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93 Cards in this Set
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Supplicate |
Petition humbly, pray to grant a favour |
We supplicate your majesty to grant him amnesty |
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Surfeit |
Stuff, indulge to excess in anything |
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Surly |
Rude, cross |
Because of his surly attitude many people avoided him |
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Surmount |
Overcome |
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Surreptitious |
Secret, sneaky, hidden |
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Swagger |
Behave arrogantly or pompously |
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Swarthy |
Dark, dusky |
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Swathe |
Wrap around, bandage |
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Swelter |
Be oppressed by heat |
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Sybarite |
Lover of luxury |
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Sycophant |
Boot licker, butt kisser :3 |
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Tacit |
Understood, not put into words |
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Taciturn |
Habitually silent |
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Talon |
Claw if a bird |
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Tangential |
Peripheral, only slightly connected |
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Tangible |
Able to be touched |
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Tantalize |
Tease, torture |
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Tantamount |
Equivalent in value |
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Tarry |
Delay, dawdle |
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Taut |
Tight, ready |
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Tautology |
Unnecessary repetition |
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Tawdry |
Cheap and gaudy |
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Temerity |
Boldness, rashness |
Do you have the temerity to argue with me? |
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Tempestuous |
Stormy, impassioned |
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Tenacity |
Firmness, persistence |
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Tepid |
Lukewarm |
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Terse |
Abrupt, concise |
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Theocracy |
Government run by religious leaders |
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Therapeutic |
Curative |
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Thespian |
Pertaining to drama |
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Throes |
Violent anguish |
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Timorous |
Fearful |
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Tirade |
Extended scolding |
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Torpor |
Lethargy |
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Torrid |
Passionate, scorching |
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Traduce |
Expose to slander |
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Transcendence |
Superior, exceeding limits |
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Travail |
Painful physical or mental labor |
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Travesty |
Parody |
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Treacly |
Sticky sweet |
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Trenchant |
Vigorous |
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Trepidation |
Fear, nervous apprehension |
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Truculence |
Aggressiveness, ferocity |
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Truncate |
Cut the top off |
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Tryst |
Meeting |
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Tumult |
Commotion, riot |
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Turgid |
Swollen |
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Turpitude |
Depravity |
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Tutelage |
Guardianship, training |
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Tyro |
Beginner, novice |
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Ubiquitous |
Omnipresent |
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Unbridled |
Violent |
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Uncouth |
Clumsy, boorish |
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Unctuous |
Bland, insincerely suave |
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Undulating |
Moving with a wave like motion |
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Unerringly |
Infallibly |
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Unfetter |
Liberate, free from chains |
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Unpalatable |
Distasteful, disagreeable |
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Untenable |
Not able to be maintained |
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Urbane |
Refined, elegant |
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Usurp |
Seize another's power or rank |
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Vacillate |
Waver, fluctuate |
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Vacuous |
Empty, inane |
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Vagrant |
Homeless wanderer |
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Vapid |
Dull and unimaginative |
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Variegated |
Many colored |
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Venal |
Capable of being bribed |
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Veneer |
Thin layer |
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Venerate |
Revere |
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Venial |
Forgivable, trivial |
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Veracity |
Truthfulness |
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Verbatim |
Word for word |
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Vertigo |
Severe dizziness |
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Vestige |
Trace, remains |
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Vicissitude |
Change of fortune |
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Vie |
Compete |
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Virile |
Manliness |
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Virulent |
Extremely poisonous, bitter |
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Viscid |
Adhesive, gluey |
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Vociferous |
Noisy |
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Volition |
Act of making a conscious choice |
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Voracious |
Ravenous |
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Voyeur |
Peeping tom |
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Waif |
Homeless child or animal |
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Wallow |
Roll in, indulge in, become helpless |
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Wane |
Decreasein size or length |
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Wanton |
Unrestrained, unchaste |
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Warble |
Sing, babble |
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Winnow |
Separate good from bad |
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Whittle |
Pair, cut off bits |
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Whet |
Sharpen, stimulate |
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Wheedle |
Cajole |
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Welter |
Turmoil |
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