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20 Cards in this Set
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Accolade
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a sign or expression of high praise and esteem for somebody
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Gourmand
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a lover of food who often eats excessively or greedily
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Idiosyncratic
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a way of behaving, thinking, or feeling that is peculiar to an individual or group, especially an odd or unusual one
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Coagulate
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to thicken, or cause liquid to thicken, into a soft semisolid mass
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Diffident
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lacking self-confidence and rather shy
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Hegemony
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control or dominating influence by one person or group, especially by one political group over society or one nation over others
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Indefatigable
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never showing any sign of getting tired or of relaxing an effort
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Efface
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to remove or obliterate something by wearing away or rubbing out or some analogous process
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Plaudits
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an expression of praise or approval
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Sacrosanct
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very holy and sacred
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Tirade
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a long angry speech, usually of criticism or denunciation
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Utopia
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an ideal and perfect place or state where everyone lives in harmony and everything is for the best
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Yoke
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a wooden frame for harnessing two draft animals to whatever they had to pull joining together
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Torrid
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full of passion, especially sexual passion
intense heat, giving off |
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Noxious
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harmful to life or health, especially by being poisonous
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Tome
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a book, especially a large heavy book on a serious subject
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Effulgent
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brightness or a brilliant light radiating from something
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Injunction
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a court order that requires somebody involved in a legal action to do something or refrain from doing something
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Carouse
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to drink and become noisy, especially in a group
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Anachronistic
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belonging to a time other than the one being represented, especially in fiction or drama
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