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196 Cards in this Set
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to denounce; to discord; to abandon
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abdicate
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something not typical, deviation
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Aberration
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repugnance, detestation
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Abhorrence
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to renounce upon oath
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Abjure
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to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce
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Abnegation
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to break, as a treaty of law
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Abrogate
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to depart secretly; to hide
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Abscond
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to set free from obligation or the consequences of guilt
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Absolve
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hard to understand; hard to grasp
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Abstruse
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to border on; to terminate the boundary
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Abut
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an award or honor; high praise
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Accolade
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to agree silently
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Acquiesce
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the fear of heights
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Acrophobia
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keen insight; shrewdness
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Acumen
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unyielding; stubborn
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Adamant
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an aberration; a deviation, an irregularity
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Anomaly
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the point in a satellite’s orbit that is farthest from the center of the Earth
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Apogee
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dull; unimaginative; extremely dry
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Arid
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wasting a way
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Atrophy
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southern (antonym: boreal)
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Austral
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soothing, mild
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Balmy
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commonplace; trite
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Banal
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occurs every two years
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Biennial
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to make known for the first time; to open up a subject for conversation
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Broach
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to bear or to tolerate
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Brook
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pertaining to the cheeks or the inside of the mouth
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Buccal
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a clown; someone who amuses with tricks
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Buffoon
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to polish or to make shine
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Burnish
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a hooded Arabic cloak
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Burnoose
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a hiding place; something hidden in a secure place
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Cache
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bearlike
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ursine
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of or pertaining to the north wind.
of or pertaining to the north. (sometimes initial capital letter) pertaining to Boreas. |
boreal
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to persuade a reluctant person; to coax
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Cajole
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frank; outspoken; open and sincere
free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge |
Candid
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to surrender; to give in
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Capitulate
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to complain
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Carp
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acid; sharp
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Caustic
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waste material from the harvesting of wheat; worthless matter
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Chaff
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artful deception
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Chicanery
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easily angered, hot tempered
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Choleric
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characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception
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Clandestine
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to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
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Cloy
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a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
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Coda
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a maker of casks or barrels
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Cooper
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a hood; a cover for an engine
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Cowl
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the center of interest
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Cynosure
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fearless; not to be intimidated
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Dauntless
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sauve; sophisticated; courteous; gracious
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Debonair
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proper; in good taste; correct
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Decorous
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morally corrupt; evil
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Depraved
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of, pertaining to, or of the nature of logical argumentation.
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Dialectic
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a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
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Diatribe
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a force; power
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Dint
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one who disagrees
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Dissenter
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to persuade someone not to do something
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Dissuade
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a stupid person
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Dolt
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concealment of one’s true intentions by misleading words; deception
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Duplicity
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from many sources; varied
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Eclectic
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exhausted; worn out; overrefined
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Effete
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exit; to go out of
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Egress
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high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished
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Eminent
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wandering; unpredictable
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Erratic
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urgent; requires prompt attention
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Exigent
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to explain
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Explicate
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a type of embroidery
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Fagoting
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misleading; deceiving
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Fallacious
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allegiance; constancy; fidelity
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Fealty
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feeble; worthless
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Feckless
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very hot; intense; heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm
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Fervid
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coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly
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fit⋅ful
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to slow down; to weaken
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Flag
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laden; charged; filled; stuffed; loaded
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Fraught
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cheap; economical; careful
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Frugal
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vivid pink purple
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Fuchsia
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to explode with a loud noise; detonate; to issue or pronounce with vehement denunciation
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Fulminate
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to deny; contradict
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Gainsay
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to collect; to accumulate
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Garner
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lacking social grace; crude
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Gauche
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to urge; to incite
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Goad
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one who eats and drinks excessively; glutton
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Gourmand
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a mythical animal having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion
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Griffin
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a loud burst of laughter
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Guffaw
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a deep pit; a ravine
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Gulch
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a type of unrhymed Japanese poem consisting of three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables
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Haiku
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calm; peaceful; tranquil; rich; wealthy; prosperous; joyful; carefree
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Halcyon
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a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
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Hiatus
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gray or white with age
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Hoary
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to sharpen
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Hone
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dissembling; insincere; pretending
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Hypocritical
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carefree; lighthearted; charmingly simple or rustic
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Idyllic
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to permeate or influence; to inspire as with feelings, opinions; to saturate with moisture
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Imbue
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unwise; inconsiderate; brash; not judicious
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Impolitic
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to curse; to invoke or call down
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Imprecate
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to attack; challenge as false; cast doubt upon
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Impugn
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penetrating; cutting; biting; remarkably clear and direct
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Incisive
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lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished
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Indigent
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an indirect intimation about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature
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Innuendo
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an initiation; the act of bringing about or causing
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Induction
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hostile; unfriendly; adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful
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Inimical
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to accustom to accept something undesirable; habituate
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Inure
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immature; childlike; without interest or significance; dull; insipid; lacking knowledge or experience
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Jejune
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a female donkey or bird
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Jenny
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a projection or structure extending out
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Jetty
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given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful; witty; funny
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Jocose
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trash; a type of Chinese ship
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Junk
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a small group ruling a country, esp. immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted.
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Junta
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to place next to something else esp. for comparison
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Juxtapose
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to inspire; to set fire or ignite
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Kindle
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related to motion; caused by motion
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Kinetic
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an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person
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Knave
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praise; honor; glory; acclaim
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Kudos
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using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
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Laconic
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flickering; running or moving lightly over a surface
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Lambent
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a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
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Lampoon
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fatigue, weariness; lack of energy
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Lassitude
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lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness
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Levity
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clear; sane; aware
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Lucid
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to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law
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Litigate
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profit; monetary gain
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Lucre
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gruesome; shocking; ghastly
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Lurid
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evil; tending to produce death (antonym of benign)
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Malignant
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a rebel; a nonconformist
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Maverick
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a thousand years
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Millennium
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to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate
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Mitigate
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pen to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful
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Moot
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lavish, extravagant; extremely liberal in giving; very generous
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Munificent
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table linens
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Napery
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a cemetery, esp. one of large size and usually of an ancient city
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Necropolis
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a connection or a link; core or center
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Nexus
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offensive or disgusting; harmful or injurious to health
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Noisome
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subtle variation; a small detail;
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Nuance
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to legally void; deprive of value or effectiveness
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Nullify
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unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding
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Obdurate
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censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, esp. by numerous persons or by the general public.
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Obloquy
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to force; to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, esp. without warrant or invitation
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Obtrude
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objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome
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Officious
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a form of government in which control is placed in the hands of a few
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Oligarchy
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all-powerful, all-knowing
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Omnipotent
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a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
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Onus
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to become hard as a bone
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Ossify
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producing eggs that hatch outside the maternal body
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Oviparous
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to cover up with excuses, to extenuate; relieve or lessen without curing
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Palliate
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a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth; Catch-22; puzzle
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Paradox
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an outcast; any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided
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Pariah
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the quality of being careful with money; thrifty; stinginess
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Parsimony
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a small amount; scarce
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Paucity
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to study; to read carefully
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Peruse
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to spread throughout
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Pervade
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a coward
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Poltroon
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a person authorized to act for some one else
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Proxy
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an expert; an authority
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Pundit
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to drink a beverage, esp. an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
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Quaff
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an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction; sense of faintness or nausea
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Qualm
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to suppress; put an end to; extinguish; vanquish; subdue
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Quell
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a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy
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Quisling
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extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
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Quixotic
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eccentric; odd; questioning or puzzled
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Quizzical
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former; sometime
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Quondam
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to demolish; to destroy; level to the ground
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Raze
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repeated criminal activity
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Recidivism
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marked by refusal to obey authority
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Recusant
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to banish; to send or consign to an inferior position
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Relegate
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a villain; an immoral person
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Reprobate
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cheerful; tinged with rose; rosy
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Roseate
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to reflect on something; to ponder
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Ruminate
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to authorize or approve; something that serves to support an action
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Sanction
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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident; reddish; ruddy
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Sanguine
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using ridicule or sarcasm
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Satiric
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marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked; muscle with dark and light bands
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Striated
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sedate; serious; grave; not flighty; permanent
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Staid
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to imagine; to conclude; to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess
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Surmise
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sensual; characterized by or loving luxury or sensuous pleasure
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Sybaritic
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a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
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Sycophant
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unspoken; implied
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Tacit
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tangible; perception of touch
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Tactile
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a doctrine upheld by members of an organization
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Tenet
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polished; refined; concise
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Terse
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a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation; a long, vehement speech
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Tirade
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a twisting or turning force; to cause to rotate or to twist
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Torque
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a civil wrong
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Tort
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not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured
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Turbid
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a feeling of offense; the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like; shadowy appearance
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Umbrage
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excessive; in an inappropriate, unjustifiable, or improper manner
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Unduly
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hard to handle; not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy
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Ungainly
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polished or polite
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Urbane
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lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat
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Vapid
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able to stand; capable
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Viable
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to slander; to speak ill of; defame
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Vilify
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a loud overbearing woman
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Virago
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pale; sickly
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Wan
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to stimulate; to incite; to make more intense
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Whet
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very angry; stormy; violent
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Wroth
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yellow color
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Xanthic
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fear of strangers
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Xenophobia
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to give birth of sheep or goats
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Yean
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time long past
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Yore
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