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100 Cards in this Set
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avarice |
extreme greed for material wealth
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edict
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a formal or authoritative proclamation
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disconcert
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cause to lose one's composure
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symmetry
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balance among the parts of something
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capitulate
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surrender under agreed conditions
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arbitrate
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act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
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cleave
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separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
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append
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add to the very end
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visage
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the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
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horde
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a moving crowd
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chastise
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censure severely
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foil
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hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
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veritable
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often used as intensifiers
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grapple
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come to terms with
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gentry
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the most powerful members of a society
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pall
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a sudden numbing dread
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maxim
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a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
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projection
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a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
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prowess
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a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
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dingy
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thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
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semblance
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an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
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tout
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advertize in strongly positive terms
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fortitude
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strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
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parable
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a short moral story (often with animal characters)
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asunder
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into parts or pieces
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rout
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an overwhelming defeat
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staid
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characterized by dignity and propriety
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beguile
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influence by slyness
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purport
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have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
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deprave
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corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
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bequeath
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leave or give by will after one's death
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enigma
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something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
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assiduous
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marked by care and persistent effort
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placate
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cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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vassal
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a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
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quail
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draw back, as with fear or pain
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outskirts
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outlying areas (as of a city or town)
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bulwark
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a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
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swerve
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an erratic deflection from an intended course
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gird
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prepare oneself for a military confrontation
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betrothed
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pledged to be married
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prospective
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of or concerned with or related to the future
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advert
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make reference to
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peremptory
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not allowing contradiction or refusal
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rudiment
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the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
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deduce
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reason by deduction; establish by deduction
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halting
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fragmentary or halting from emotional strain
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ignominy
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a state of dishonor
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ideology
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an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
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pallid
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lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
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chagrin
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strong feelings of embarrassment
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obtrude
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thrust oneself in as if by force
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audacious
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disposed to venture or take risks
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construe
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make sense of; assign a meaning to
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ford
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cross a river where it's shallow
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repast
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the food served and eaten at one time
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stint
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an unbroken period of time during which you do something
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fresco
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a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
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dutiful
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willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
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hew
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make or shape as with an axe
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parity
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functional equality
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affable
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diffusing warmth and friendliness
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interminable
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tiresomely long; seemingly without end
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pillage
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steal goods; take as spoils
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foreboding
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a feeling of evil to come
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rend
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tear or be torn violently
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livelihood
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the financial means whereby one lives
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deign
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do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
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capricious
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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stupendous
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so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
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chaff
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material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
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innate
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not established by conditioning or learning
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reverie
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an abstracted state of absorption
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wrangle
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to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
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crevice
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a long narrow opening
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ostensible
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appearing as such but not necessarily so
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craven
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lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
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vestige
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an indication that something has been present
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plumb
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examine thoroughly and in great depth
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reticent
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temperamentally disinclined to talk
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propensity
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an inclination to do something
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chide
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censure severely or angrily
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espouse
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choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
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raiment
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especially fine or decorative clothing
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intrepid
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invulnerable to fear or intimidation
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seemly
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according with custom or propriety
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allay
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lessen the intensity of or calm
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fitful
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occurring in spells and often abruptly
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erode
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become ground down or deteriorate
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unaffected
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free of artificiality; sincere and genuine
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canto
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a major division of a long poem
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docile
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easily handled or managed
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patronize
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treat condescendingly
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teem
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be teeming, be abuzz
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estrange
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arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
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spat
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a quarrel about petty points
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warble
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sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
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mien
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dignified manner or conduct
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sate
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fill to satisfaction |
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patrician
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belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy |
