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50 Cards in this Set
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blazon
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to richly adorn; to depict symbolically; such a depiction or its description
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blaze, blazer |
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mettle
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strength of spirit; stamina; dependability
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mantle, medal |
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millennium
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period of 1,000 years; any long period of wellbeing; the thousand-year period after the second coming of Christ
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mil, millipede |
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macabre
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gruesome; ghastly; horrible
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massacre, chupacabra |
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mince
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to express with primness or with little force; to cut into little pieces
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mini, mice |
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minion
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a submissive dependent or favorite; an official subordinate to another
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mini me, union |
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procrastinator
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one who delays or puts off
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cram, protract |
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prodigal
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wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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prodigal son, radical |
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prodigious
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enormous; amazing; extraordinary
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prodigy, prestigious |
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capricious
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characterized by impulsive or whimsical change; unpredictable; erratic
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Capricorn, cancer |
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captious
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fault finding; disposed to criticize; argumentative
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captain, caption |
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cincture
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anything that encircles; a belt or sash; to encircle with such an object
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pinch, clamp |
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circuitous
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roundabout; indirect
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circuit, circus |
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circumlocution
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evasion of the main point by indirect speaking or writing; any such expression
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communist, politician |
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pertinacious
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stubborn persistent; tenacious of goals or purpose; not easily gotten rid of
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pest, stairs |
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pertinent
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relevant
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pertain, important |
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perturbation
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the act or cause of disturbance in a usual condition; such a disturbance; agitation
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irritation, disturb |
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pervade
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to spread throughout; to permeate
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invade, parade |
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perverse
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obstinately contrary; deviating from convention; willfully nonconforming
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reverse, pervert |
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garish
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extremely bright; overly ornate; tastelessly overdone; showy; gaudy
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garnish, garland |
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garrulous
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talkative; chattering; loquacious
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girls, rowdy |
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germane
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pertinent or fitting to the issue; relevant
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Germany, main |
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illiterate |
unable to read or write |
unlettered, illegal |
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imbroglio |
complicated disagreement; a misunderstanding with serious consequences |
boiling mad, brawling |
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Articulation |
clear and precise pronunciation; enunciation; a joining together of parts |
article, arts |
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avocation
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interest or casual occupation in addition to one's vocation; a hobby
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addiction, avocado farming |
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badger
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to annoy persistently; to bother or tease; a small burrowing animal
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bug, anger |
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badinage
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playful talk or joking back and forth; good natured arguing and jesting
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banter, ''siblings'' |
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imminent
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about to happen; threatening to occur; impending
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immediate, evident |
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circumspect
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cautiously attentive to everything; watchful against error or impropriety; wary
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suspect, circumstance |
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clamber
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to crawl or climb in a clumsy manner
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clam, clutz |
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cardinal
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principal; most important; chief; an ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic church
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canonized, card |
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cascaded
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Fell as from a waterfall; poured over; rushed down or out
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Kascade, casted |
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castigated
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criticized severely; punished verbally; chastised or rebuked strongly
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castrate, string |
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implement
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to do or provide what is needed for completion; to accomplish; a tool or instrument
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pliers, imply |
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machination
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a plot or scheme to do harm; such thinking or doing
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man in the machine, mock |
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cataclysmic
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sudden and violent on a large scale; disastrous or violently changing in effect
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cat, catalyst |
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magisterial
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pertaining to a master; pompously assured and commanding; authoritative
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majesty, magic |
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magnanimous
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noble in spirit; without resentment or envy; generous in forgiving
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magnitude, anonymous |
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clandestine
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secret; hidden; undercover; surreptitious; furtive
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KKK, destiny |
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clemency |
mercy; leniency |
cleanse, St. Clement |
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clement |
lenient; compassionate; merciful; mild |
lament, clementine |
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immaculate |
spotlessly clean; without stain or blemish |
Immaculate Conception, accurate |
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ghoul |
one who takes pleasure in terrible things; legendary creature that feeds on corpses |
ghost, howl |
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prodigy |
one who accomplishes extraordinary things at an early age; something extremely admirable |
phenom, pro
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category |
a class; a classification; a division |
genus, core |
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caterer |
one who provides food and services for parties, receptions, etc. |
cake, eatery |
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caustic |
corrosive; destructive; sarcastic; biting |
acid, toxic |
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cauterized |
seared with a hot iron or acid |
sterilize, caution |
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baffled
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confused; perplexed; frustrated; impeded; fixed to control the flow of air, sound, etc.
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befuddle, muffle |
