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50 Cards in this Set
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Somatic |
Physical |
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Wean |
Stop feeding a baby with mother's milk, to cause somebody to avoid something that has become a habit. |
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Astringent |
Harsh, severe |
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Colloquy |
Conservation, a formal discussion |
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Deprecate |
To protest against, express disapproval of |
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Emollient |
Soothing to skin, smoothing substance |
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Fetter |
Chain, restraint |
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Impunity |
Immunity, exemption from punishment |
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Lurid |
Horrifying, sensational |
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Overwrought |
Extremely agitated, very upset |
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Puerile |
Silly, childish, immature |
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Sedentary |
Inactive |
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Tendentious |
Trying to influence opinion |
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Acumen |
Sharpness of brain, mental keenness |
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Bulwark |
Protection, safety, barricade |
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Consequential |
Resultant, important |
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Reapproachment |
Renewal of a friendly relation |
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Fell |
Cruel, deadly |
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Gambol |
Leap playfully, skip, romp, hop |
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Inordinate |
Excessive, extravagant |
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Maculated |
Marked with spots, stained former |
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Panacea |
Cure-all, remedy for all diseases |
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Remiss |
Careless, slapdash |
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Strident |
Loud and harsh, strongly expressed |
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Vagrant |
Homeless, stray, random |
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Aghast |
Astounded, horrified |
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Attrition |
Loss of personnel, weakening by persistent attack |
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Byzantine |
Very complex, deceitful |
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Chide |
Scold, blame, take somebody to task, harass, tell off |
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Consanguinity |
Relationship by blood, close connection |
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Cringe |
Shrink or move back suddenly as if in fear |
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Dispel |
Disperse something, drive away, cause to vanish |
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Elysian |
Relating to heaven or paradise |
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Exhume |
Reintroduce something, disclose |
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Fluster |
Confuse, make or become nervous |
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Gawk |
Stare foolishly or rudely, stare in open mouthed awe |
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Impale |
Stab, pierce, spike, bayonet |
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Ingenue |
Unsophisticated young girl or woman, naive ,simple |
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Meager |
Inadequate, thin, scanty |
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Nauseate |
Cause to become sick or upset, fill with disgust |
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Panache |
Flair, flamboyance |
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Pert |
Impudent, sassy |
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Polemic |
Passionate argument in support of point of view |
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Profligate |
Immoral, reckless, wasteful |
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Quaint |
A charming old fashioned quality |
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Reparation |
Compensation, amends, repair |
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Sedition |
Rebellion, incitement |
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Somnolent |
Sleepy, dozy, torpid |
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Suffice |
Be enough, be sufficient |
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Unconscionable |
Morally unacceptable, excessive, unreasonable |