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22 Cards in this Set
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NOVUS
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(L) new
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nova
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n. a star that increases thousands of times in brightness and then fades
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novice
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n. a person new to any field; a beginner
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NEOS
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(G) new
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neoclassical
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n. a revival of the literary, architectural, musical, and artistic forms that are considered a standard or model, and therefore "classical"
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neologism
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n. a new word, phrase, or expression; a new meaning for and old word
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neophyte
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n. 1. a recent convert
2. a newly ordained priest or member of a religious order 3. a beginner; a novice |
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DURO
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(L) to make hard; to endure
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dour
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ajd. stern; grim; gloomy
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duress
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n. forced constraint; coercion against one's will
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obdurate
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adj. 1. stubborn; unyielding
2. hardened against good influence; impenitent |
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MEMORIA
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(L) memory; rememberance
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immemorial
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adj. going deep into the past before history, knowledge, ro memory; primordial
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memoir
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n. (usually plural) a written account of events one has lived through; an autobiography
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memorabilia
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n. things worth rememberance
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MOROR
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(L) to delay; to loiter; to tarry
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demur
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v. 1. to raise an objection
2. to delay |
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moratorium
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n. deferment or delay of any action
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SENEX
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(L) old; an elder
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SENESCO
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(L) to grow old
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senescent
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adj. growing old; aging
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surly
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adj. flagrantly uncivil and ill-natured
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