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88 Cards in this Set
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Abundant
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adj: in great supply
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behemoth
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n: an enormous animal or person
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breadth
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adj: width
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extravagant
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adj. excessive and elaborate
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Herculean
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adj. of unusual size, power or difficulty
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immense
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adj. of immeasurable size or extent
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macroscope
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adj. of immeasurable size or extent
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magnitude
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n. greatness of size
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titanic
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adj. very large; of great scope or power
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unwieldy
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adj. hard to handle or manage, esp. because of size or weight
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abject
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adj. of the lowest degree; brought low in condition
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conjecture
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n. an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence
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dejected
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adj. in low spirits; depressed
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eject
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v. to throw out; to cast out
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inject
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v. to force (a fluid) into something; to introduce into conversation
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interject
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v. to insert between other things
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objective
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adj. having actual existence or reality; not influenced by emotion or personal prejudcie
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projectile
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n. something thrown or fired
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subjective
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adj. based on personal experience or feeling, nor from external evidence
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trajectory
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n. the path of a moving body through space
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fancy
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n. a fantastic image created by the mind; a whim
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fashion
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v. to make
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glacial
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adj. very slow
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hamper
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v. to keep from moving or acting freely
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jar
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v. to make a harsh sound; to shake by sudden impact
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lumber
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v. to move clumsily
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adj. showing or requiring great precision or subtle
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score
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v. to make cuts or lines on
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season
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v. to makes competent through experience; to accustom
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static
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adj. not moving
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abscond
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v. to go away hastily and secretly; to hide
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aloof
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adj. distant or removed in attitude or manner
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assess
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v. to estimate
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barb
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n. a cutting or biting remark
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bias
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n. a mental inclination or leaning; prejudice
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bibliophile
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n. one who loves books
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bondage
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n. slavery; servitude
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communal
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adj. pertaining to or belonging to a group; public
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concave
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adj. hollowed out; curved inward
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concoct
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v. to invent; to create by combining ingredients, as in cooking
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critique
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n. a critical review or commentary. esp on an artistic work
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detain
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v. to delay; to keep in custody
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devious
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n. cunning or deceptive
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diaphanous
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adj. of transparent or translucently fine texture; delicate and insubstantial
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distort
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v. to alter; to change into an unusual form
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dolor
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n. sorrow, grief
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embryonic
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adj. not yet developed; at an early stage
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eradicate
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v. to eliminate all traces of
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farfetched
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adj. improbable
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feckless
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adj. careless; irresponsible
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gadfly
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n. a person who annoys others
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garish
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adj. marked by unpleasantly bright colors or excessive ornamentation
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hinder
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v. to keep back; to block progress
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impasse
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n. a dead-end
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indulgent
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adj. lenient; giving in to the desires of others
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inhibit
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v. to hold back
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loiter
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v. to stand about without purpose; to delay
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oppress
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v. to persecute with an excessive use of power
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pertinacious
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adj. stubbornly maintaining a belief
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perturb
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v. to disturb greatly
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platitude
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n. a commonplace remark delivered as if it were important
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prod
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v. poke or stab at
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reckon
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v. to calculate
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recur
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v. to repeat; to occur again
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reminisce
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v. to recall the past, esp. fondly
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ricochet
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v. to rebound at least once from a surface
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saunter
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v. to walk in a leisurely manner
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scrutiny
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n. close examination; minute inspection; a careful watch
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seethe
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v. to be violently excited; to boil
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sparse
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adj. thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded
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strigent
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adj. imposing strict standards of performance; constricted
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subside
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v. to settle down
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subsidy
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n. monetary assistance
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surrogate
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n. a subtitute
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sustenance
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n. th support of life or health
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tacit
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adj. unspoken but understood; silent
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tarry
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v. to delay; to linger
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tenacious
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adj. holding firmly; cohesive
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tenant
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n. a person or grout rents a place to live or work
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tenet
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n. a belief
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totter
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v. to sway as though about to fall
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unstuous
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adj. oily; showing insincere earnestness
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unruly
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adj. difficulty to control; disobedient
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upbraid
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v. to criticize sharply, esp. by a figure of authority
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vigilant
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adj. alert and watchful esp. for what is dangerous
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wangle
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v. to get by persuasion, influence, etc.
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waver
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v. to be uncertain of something; to sway
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woebegone
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adj. affected with great sadness esp. as reflected in one's appearance
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