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44 Cards in this Set
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of essentially equal value or significance |
Tantamount |
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In opposition to authority or government |
Subversive |
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Tending to cause or bring about |
Conductive |
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Agreeable, responsive to suggestions or advice |
Amenable |
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A restraint or limit |
Stricture |
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Characterized by or requiring sitting, motionless |
Sedentary |
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An inward flow |
Influx |
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Severe, relentless, harsh |
Rigorous |
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A sheen on a surface resulting from age or use |
Patina |
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A fake drug used in the testing of medication |
Placebo |
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A military group ruling a country after seizing power |
Junta |
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A peek or climax |
Pinnacle |
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To reduce, soothe, or calm |
Mollify |
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Lying under oath |
Perjury |
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Expressing sorrow, mournful |
Plaintive |
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A problem or predicament with no obvious resolution |
Impasse |
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A close friend |
Crony |
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Ability to discern or discriminate, shrewdness |
Acumen |
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The use of single atoms and molecules to construct microscopic devices |
Nanotechnology |
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To certify legally |
Notarize |
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Isolated in thought as though living on an island |
Insular |
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Having an offensive odor |
Malodorous |
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Having a sharp taste, acrid |
Pungent |
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Incorrect, mistaken |
Erroneous |
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Happening at the same time |
Concurrent |
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Of little importance or obligation, insignificant |
Negligible |
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To break a promise or obligation, to revoke |
Renege |
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A rule of action, a principle to live by |
Precept |
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A face, a facial expression |
Visage |
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Impossible to retract or revoke, irreversible |
Irrevocable |
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To argue or point out an error |
Confute |
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Deserving of an award or honor |
Mezzanine |
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An affliction, trouble, or difficult experience |
Tribulation |
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Resting or lying down |
Recumbent |
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A succession of rulers from the same family or group |
Dynasty |
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To claim, to have or to give the false impression of being |
Purport |
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An area of expertise or strength |
Forte |
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A continual urge to steal regardless of economic motive |
Kleptomania |
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The state of being well known and honored, fame |
Renown |
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Too sacred or great to be described, indescribable |
Ineffable |
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Strength in adversity |
Fortitude |
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To ruin through clumsiness, to bungle |
Botch |
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Lasting indefinitely |
Perennial |
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Pushing dangerous situations to the edge |
Brinkmanship |