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100 Cards in this Set
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Stanch |
To stop the flow of |
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Embryonic |
Not yet developed |
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Giddy |
Dizzy |
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Depict |
To represent |
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Finesse |
Subtle in skill |
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Duel |
To rearrange combat between to people |
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Fracious |
Disruptive |
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Conjecture |
An inference |
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Interloper |
One who interferes |
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Brooch |
A large pin |
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Foment |
To stir up negative feelings |
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Morbid |
Gruesome |
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Complacent |
Too pleased with oneself |
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Abrade |
To wear down a surface |
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Hallucination |
A false perception |
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Heinous |
Extremely wicked |
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Adorn |
To add beauty |
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Yelp |
Sharp cry |
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Skeptical |
Tending to question |
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Stimulate |
To rouse |
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Stoic |
Indifferent to joy or pain |
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Cadre |
A core group |
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Dismantle |
To take apart |
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Plethora |
An abundance |
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Exasperate |
To make very impatient |
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Zeitgeist |
The trend |
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Forfeit |
To surrender |
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Hallmark |
Mark of high quality |
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Freelance |
Without long term |
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Amplify |
To make larger |
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Florid |
Flushed with rosy color |
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Tantalize |
To tease |
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Elicit |
To draw out |
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Induce |
To influence |
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Exuberant |
Lively |
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Ascribe |
To attribute to a specific source |
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Derelict |
Deserted |
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Cue |
Hint |
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Goad |
To urge |
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Antediluvian |
Very old |
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Incumbent |
Necessary |
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Proscribe |
To prohibit |
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Carte Blanche |
Unrestricted power |
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Subjective |
Based on personal expierence |
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Purport |
To claim |
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Maim |
To cripple |
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Nocturnal |
Occurring at night |
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Contemporary |
Of the same time |
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Mediocre |
Ordinary |
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Encroach |
To intrude |
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Muse |
To meditate |
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Epigram |
A short statement |
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Repertoire |
The range of piece an artist is prepared to perform |
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Gustatory |
Related to sense of taste |
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Unpretentious |
Modest |
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Legerdemain |
Trickery |
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Protract |
To extend the duration |
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Quotidian |
Daily |
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Table |
To postpone consideration |
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Garrulous |
Taking to much |
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Hedonist |
Someone who seeks only pleasure |
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Lethargic |
Dull |
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Embezzle |
To take money |
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Conundrum |
A riddle |
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Posthumous |
Done |
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Audible |
Able to be heard |
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Acrid |
Harsh |
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Sediment |
A residue |
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Insular |
Narrow in outlook |
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Collude |
To plot secretly |
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Repel |
To force back |
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Condone |
To pardon |
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Flightly |
Unstable |
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Anthropology |
Study of the origin |
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Dupe |
To deceive |
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Hanger |
A structure used for housing aircrafts |
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Covert |
Concealed |
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Junta |
Group of military officers |
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Impute |
Assign credit |
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Dismal |
Causing gloomy or depression |
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Till |
To prepare the soil for planting |
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Canon |
A law |
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Bellow |
To yell very loud |
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Taboo |
Something forbidden |
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Ethereal |
Delicate |
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Traction |
The ability to stay on the surface without sliding |
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Wax |
To become larger |
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Ludicrous |
Ridiculous |
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Inudate |
To flood |
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Gestate |
Evolve |
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Diffuse |
To spread around |
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Tactile |
Related to the sense of touch |
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Quail |
To draw back in fear |
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Extant |
Currently |
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Archive |
Records |
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Berserk |
Dangerously destructive |
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Culminate |
To reach the highest point |
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Noisome |
Disgustingly offensive |
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Callous |
Lacking pity |
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Fruitless |
Without result |
