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113 Cards in this Set
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Quiescent |
Still, inactive |
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Revelry |
Cheerful,lively Festivity |
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Novel |
New |
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Squander |
To waste |
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Perambulate |
To Stroll |
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Prescient |
Having Knowledge of an event before it happens |
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Sustain |
To maintain and support |
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Garrulous |
Very talkative
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Peregrinate |
To wander from place to place
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Expound |
To explain by presenting in detail |
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Peripatetic |
To move from place to place |
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Digress |
To go off tangent |
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Bibliophile |
Book Lover |
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Tome |
A Scholarly Book |
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Pundit |
Authority of critic |
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Obsolescent |
Becoming obsolete |
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Tenuous |
Weak |
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Missive |
Letter |
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Caricature |
Exaggerated Portrait |
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Travesty |
Highly Inferior |
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Erudition |
Deep Extensive learning |
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Predilection |
having a bias for something |
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Lofty |
Tall
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Puerile |
Childish; immature |
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Peruse |
To examine |
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Affable |
Friendly |
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Gambit |
A carefully considered Strategy |
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Circumspect |
Cautious |
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Astute |
Clever |
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Inexplicable |
Difficult or impossible to explain |
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Cardinal |
Foremost Importance |
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Embellish |
To exaggerate |
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Sensibility |
Sensative |
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Admonish |
To express sharp disproval |
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Pretentious |
Making an extravagant show |
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Pedantic |
Concerned with book learning |
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Exotic |
Strikingly Unusual |
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Forlorn |
Sad |
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Inopportune |
Ill-Timed |
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Inscribed |
Written |
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Prerogative |
Exclusive Right |
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Countenance |
Facial Expression |
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Incandescent |
Shining Brightly |
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Clemency |
A kind and merciful act |
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Supernal |
Heavenly |
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Benign |
Harmless |
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Malignant |
Very likely to cause harm |
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Engender |
To cause |
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Charismatic |
charming |
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Disdain |
To hate |
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Verdict |
The decision of the authority |
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Sheepish |
Embarrassed |
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Animated
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Lively |
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Alluring |
Very attractive |
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Enigmatic |
Deeply puzzling |
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Furtively |
Sneakily, Stealthily |
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Ebullient |
Overflowing with enthusiasm |
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Acerbic |
Sharp tempered |
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Volatile |
Tending to vary frequently |
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Bellicose |
Agressive |
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Mollify |
To sooth |
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Alacrity |
Speed; cheerful willingness |
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Query |
Question |
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Impassive |
Showing no emotion |
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Appease |
To calm or sooth |
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Pedagogical |
Related to teaching |
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Eclectic |
Selecting from various sources |
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Scrupulous |
hard working |
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Scathing |
Very harsh |
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Savant |
Learned person |
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Reclusive |
reluctant |
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Pique |
To arrouse |
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Jargon |
Something understood by only a group of |
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Obstinate |
Stubborn |
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Paramount |
Primary, foremost |
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Cordinal |
Warm and sincere |
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Colloquy |
A formal Conversation |
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Verbatim |
In exactly the same words |
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Reiterate |
To repeat |
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Obtuse |
Dull, Stupid |
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Rebuke |
To scold |
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Revivify |
To give new energy |
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Soporific |
Sleep Producing |
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Somnolent |
Sleepy |
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Sojourn |
Visit |
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Undaunted |
Not discouraged |
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Convoluted |
Complicated |
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Appellation |
Name |
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Vernacular |
Everyday language used by ordinary people |
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Amenable |
Agreeable |
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Idiom |
An expression whose meaning differs from the meaning of the original words |
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Abortive |
Interrupted while incomplete |
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Melange |
Mixture |
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Voluble |
Fluent |
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Uninhibited |
Not Restrained |
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Moxie |
determination |
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Tenet |
Doctrine; A set of beliefs |
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Obsolete |
Old fashioned |
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Predominant |
Having a great deal of importance or authority |
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Plumb |
To examine deeply |
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Cryptic |
Having a hidden meaning |
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Profound |
Deep |
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Anomaly |
Something different from the norm |
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Unprecedented |
Never occurring before |
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Affective |
Relating to emotions |
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Empathize |
to put yourself in someone else's shoes |
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Dissemble |
To disguise |
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Atrophy |
To waste away |
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Validity |
The acceptance |
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Methodology |
a system of methods used in a particular area of study |
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Miniscule |
Very small |
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Conjure |
To bring to mind |
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Chimerical |
Imaginary |