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100 Cards in this Set
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Cognosc |
Knowledge |
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Heteronym |
Homophone |
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Congenial |
Friendly |
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Ejaculation |
Exclamation |
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Repulsion |
Distaste |
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Vouchsafe |
Guarantee |
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Recumbent |
Reclining |
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Overture |
First offer |
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Exhale |
Breath out |
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Prefigure |
Sign of |
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Crust |
Hard outer covering |
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Compute |
Reckon |
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Legislature |
Branch of Government |
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Partial |
incomplete |
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Lethargic |
lack of energy |
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pine |
long for |
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Controvert |
attempt |
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Valid |
logically convincing |
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Byzantine |
maze like |
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Partition |
divide into parts |
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Consort |
associate with |
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Scurvy |
despicable |
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Reprimanded |
scolded |
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Knit |
contract into wrinkles |
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Divest |
to strip of |
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Hover |
hang about |
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Threadbare |
shabby |
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Trinket |
knickknack |
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Rigid |
hard and unbending |
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Ramose |
branch like |
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Preternatural |
supernatural |
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Theatrical |
dramatic |
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Sedulous |
hard working |
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Incredulity |
tendency to disbelief |
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Adulterate |
make impure |
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Ablution |
washing |
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Prognosis |
medical prediction
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Torpid |
lacking energy
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Burnished |
shining |
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Ravel |
entangle
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Perpetrate |
commit
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Patron |
wealthy supporter
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Droll |
queer
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Posterity |
future generations
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Blotch |
spot
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Metaphysical |
pertaining to speculative philosophy
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Counterfeit |
fake |
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Satire |
form of literature |
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Anonymous |
without a name
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Ornate |
highly decorated
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Nom De Plume |
pen name |
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explicate |
interpret
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Microscope |
an instrument used in science |
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Tarantula |
a big spider
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Tablet |
medicine
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Utopia |
ideal place
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Addiction |
compulsive habitual need
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Apprehend |
pursue
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Sneak |
To do secretly
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Abrogate |
abolish
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Writhe |
twist in coils
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Healthy |
possessing good health
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Advocacy |
support
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Substantiated |
backed up
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Tessellated |
mosaic
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Potential |
possibility
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Bust |
a type of sculpture |
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Idolatrous |
worshipping idols
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Paean |
song of joy
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Enhances |
improves
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Misappropriate |
improperly taken
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Deplete |
reduce |
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Tatter |
torn piece of cloth |
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Epic |
long series of event
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Dumbfound |
astonish
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Adventitious |
accidental |
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Undulate |
move in a wavelike motion
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Cumber stone |
heavy and awkward to carry |
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Disheartening |
very discouraging |
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Avant-garde |
group of artists
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Terse |
concise
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Clamber |
climb by crawling
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Miffed |
angry |
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Extrinsic |
external
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Interdict |
to prohibit
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Fissure |
deep crack
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Hyper |
over
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Embroider
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decorate with needlework
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Hue
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tone
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Purse
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pucker
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Wag
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shake repeatedly
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Artifact |
object made by human beings |
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Culprit |
criminal
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Cohesion
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tendency to keep together
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Confounds
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confuses
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Personification
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attributes of a human
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Empiricism
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a former school
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Satiate
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to satisfy
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Prophetic
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prescient
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Bliss |
complete happiness |
