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90 Cards in this Set
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Eclectic
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(Adj) 折衷的
Think "selectic" |
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Efface
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(V) erase
EffACE means eRACE |
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Efficacious
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(Adj) Effective
EFFicacious means EFFective |
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Effrontery
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(n) Boldness, Fearless, Shamelessness
I have the efFronTery to stand in FRONT of Hinkle |
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Egregious
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(Adj) really really bad
GREG is eGREGious |
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Emblematic
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(Adj) symbolic
Emblematic has to do with EMBLES |
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Eminent
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(Adj) Specialist in this field
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Enervate
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(v) weakened
ENERvate you mean take off your ENERgy |
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Enmity
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(n) hostility
ENMIty means you hate your ENEMies |
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Ennui
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(n) don't want to do anything
Ennui equals to 岸岸居居 |
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Ensconced
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(adj) cozy
u feel ensCONced in wisCONisn |
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Envenom
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(v) poison
you will ENVenom the one who ENVy u. |
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Ephemeral
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(adj) las for a short time
I hope EMAIL would not EPHemeral |
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Erroneous
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(adj) false
ERROneous means ERROr |
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Erudite
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(adj) bright and smart
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Espouse
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(v) to support
u eSPOUSE your SPOUSE |
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Ethereal
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(adj) Not real
EtheREAL is not REAL |
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Euphemism
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(n) mild sweet expression
u speak something euphemism to Hem |
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Exacerbate
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(v)make it worse
Don't EXAcerbate the EXCEL |
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Exemplary
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(adj) set a bad example
EXEMplary a bad EXAMple |
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Expedient
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(adj) take benefit
EXPEDIA is an EXPEdient travel website |
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Expound
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(verb) explain, give details
exPOUND the idea on the POUND |
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Expunge
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(v) destroy delete
Dr. W said the exPUNGE the PUNGER |
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Expurgate
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(v) to delete useless stuff
Ex stuff that is pure |
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Facade (a tail in c)
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(n) the front side of the building or fake appearance
FAcade is FAke |
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Facetious
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(adj) hilarious
you will be FACEtious if u see my FACE |
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Facile
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(adj) easy
Facil en espanol? |
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Fallacious
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(adj) misleading, full of lies
FALlacious means FALse |
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Fatuous
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(adj) foolish silly
FAT people is FATuous |
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Feckless
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(adj) careless irresponsible
FeckLESS means careLESS |
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Feign
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(v) make believe
to FEIGN is to FAKE |
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Felicity
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(n) Happiness
como se dice "happy" en espanol? Feliz!! |
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Feral
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(adj) wild untamed
Feral= for real, very real |
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Fervor
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(n) great passion
I am so FERvor to have a FEVER!!! |
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Fictitious
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(adj) False, imaginary
FICTion is FICTitous |
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Flagrant
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(adj) obvious
I burn the FLAG FLAGrantly |
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Flippant
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(adj) rude, not serious
wearing FLIP flop is FLIPpant |
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Fortuitous
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(adj) luck by chance
FORTUitous means FORTUNE |
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Frenetic
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(adj) extremely energetic
Frantic+Energetic=Frenetic |
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Frugal
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(adj) careful use of money
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Furtive
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(adj) sneaky
FURtive means the action of a FURRY wolf |
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Garner
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(V) collect or store
A GARdener GARners things in GARden |
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Garrulous
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(adj) take too much
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Girth
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(n) distance, in length
You need yo sat a gIRTH when you mother is giving bIRTTH. |
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Glutton
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(n) one who loves to eat
My mum is a GLUtton who loves to eat GLUE |
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Goad
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(v) to motivate
To GOAD is to get someone to GO. |
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Gratifying
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(adj) feel satisfy
You feel GRAtifying when you are caught in GRAvity |
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Gregarious
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(adj) friendly
Greg in-front is friendly!!!=] |
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Hackneyed
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(adj) common overused
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Hapless
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(adj) unlucky
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Harangue
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(n) a passionate speech
HANNAH montana is giving a HARANgue |
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Heath
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(n) wild plants
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Heathen
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(n) non-civilized, don't worship
A HEAthen may not be civilized or go to HEAven |
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Heinous
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(adj) evil, harmful
HEY! Stephen! u r Heinous! said Taylor swift |
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Hellion
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(n) bad guy
a HELLion is from HELL |
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Hiatus
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(n) a break from work
u went to HAIti to make a HIAtus |
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Humdrum
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(adj)(v)(n)bored
A band without a DRUM is humDRUM |
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Iconoclast
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(n) people who don't follow the crowd.
People who loves ICON are ICONoclast |
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Illusory
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(adj) unreal
Illusory means ILLusion |
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Illustrious
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(adj) famous, highly regarded
Ms Hinkle is iLLusTRIous for having TRIsons? I am so illusory. |
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Immaterial
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(adj) unimportant
No material=not important |
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Imminent
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(adj) about to happen
I'M IN if it is IMMINENT |
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Impasse
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(n) 死路;僵局
U cannot PASS the imPASSE |
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Impeccable
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(adj) perfection
Pecky is Impeccable |
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Imperious
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(adj) 傲慢
If u r imPERIOUS, you have got beaten PREVIOSLY |
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Impregnable
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(adj) safe form attack
ImPREGnable=cannot be PREGnant |
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Improvident
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(adj) 淺見的
IMPROvident=cannot IMPROve |
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Impudent
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(adj) rude bogus
An imPUdent kid is not PUre |
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Inane
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(adj) foolish and dumb
Celebrity kids' names are INANE and INSANE |
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Incongruous
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(adj) not suitable
These two CONgruent are not inCONgruous |
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Indefatigable
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(adj) cannot be tired
InDEFatigable=inDEFeatable |
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Indolent
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(adj) lazy
When I fell INDOlent, I will stare out the WINDOw |
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Inert
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(adj) Inactive, lazy
INERT=INERTia |
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Inestimable
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(adj) hard to estimate
inESTIMate=cannot be ESTIMate |
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Inevitable
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(adj) cannot be avoided
u inVITED, it is inEVITable |
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Inflammable
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(adj) cannot be burn
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Inoperable
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(adj) cannot be operate
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Inquisitive
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(adj) loved to ask question, curious
u r InQUIStive, u like to INQUIRE info. |
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Insipid
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(adj) uninteresting
It's just stuPID.INSIPID |
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Insolent
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(adj) rude not polite
if u are INSolent, then u r INSulting ur parents |
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Insular
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(adj) narrow minded, isolated
Like a ISLAND, you are INSULAR |
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Insurgence
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(n) 謀叛;暴動
I am insurgence if I am going to do a SURgery |
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Intrepid
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(adj) brave
do not afraid the word "TRES" in Spanish, inTREpid |
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Inundate
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(v) flood
It floods when you are IN UN DATE |
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Inure
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(v) 使習慣(於)
u r inUREd in CURE in health |
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Invective
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(n) 惡言謾罵
An angry invective can be infective |
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Inveterate
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(adj) deeply into my brain
In the South it was inveterate to be confederate |
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Irksome
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(adj)tedious
IRish people are IRksome |
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Jocular
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(adj) mocking
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Judicious
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(adj) fair and square
JUDicious=like a JUDge |
