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20 Cards in this Set
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o bliv i ous
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(adj.) forgetful; unaware |
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Ad junct
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(n.) something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential; an assistant or helper; a valuable quality or characteristic; (adj.) added or connected in a subordinate capacity attached to a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity. |
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su pine
ADJECTIVE |
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(adj.) lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive |
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lit ur gy
NOUN |
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(n.) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship |
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vi gnette
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(n.) a short description or sketch; a picture or illustration with edges that gradullay shade off; a decorative design on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter |
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hi er ar chy
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(n.) any systems of things or people arranged or graded one abve another in order or rank, wealth, class etc. |
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mo rass
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(n.) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in shich one is entrapped, as in quicksand. |
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fait ac com pli
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(n.) an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action. |
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noi some
ADJECTIVE |
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(adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious |
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bell weth er NOUN |
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(n.) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends. |
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mi rage
NOUN |
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(n.) something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion |
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ef fete
ADJECTIVE |
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(adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or wxhausted; sterile or unable to produce; out-of-date |
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pol troon
NOUN |
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(n.) a base coward |
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cat er waul
VERB and NOUN |
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(v.)to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; (n.) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket. |
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rib ald
ADJECTIVE |
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(adj.)irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language |
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Chi mer i cal
ADJECTIVE |
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(adj.) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible |
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pros e lyte
NOUN |
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(n.) a convert; a disciple |
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hide bound
ADJECTIVE |
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(adj.)narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative |
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rail ler y
NOUN |
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(n.) good-humored ridicule; teasing |
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qua si
ADJECTIVE |
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(adj.) resembling but not actually being; seemngly but not acutally or completely |
