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37 Cards in this Set
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host
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great number, person entertaining guests, animal or plant from which a parasite gets its nourishment
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hostility
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unfriendliness, hatred
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hovel
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shack, small, wretched house
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hover
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hang about, wait nearby
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hue
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color, aspect
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hulking
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massive, bulky, great in size
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humane
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marked by kindness or consideration
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humdrum
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dull, monotonous
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humid
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damp
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humility
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humbleness of spirit
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hurtle
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crash, rush
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husband
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use sparingly, conserve, save
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hybrid
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mongrel, mixed breed
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hydrophobia
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rabies, fear of water
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hyperbole
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exaggeration, overstatement
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hypercritical
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excessively exacting
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hypochondriac
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person unduly worried about his health, worrier without cause about illness
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hypocritical
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pretending to be virtuous, deceiving
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hypothetical
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based on assumptions or hypoteses, supposed
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icthyology
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study of fish
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icon
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religious image, idol
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iconoclastic
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attacking cherished traditions
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ideology
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system of ideas of a group
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ideology
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system of ideas of a group
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idiom
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expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words, distinctive style
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idiosyncrasy
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individual trait, usually odd in nature, eccentricity
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idolatry
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worship of idols, excessive admiration
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ignite
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kindle, light
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ignoble
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unworthy, basic in nature, not noble
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ignominy
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deep disgrace, shame or dishonor
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illicit
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illegal
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illimitable
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infinite
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illuminate
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brighten , clear up or make understandable, enlighten
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illusion
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misleading vision
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illusory
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deceptive, not real
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imbalance
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lack of balance or symmetry, disproportion
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imbibe
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drink in
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