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63 Cards in this Set
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Incipient |
About to appear |
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Inhibited |
Held back; afraid to act or participate |
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Internecine |
Mutually destructive; both sides lose |
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Jaunty |
Upbeat; lively |
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Exigencies |
Urgent needs; necessities |
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Exaltation |
A feeling of state of elation |
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Fruition |
Completion; end result |
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Effigy |
An image of a person |
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Garrulous |
Very talkative |
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Gravid |
Pregnant animals only |
Adjective |
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Grimace |
A pained expression |
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Halcyon |
Pleasant; peaceful |
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Castigate |
To punish |
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Debacle |
A disaster; failure |
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Harangue |
A long harsh speech |
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Heterogeneous |
Different; mixed |
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Dulcet |
Sweet and soothing to the ear |
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Revile |
To criticize in an abusive manner |
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Akimbo |
With hands on hips |
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Mesmerize |
To hypnotize; fascinate |
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Caustic |
Harsh; very sarcastic |
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Reparations |
Payments for damages |
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Repress |
Hold back; restrain |
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Squander |
To waste; use foolishly |
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Machinations |
Evil plans |
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Spawn |
Bring forth; give birth to |
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Largess |
Is the quality of the person/ group who gives a generous gift; generosity |
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Mediate |
To step in; help solve |
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Rhetoric |
Artful communication; the ARE of speaking or writing with flair |
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Assimilation |
To take in and be part of |
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Abrade |
To wear or rub away |
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Entourage |
A group that follows you |
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Euphamism |
Pleasant expression for an unpleasant situation |
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Egregious |
Obviously bad |
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Juxtapose |
To place side-by-side for comparison |
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Noisome |
Offensive especially to the sense of smell |
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Prevaricate |
Falsify facts |
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Profligate |
To be extravagant; to be wasteful |
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Effrontery |
Rudeness, complete lack of courtesy |
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Paroxysm |
A fit, a sudden, violent outburst |
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Obeisant |
Slavish |
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Expedite |
To rush; to handle promptly |
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Redress |
To repay a wrong |
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Emaciated |
Very thin; wasted away |
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Raze |
To demolish; to tear down |
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Proffers |
To offer gifts, to propose an offering |
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Languid |
Weak; dropping |
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Fiat |
An official declaration or decree |
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Exhort |
To urge; to plead with a warning |
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Omnipotent |
All powerful |
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Delve |
To dig into |
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Gnarled |
Twisted, misshapen |
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Passè |
Outdated |
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Metamorphosis |
Complete change |
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Canard |
False report |
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Canard |
False report |
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Espatriate |
To banish |
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Canard |
False report |
Noun |
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Espatriate |
To banish |
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Mien |
A way of carrying oneself |
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Mollify |
Soothe; or cheer up |
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Encomium |
High praise; tribute |
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Nefarious |
Evil, sinister |
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