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70 Cards in this Set
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esteem |
Estimate of value |
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pontificate |
To speak in a self important manner; to speak pompously |
pompous pontificate |
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elucidate |
to make clear; |
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abase |
to degrade; |
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deleterious |
dangerous |
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replete |
filled to capacity; |
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titter |
to snicker or giggle nervously |
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superfluous |
needless overflow |
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bastion |
fortification |
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savory |
morally correct |
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antithesis |
a direct opposite |
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impudent |
disrespectful |
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raconteur |
one skilled at telling stories |
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autonomous |
independent |
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toady |
one who flatterd in hopes of favors |
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altruistic |
generous |
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laconic |
using a minimum of words |
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resplendent |
brilliant |
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delineate |
to describe with accuracy or detail |
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dwadle |
To spend time idly |
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gratis |
Free |
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ascend |
to go up |
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husband |
to manage prudently |
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profoundly |
profound knowledge |
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barb |
A critical or caustic remark |
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aversion |
contempt; |
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malady |
a disease or unwholesome condition |
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insuperable |
notable to surmount |
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proclivity |
inclination |
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carnal |
Related crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
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icon |
a picture |
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angular |
lean |
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threatening |
ominous |
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fruition |
State of realization or accomplishment |
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interloper |
Interferes with the affairs of others |
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denigrate |
to belittle |
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ensconce |
to settle comfortably |
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reputable |
having a good reputation |
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lurid |
sensational |
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syllabus |
A summary outline of a course |
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viable |
Capable of working functioning or living |
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serene |
calm placid |
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opaque |
Not transparent |
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exacerbate |
To aggravate |
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defamation |
Ruining another's reputation |
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abet |
to encourage or to assist
sometimes in a criminal act |
ILL BET you helped Clara with robbing the bank the other day |
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fold |
a group of people who share a common belief |
they are in the same fold |
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lionize |
to treat with importance: a celebrity |
im not lion when i say hes a celebrity |
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abstemious |
sparing, temperate
not eating or drinking too much |
absTEMious TEMperate |
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rotund |
plum; round |
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cavalier |
armed horsemen, a knight; treating matters lightly |
the Houston Cavaliers |
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solvent |
able to pay debts |
i can solve the problem by paying my debt! |
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abhor |
to detest utterly; to loathe |
we detest whores |
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cave |
a natural chamber or series of chambers in the earth or in the side of a hill or cliff |
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maelstrom |
a turbulent whirlpool |
maelSTORM |
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dross |
waste material |
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tantamount |
equivalent in value or significance |
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hoary |
having white or gray hair because of age |
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aloof |
apart; indifferent |
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narcissistic |
excessively loving oneself |
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eclectic |
coming from a variety of sources |
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debilitate |
to weaken; to enfeeble |
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tangible |
capable of being touched |
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petulance |
unreasonable touchiness; getting angry easily or rude |
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slothful |
lazy, indolent |
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partisan |
one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance
a firm adherence to a party |
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chaste |
morally pure |
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duplicity |
double dealing; hypocrisy
dishonest behavior meant to trick someone |
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egocentric |
self centered; selfish |
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ascertain |
to find out definitely, to determine |
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