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140 Cards in this Set
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gale
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windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst
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gall n.
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bitterness; nerve
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gall v.
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annoy; chafe
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gamely
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in a spirited manner; with courage
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gamut
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entire range
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garish
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overbright in color; gaudy
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gaunt
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lean and angular; barren
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genteel
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well-bred; elegant
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gentility
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those of gentle birth; refinement
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genuflect
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bend the knee as in worship
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germane
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pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand
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germinal
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pertaining to a germ; creative
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gerontocracy
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government ruled by old people
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gibe
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mock
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glean
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gather leavings
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glib
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fluent; facile; slick
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gourmand
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epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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gourmet
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connoisseur of food and drink
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grandiose
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pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive
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graphic
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pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described
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gratuity
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tip
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grotto
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small cavern
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gull
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trick; hoodwink
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guy
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cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied
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halcyon
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calm; peaceful
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hale
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heathly
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hap
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chance; luck
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hapless
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unfortunate
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harping
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tiresome dwelling on a subject
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heedless
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not noticing; disregard
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hermetic
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obscure and mysterious; occult
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herpetologist
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one who studies reptiles
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hoary
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white with age
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holocaust
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destruction by fire
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homespun
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domestic; made at home
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hortatory
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encouraging; exhortive
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humdrum
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dull; monotonous
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hummock
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small hill
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humus
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substance formed by decaying vegetable matter
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husband
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use sparingly; conserve; save
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idiom
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expression whose meaning as a whole differs from teh meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
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ignominy
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deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
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illimitable
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infinte
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imbibe
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drink in
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immolate
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offer as a sacrifice
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immure
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imprison; shut up in confinement
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impalpable
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imperceptible; intangible
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impassive
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without feeling; stoical
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impecunious
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without money
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impenitent
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not repentant
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impetuous
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violent; hasty; rash
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impolitic
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unwise
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imponderable
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weightless
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import
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significance
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importunate
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urging; demanding
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importune
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beg persistently
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imposture n.
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assuming a false identity
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imprecation
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curse
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impudence
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impertinence; insolence
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impugn
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dispute or contradict
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impunity
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freedom from punishment or harm
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inalienable
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not to be taken away; nontransferable
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incandescent
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strikingly bright; shining with intense heat
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incendiary
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arsonist
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inclement
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stormy; unkind
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incommodius
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not spacious; inconvenient
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incontinent
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lacking self-restraint; licentious
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incorporeal
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lacking a material body
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incrustation
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harding coating or crust
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incubus
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burden; mental care; nightmare
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indefatigable
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tireless
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indelible
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not able to be erased
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indemnify
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make secure against loss; compensate for loss
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indenture
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bind as servant or apprentice to master
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indices
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signs; indications
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indict
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charge
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indissoluble
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permanent
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indite
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write; compose
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indubitable
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unable to be doubted; unquestionable
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ineffable
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unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
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ineluctable
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irresistable; not to be escaped
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ingenuous
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naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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ingrate
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ungrateful person
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inimical
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unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
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inscrutable
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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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insouciant
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indifferent; without concern or care
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insurgent adj.
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rebellious
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insurrection
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rebellion; uprising
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interloper
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intruder
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interminable
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endless
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inveterate
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deep-rooted; habitual
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invidious
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designed to create ill will or envy
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iridescent
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exhibiting rainbowlike colors
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isotope
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varying form of an element
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isthmus
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narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
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jaded
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fatigued; surfeited
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jaunty
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lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree
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jingoist
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extremely agressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist
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jurisprudence
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science of law
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ken
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range of knowledge
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kernel
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central or vital part
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kismet
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fate
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knave
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untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel
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knell
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tolling of a bell
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knotty
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intricate; difficult; tangled
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labile
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likely to change; unstable
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lachrymose
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producing tears
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lout
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clumsy person
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low
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moo
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lugubrious
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mournful
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lumen
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unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
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lancet
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small surgical tool for making incisions
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languor
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lassitude; depression
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larder
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pantry; place where food is kept
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largess
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generous gift
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lassitude
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languor; weariness
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lechery
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gross lewdness; lustfulness
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leery
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suspicious; cautious
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legerdemain
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sleight of hand
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leonine
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like a lion
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lexicographer
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compiler of a dictionary
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libel
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defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character
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libidinous
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lustful
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libido
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emotional urges behind human activity
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libretto
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text of an opera
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lien
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legal claim on a property
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libel
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defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character
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libidinous
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lustful
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libido
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emotional urges behind human activity
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libretto
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text of an opera
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lien
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legal claim on a property
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ligneous
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like wood
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limbo
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region near heavon or hell where certain souls are kept; a prison (slang)
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limn
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draw; outline
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lineaments
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features, especially of a face
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lionize
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treat as a celebrity
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litany
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supplicatory prayer
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litotes
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understatement for emphasis
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livid
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lead-colored; black and blue; ashen; enraged
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lode
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metal-bearing vein
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