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63 Cards in this Set
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alacrity (n.)
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cheerful willingness; liveliness
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aversion (n.)
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strong dislike; repugnance
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involuntary (adj.)
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not done of one's own free will; automatic
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loath (adj.)
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unwilling; reluctant
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volition (n.)
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will
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acclivity (n,)
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upward slope
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acme (n.)
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highest point; summit
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apogee (n.)
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1. farthest pint from earth
2. highest point |
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climactic (adj.)
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arranged in order of increasing force and interest
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consummate (adj.)
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perfect, superb
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eminence (n.)
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high rank
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eminent (adj.)
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standing out; notable
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ethereal (adj.)
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of the heavens; delicate
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exalt (v.)
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1. lift up with joy,pride,etc
2. hasty; rash |
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precipice (n.)
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very steep; cliff
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preeminent (adj.)
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standing out above others; superior
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sublimate (v.)
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1. redirect the energy of person's bad impulses
2. purify; refine |
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sublime (adj.)
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elevated; noble; uplifting
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vertex (n.)
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farthest point opposite the base, as in a triangle or pyramid
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zenith (n.)
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1. highest point
2. point in the heavens directly overhead |
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abject (adj.)
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deserving contempt; wretched
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abysmal (adj.)
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deep; profound; immeasurably great
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abyss (n.)
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bottomless; immeasurably deep space
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anticlimax (n.)
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abrupt decline from important to trivial; comedown
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chasm (n.)
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deep breach; wide gap or rift
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declivity (n.)
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downward slope
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dres (n.)
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most worthless part
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earthy (adj.)
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coarse; low
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humble (adj.)
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1. of low position or condition
2. not proud |
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humiliate (v.)
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lower the pride, position, or dignite of
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humility (n.)
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freedom from pride; humbleness
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menial (adj.)
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low; mean; servile
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nadir (n.)
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lowest point
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plumb (v.)
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get to the bottom of
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profound (adj.)
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very deep; deeply felt
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ravine (n.)
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deep, narrow gorge worn by running water
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filial (adj.)
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of or like a son or daughter
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fraternal (adj.)
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of or like a brother
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genealogy (n)
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a perosn's or family's descent; pedigree
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gentility (n)
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1. good manners
2. gentry; upper class |
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kith and kin (n)
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friends and relatives
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maternal (adj.)
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of or like a mother
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nepotism (n)
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favoritism to relatives by those in power
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paternal (adj.)
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or of like a father
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progenitor (n)
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forefather
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progeny(n)
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offspring; children; descendants
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sibling (n)
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one of two or more children of a family
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aroma (n)
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pleasant odor
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aromatic (adj.)
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sweet-scented; fragrant
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fragrant (adj.)
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having a pleasant odor
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fusty (adj.)
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1. stale-smelling; musty
2. old-fashioned |
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incense (n)
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substance yielding a pleasant odor when burned
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malodorous (adj.)
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ill-smelling; stinking
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noisome (adj.)
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1. offensive smell; disgusting
2. harmful; noxious |
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olfactory (adj.)
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pertaining to the sense of smell
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pungent (adj.)
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sharp in smell or taste
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putrid (adj.)
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1. stinking from decay
2. extremely bad; corrupt |
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randic (adj.)
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unpleasant smell or taste from being spoiled or stale
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rank (adj.)
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1. having a strong, bad odor or taste.
2. extreme |
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reek (v.)
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emit a strong, disagreeable smell
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scent (n)
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smell; perfume
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scent (v.)
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get a suspicion of
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unsavory (adj.)
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1. unpleasant to taste or smell
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