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70 Cards in this Set
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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agoraphobia
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fear of open spaces
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amicable
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friendly, agreeable
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antipathy
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(n) dislike, opposition
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appropriate
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1. (adj) suitable, proper 2. (v) to put aside for a specific use
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arachnophobia
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fear of spiders
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baleful
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threatening, ominous, sinister
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boast
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to brag
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bolster
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support, boost (as in bolster one’s spirit)
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bombast
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pretentious or inflated speech
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bovine
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having to do with a cow, or a cow itself
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chicanery
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trickery
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conflagration
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a large fire
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conspicuous
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eye-catching, obvious
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convalescence
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period of rest, recovery & recuperation after illness
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disparage
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degrade, to speak poorly about
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disparity
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difference
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embellish
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adorn, decorate, enhance
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equivocate
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to use imprecise language in order to deceive, to evade, to lie
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espionage
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what a spy does
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extrapolate
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to extend, expand or predict from a known fact
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fallacy
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a false idea, erroneous belief
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fester
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to irritate; to deteriorate, rot
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flabbergasted
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stunned, floored
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formulaic
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prescribed, set
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frankness
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openness, honesty, candor
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genial
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friendly
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heterogeneous
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different, diverse
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homogeneous
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all the same, uniform
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humble
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modest, meek
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humdrum
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boring, commonplace
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implicate
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to involve, incriminate
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incorporeal
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not of the body, not physical, ghostly
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ineffable
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indescribable, not able to be expressed
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ingenuous
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frank, candid, open & honest
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insidious
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menacing, sinister
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insuperable
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insurmountable, no able to be overcome
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invidious
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obnoxious, repugnant
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irascible
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irritable, easily provoked
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lubricate
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to oil
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meander
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wander without purpose
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mellow
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gentle, relaxed, laid-back
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meticulous
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careful, paying great attention to detail
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ovation
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much applause, praise (he received a standing ovation)
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paucity
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scarcity, dearth
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prescient
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clairvoyant, anticipating events of the future
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propaganda
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ideas or facts intentionally spread to further a cause
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protracted
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prolonged, extended
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provoke
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incite, stir up
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rebuke
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to criticize harshly, reprimand
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reparation
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compensation, payment or repairs made for damages
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repugnant
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revolting
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rural
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related to the country, rustic
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sated
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satisfied
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saturate
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1. to soak or drench 2. to oversupply (the coffee market on the block with the 3 Starbucks is saturated)
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savant
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one highly knowledgeable about a specific field
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sequester
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to set apart, seclude
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servile
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subservient
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shrewd
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sharp, smart
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soporific
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something that induces sleep
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stanch
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to stop (often related to the flow of blood)
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succulent
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juicy
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suppress
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to hold back, restrain
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threshold
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1. a doorway 2. a limit, boundary (he has a certain threshold for pain)
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toxic
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poisonous
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tractable
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obedient, easy to control
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trite
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overused, unoriginal, hackneyed
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unscathed
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unharmed, unmarked
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utilitarian
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one who believes the value of things is their usefulness
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verdant
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green, rich with vegetation
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