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60 Cards in this Set
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affinity
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natural attraction to person, thing, or activity
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bilious
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irritable, peevish, sickeningly unpleasant
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cognate
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closely related in origin, affiliated, relative
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corollary
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resultant or consequent, result, deduction, conclusion
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cul-de-sac
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dead-end street, any situation in which further progress is impossible
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derring-do
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valor or heroism
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divination
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act of predicting the future or discovering hidden knowledge, prophecy
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elixir
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cure-all, potion thought capable of curing all ills
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folderol
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foolish talk, ideas, nonsense
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gamut
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entire range or series, scope
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hoi polloi
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the common people, masses
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ineffable
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not expressible in words, indescribable
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lucubration
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laborious study or thought (especially at night)
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mnemonic
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devide to aid the memory, reminder
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obloquy
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public abuse indicating strong disapproval, discredit
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pundit
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learned person, expert, authority
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risible
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laughable, ludicrous
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symptomatic
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typical or characteristic, being concerned with a symptom of a disease
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volte-face
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a complete reversal, turnabout
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aficionado
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an enthusiastic/ expert follower or fan
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browbeat
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to bully, coerce, to intimidate by a stern manner
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commensurate
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equal in size, extent, duration, or importance, comparable
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diaphanous
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very sheer and light, almost transparent
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emolument
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pay, wages
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foray
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quick raid, especially for plunder, a venture
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genre
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type, class, or variety, species
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homily
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a sermon stressing mora principles
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immure
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to enclose or confine within walls, to imprison incarcerate
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insouciant
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carefree, happy-go-lucky, nonchalant
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parameter
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factor that shapes the total outcome, limit
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matrix
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a mold, pattern, model
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obsequies
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funeral rites or ceremonies
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panache
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confident and stylish manner, dash, flamboyant
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persona
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character in a novel or play, image, role
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philippic
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bitter verbal attack
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prurient
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having lustful desires or interests, titillating
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sacrosanct
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very sacred or holy, immune from questioning or attack
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systemic
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of or pertaining to the entire body, system-wide
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tendentious
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intended to promote a particular point of view, partial
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vicissitude
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change, variation or alteration, fluctuation
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abortive
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failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose, fruitless
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bruit
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to spread news, reports, or rumors
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contumelious
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insolent or rude in speech or behavior
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dictum
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maxim, short saying, axiom
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ensconce
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to settle comfortably and firmly in a position, nestle
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iconclastic
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attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs or ideas
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in medias res
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in or into the middle of a plot
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internecine
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murderous, savage
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maladroit
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lacking in skill or dexterity, awkward, clumsy
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maudlin
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excessively sentimental
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modulate
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change or vary the intensity or pitch, adjust
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portentous
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forshadowing an event to come, ominous
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prescience
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knowledge of events or actions before they happen
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quid pro quo
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something given in exchange or return for something else
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salubrious
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conductive to health or well-being
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saturnalian
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characterized by riotous festivities/ celebration
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touchstone
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a means of testing worth or genuineness, benchmark
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traumatic
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so shocking to the emotions..causes lasting damage
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vitiate
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to weaken, debase, corrupt
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waggish
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fond of making jokes, playfully humorous
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