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107 Cards in this Set
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To ridicule; to mock
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To ridicule; to mock
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To ridicule; to mock |
Deride
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To ridicule; to mock
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Deride
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To criticize sharply
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Censure
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To frolic; to romp about playfully
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Gambol
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To kill someone as a sacrificial victim; usually by fire
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Immolate
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Difficult to understand; profound
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Recondite
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A strict disciplinarian; taskmaster
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Martinet
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A swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation
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Quagmire
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To scoff; to redicule
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Gibe
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Open-mouthed; surprised; agog
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Agape
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Causing cancer
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Carcinogen
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Pertaining to smell
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Olfactory
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Domineering; haughty
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Imperious
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Absurd; distorted
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Grotesque
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A new word or expression
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Neologism
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Commonplace; overused
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Hackneyed
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An evil plan or design
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Machination
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Having a negative effect; insulting
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Pejorative
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An omen or sign
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Harbinger
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Suitable for marriage in age and physical development; usually referring to female
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Nubile
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Wise; full of knowledge
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Sapient
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Imaginary; fantastic
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Chimerical
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One who enjoys his or her own pain and suffering
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Masochist
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Diplomacy; tact; artful management
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Finesse
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Different; dissimilar
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Heterogeneous
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Choosing from various sources
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Eclectic
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Impressive; showy; magnificent
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Grandiose
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Clothing; garments
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Raiment
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To whiten; to make pale
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Blanch
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Anything of mixed origin
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Hybrid
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A peculiar personality trait
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Idiosyncrasy
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Excessive or blind adoration; worship of an object
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Idolatry
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To make impure; to contaminate
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Adulterate
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To come forth; to send forth
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Emanate
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Tastelessly gaudy
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Garish
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Unchangeable; fixed
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Immutable
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A crown
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Diadem
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Pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic
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Bucolic
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Having a pleasant odor; suggestive or evocative
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Redolent
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Without money; penniless
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Impecunious
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Rebellion or resistance against the government
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Sedition
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To pollute; to corrupt
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Defile
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Unnecessary or uncalled for
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Gratuitous
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A burden; a responsibility
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Onus
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Disrespectful toward God
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Impious
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A warning
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Caveat
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A supposed remedy for all ailments
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Elixir
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Dried up
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Desiccated
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A stopping; a discontinuance
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Cessation
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To place side-by-side for comparison
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Juxtapose
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Pertaining to motion
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Kinetic
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Talkative
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Garrulous
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An object that receives respect or devotion
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Fetish
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To sparkle; to twinkle; to sparkle intellectually
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Scintillate
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Tearful; weepy
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Lachrymose
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An opening; a groove; a split
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Fissure
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A typical example
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Epitome
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Sluggish; drooping from weakness
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Languid
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To describe; to depict
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Delineate
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Sleight of hand; deception
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Legerdemain
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One who leads an immoral life
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Libertine
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Calm; pleasant
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Halcyon
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Hard to please; fussy
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Fastidious
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Playful, teasing talk
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Badinage
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A word humorously misused
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Malapropism
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To gather; to acquire
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Garner
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Destiny; fate; fortune
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Kismet
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Flight; escape
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Hegira
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A model; an example
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Paradigm
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Corruption; self-indulgence
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Debauchery
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Environment; setting
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Milieu
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To move backward
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Regress
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Bad tempered; cross
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Bilious
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Magic, especially that practiced by a witch
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Necromancy
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Courage and initiative; common sense
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Gumption
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Flattery
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A condition of great peace or happiness |
Nirvana
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Healthful; wholesome
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Salutary
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Contemptible; hateful |
Despicable
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A clown
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An understanding of another’s feelings |
Empathy
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A person of extensive learning; an eminent scholar
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Savant
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Excessively submissive or overly attentive
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Obsequious
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Repetitious; using more words than needed
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Redundant
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Garbage; waste parts
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Offal
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The common people; the masses
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Hoi polloi
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Conscious; capable of feeling or perceiving
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Sentient
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To encroach; to trespass
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Impinge
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A large waterfall
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Cataract
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Hatred
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Animosity
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Impressive but meaningless language
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Bombast
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Correct Spelling |
Orthography
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A science dealing with prehistoric life through the study of fossils
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Paleontology
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To retreat; to draw back
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Recoil
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Self-confidence; a showy manner |
Panache
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Gloomy; sluggish
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Saturnine
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Confined to a particular country or area
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Endemic
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Lying; false; deceitful
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Mendacious
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To prevent; to get around
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Obviate
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A sudden outburst; a fit
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Paroxysm
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To increase the range of; to expand; to make appear larger
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Aggrandize
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To lower oneself before an inferior
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Deign
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To show off
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Flaunt
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A word or pronunciation that distinguishes someone as of a particular group
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To draw forth; to call forth
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