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54 Cards in this Set
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Prominent |
Jutting out |
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Specious |
Seemingly correct, but not really so |
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fulcrum |
Support on which a lever turns |
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Hiatus |
a gap or pause |
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enmity |
state of being an enemy |
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efflorescence |
blooming flowers |
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bastion |
a stronghold or fortification |
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inherent |
an essential part of something |
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conch |
A large shell |
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Ebullience |
spirited enthisiasm |
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recrimination |
accusing in return |
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tumult |
great disorder |
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Tirade |
an angry, long speech |
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Interminable |
seemingly lasting forever |
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Incredulous |
Expressing disbelief |
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Leviathan |
something very large, see creature |
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clamour |
a loud outcry |
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Mutinous |
Rebellious |
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Crestfallen |
dejected, depressed |
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Impervious |
incapable of being affected |
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enterprise |
a difficult undertaking |
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Contemptuously |
done in a way that shows hate |
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Glowerd |
Look at angerly |
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Rebuke |
critize sharply |
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Demure |
quiet and modest |
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oppresive |
using power unfairly |
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gaudy |
tastelessly flashy |
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abyss |
a bottomless pit |
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instrcrutable |
hard to understand, mysterious |
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tacit |
unspoken but understood |
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susurration |
a murmur |
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Blatant |
very obvious |
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impending |
about to occur |
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taboo |
forbidden |
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sinewy |
lean and muscular |
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Malevolently |
done with ill-will |
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perpetually |
continueing forever |
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ludicrous |
absurd, foolish |
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ineffectual |
useless, unable to affect |
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jeer |
abuse verbully; taunt |
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inarticulate |
unable to be understood |
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fervor |
great intensity of emotion |
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corpulent |
fat |
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saunter |
walk at a relaxed pace |
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interspersed |
put contrasting material inbetween |
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compelled |
forced or driven |
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assimilate |
to absorb into the main group |
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luminous |
emmiting light |
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myopia |
nearsightedness |
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quavered |
trembled |
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talisman |
object with magical power |
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acrid |
sharp, bitter tasted or smell |
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elephantine |
large |
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incantation |
words uttered as a magic spell |
