with great enjoyment; entertain.
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COUNTENANCE (noun)
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a look of expression indicative of encouragement or of moral support; support or approval
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DIFFIDENT (adj)
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Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid
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PROMULGATE (verb)
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To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially.
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BANAL (adj)
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Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite
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DUBIOUS (adj)
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Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.
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MALADROIT (noun)
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An inept person; clumsy
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CARNAL (noun)
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Worldly or earthly; temporal
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ACQUIESCENT (adj)
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willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
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OBSTREPEROUS (adj)
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Noisily and stubbornly defiant.
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IMPROMPTU (adj)
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Prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance
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ADMONISH (verb)
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to provide counsel
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ABROGATE (verb)
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to void; cancel; declare null and void
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EFFERVESCENT (adj)
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bubbly; energetic
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OFFICIOUS (adj)
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marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others
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EFFUSIVE (adj)
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unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy
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PLACID (adj)
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Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet; Satisfied; complacent
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PUISSANCE (noun)
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power to influence or coerce
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INDELIBILITY (adj)
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Impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent (ex. indelible ink)
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INSULARITY (adj)
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the state of being isolated or detached; confined to a limited area, esp an island
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CRAVEN (adj)
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cowardly; lacking even the rudiments of courage
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VALOROUS (adj)
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Marked by or possessing great personal bravery; valiant; courageous
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PETULANT (adj)
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bad tempered; peevish
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SAVANT (noun)
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A learned person; a scholar
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GIST (noun)
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The central idea; the essence
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SOLDER (verb)
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Something that joins or cements; To serve as a bond between; join
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EXTANT (adj)
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still existing; not destroyed
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INCURSION (noun)
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intrusion (aggressive) into another's territory
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ANTIPATHY (noun)
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A strong feeling of aversion or repugnance
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IMPERIOUSNESS (adj)
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Arrogantly domineering or overbearing; Urgent; pressing
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ABYSMAL (adj)
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unfathomable; very profound; limitless; very bad
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STYGIAN (adj)
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Gloomy and dark; infernal; hellish
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AUGURY (noun)
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sign of something coming; an omen
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