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66 Cards in this Set
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ambrosial
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extremely pleasing to the senses, divine (as related to the gods) or delicious
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antediluvian
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ancient, outmoded
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antipathy
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a deep-seated feeling of dislike
aversion |
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aver
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to declare
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barefaced
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shameless/brazen
undisguised |
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blandish
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coax someone with kind words/flattery
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breach
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1. act of breaking/failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct
2. a gap in a wall, barrier, or defense |
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burgeon
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grow/flourish
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cadge
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to get something from taking advantage of someone
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caprice
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a sudden/unaccountable change of mood or behavior
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castigate
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criticize severely
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complaisant
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willing to please others, obliging, agreeable
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corporeal
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of or relating to a person's body (as opposed to his spirit), tangible
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depredation
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act of attacking or plundering
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diffident
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modest or shy BECAUSE lacking self-confidence
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disabuse
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to persuade that an idea or belief is mistaken
"Darwin disabused him of this notion" |
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dispassionate
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calm, objective, unbiased
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dissemble
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conceal one's true feelings/motives/beliefs
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dogged
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stubborn, determined
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efficacy
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effectiveness, able to produced desired effect
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effluent
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liquid waste/sewage discharged into a river or sea
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emollient
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having the quality of softening or soothing the skin
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encomium
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a speech or piece of writing that praises something or someone highly
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endemic
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particular to a certain region
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equivocal
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ambiguous, unclear
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engender
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cause or give rise to
the issue engendered controversy |
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exculpate
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show or declare that someone is NOT guilty of wrongdoing
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extant
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still in existence, surviving
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fathom (NOUN)
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unit of length equal to 6 ft
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florid
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1. red/flushed
2. ornate, flowery |
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floundering
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struggling
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gossamer
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fine cobweb on foliage; fine gauzy fabric; very fine
"She wore a gossamer robe." |
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headlong
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1. in a rush, with reckless haste
2. headfirst |
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impecunious
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poor
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improvidence
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not having or showing foresight
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inchoate
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just begun and so not fully formed or developed, rudimentary
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incorrigible
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can't be corrected
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indelible
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permanent, can't erase it
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ingenuous
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innocent and unsuspecting
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intransigent
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stubborn
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irascible
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prone to outbursts, easily angered
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leviathan
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a giant sea monster, therefore it's something very large
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lugubrious
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looking or sounding sad and dismal
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misanthrope
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hater of people
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mitigate
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make less severe, serious, or painful
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noisome
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having an extremely offensive smell
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obviate
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remove a need or difficulty, to make unnecessary
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panegyric
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a writing or speech in praise of a person or thing
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peccadillo
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a small, relatively unimportant offense or sin
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pedantic
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making an excessive display of one's own learning
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perfidious
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deceitful and untrustworthy
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petulant
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childishly sulky or bad-tempered
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plastic
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easily shaped or molded
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precipice
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a very steep rock face or cliff
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precipitate
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cause (usually something bad or unpleasant) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely
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prevaricate
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speak or act in an evasive way
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propitiate
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win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person)
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pusillanimous
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timid, showing lack of courage
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quiescence
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in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy
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rarefy
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to make or become thin; to purify or refine
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reproof
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the act of censuring, scolding, or rebuking
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saturnine
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slow and gloomy (describing a person's temperament)
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savant
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a very knowledgable person; a genious
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sedulous
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diligent
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specious
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superficially plausible, but actually wrong
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turpitude
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depravity, wickedness
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