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100 Cards in this Set
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flourish
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to grow well
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lavish
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excessive; plentiful
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euphemism
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the subsitution of inoffensive term for one considered offensive
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condone
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to excuse or overlook
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irate
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enraged
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lament
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to regret; to show grief for
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plausible
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believable
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innocuous
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harmless
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spurn
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to reject with disrespect
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rudimentary
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being or involving basic facts or principles
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ebullient
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enthusiastic, lively
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proliferate
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to increase or spread at a rapid rate
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bane
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a cause of death or ruin
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exorbitant
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excessive
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succinct
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precise expression using few words
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bewail
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to express deep regret or sorrow over
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destitute
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without resources or possessions, especially the neccessities of life
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detract
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to take away, eapecially from the value, beauty, or importance of
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emancipate
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to set free from slavery; to liberate
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impetus
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a drivng force; anything that causes an action
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insuperable
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incapable of being overcome or defeated
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intermittent
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not continuous; happening at intervals
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maxim
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a general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
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obligatory
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required or demanded
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plumb
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to measure the depth of water
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vagabond
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a person who wanders from place to place
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visage
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a face, especially one that expresses feelings
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wheedle
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to coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise
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array
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a large group of people or things
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deduce
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to draw a conclusion from given facts
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encumber
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to weigh down or burden
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fraught
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full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with)
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haphazard
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marked by lack of plan, order, or direction
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inexplicable
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hard to explain or impossible to understand
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ingenius
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marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness
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laggard
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one who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler
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sustenance
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something that provides nourishment; food needed to live
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torrid
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intensely hot and dry
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traverse
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to pass over, across, or through
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ubiquitous
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appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places
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zenith
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the highest point; the peak
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allude
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to refer to in an indirect way (used with to)
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consecrate
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to set apart as holy
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dote
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to show excessive fondness for (used with on or upon)
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exhort
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to urge strongly; to warn or appeal
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feckless
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careless or irresponsible
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implicate
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to show to be involved with something, especially something dishonest or illegal
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monetary
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of or relating to money or currency
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pensive
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deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful
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pomp
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a showy or dignified display
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stilted
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artificially stiff or formal in manner
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subjugate
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to bring under control; to conquer
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trauma
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a severe bodily injury/emotional shock
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wanton
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ignoring what is right
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adage
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an old saying that has come to be accepted as true; a proverb
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extraneous
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not neccessary; irrelevant
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hubbub
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noisy confusion; uproar
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meander
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to follow a winding course
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odoriferous
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having or giving off a smell
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paraphernalia
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personal belongings
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punctilious
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careful of and attentive to details, especially ones relating to good manners and behavior
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recuperate
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to regain health or strength
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regale
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to entertain or delight
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sedentary
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doing or requiring a lot of sitting
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Spartan
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marked by simplicity and lack of luxury
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temporal
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relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal
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wry
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turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor
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callow
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young and inexperienced; immature
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contemporary
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existing or occuring at the same time/ n. a person living during the same period as another
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despot
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a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people
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impediment
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anything that gets in the way; an obstacle
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impoverish
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to make poor/ to take away
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indolent
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indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy
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secular
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worldly; not connected with a church or religion
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speculate
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to think about or make guesses/ to engage in a risky business venture
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strife
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conflict or struggle
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voracious
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ravenous; desiring and eating a large amount of food/greatly eager
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wane
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to get smaller, dimmer, or weaker; to near an end
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apropos
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fitting the occasion; suitable or apt
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ascendancy
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controlling influence; domination
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aver
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to declare positively; to state as the truth
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deficient
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lacking
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dogma
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an unproven principle or belief held to be true
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embody
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to put an idea into a form that can be seen
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impart
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to make known; disclose
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oratory
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the art of public speaking
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proponent
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someone who proposes or supports an idea; an advocate
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sojourn
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a visit or temporary stay
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vociferous
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making one's feelings known in a loud way
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amorous
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Expressing love or the state of being in love
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deem
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to consider; to believe
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expostulate
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to argue earnestly in an attempt to dissuade or show strong disapproval
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fateful
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having great or significant consequences
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ingrate
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an ungrateful person
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injunction
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an order or command
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moribund
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close to death; in a dying state
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motif
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a theme or idea in a work of art or literature that is developed or repeated
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subsidize
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to support by giving financial aid
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sumptuous
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extravagantly splendid or costly; luxurious
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affront
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to insult or to offend deliberately
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