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130 Cards in this Set
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Amorphous |
Formless; lacking shape or definition |
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Anachronistic |
Having an error involving time in a story |
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Analogous |
Comparable |
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Anarchist |
Person who seeks to overturn the established government |
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Anecdote |
Short account of an amusing or interesting event |
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Animosity |
Active enmity |
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Annihilate |
Destroy |
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Anomaly |
Irregularity |
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Antediluvian |
Antiquated; extremely ancient |
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Antidote |
Medicine to counteract a poison or disease |
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Antipathy |
Aversion; dislike |
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Antiquated |
Old fashioned; obsolete |
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Antiquity |
Very old |
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Apathy |
Lack of caring |
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Apocryphal |
Made up; untrue |
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Appease |
Pacify or soothe; relieve |
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Apprehension |
Fear |
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Arbitrary |
Capricious; randomly |
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Arcane |
Secret; mysterious |
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Archaic |
Antiquated |
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Ardent |
Intense; passionate; zealous |
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Arduous |
Hard; strenuous |
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Articulate |
Effective; distinct |
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Artisan |
Manually skill work |
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Artifact |
Object made by human |
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Ascetic |
Practicing self denial |
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Aspire |
Seek to attain |
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Assiduous |
Diligent |
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Assimilate |
Absorb; cause to become homogeneous |
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Astute |
Wise; keen |
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Atrophy |
Wasting away |
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Attribute |
Ascribe; explain |
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Atypical |
Not normal |
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Audacious |
Daring; bold |
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Augment |
Increase; add to |
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Austere |
Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented |
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Authoritarian |
Subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating other's will |
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Autonomous |
Self governing |
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Avarice |
Greediness for wealth |
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Aversion |
Firm dislike |
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Avert |
Prevent; turn away |
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Baffle |
Frustrated; perplex |
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Baleful |
Deadly |
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Banal |
Hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality |
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Barterer |
Trader |
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Beguile |
Mislead or delude; pass time |
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Belie |
Contradict; give false impression |
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Belittle |
Disparage or depreciate |
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Bellicose |
Warlike |
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Belligerent |
Quarrelsome |
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Beneficial |
Helpful; useful |
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Benevolent |
Generous |
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Benign |
Kindly; favorable |
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Bequeath |
Leave to someone by a will |
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Berate |
Scold strongly |
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Bigotry |
Prejudiced |
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Blatant |
Flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive |
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Bleak |
Cold or cheerless |
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Blighted |
Suffering from a disease |
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Bolster |
Support; reinforce |
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Boorish |
Rude; clumsy |
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Bountiful |
Abundent; graciously |
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Brevity |
Conciseness |
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Bureaucracy |
Over regulated administrative system |
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Burlesque |
Give an imitation that redicules |
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Buttress |
Support; prop up |
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Cacophonous |
Discordant; inharmonious |
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Cajole |
Coax; wheedle |
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Calamity |
Disaster; misery |
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Calculated |
Deliberately planned; likely |
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Callous |
Hardened; unfeeling |
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Camaraderie |
Good fellowship |
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Candor |
Frankness |
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Canny |
Shrewd; thrifty |
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Cantankerous |
Ill humored |
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Capricious |
Unpredictable; fickle |
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Captious |
Arguing for the sake of arguing |
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Carping |
Finding fault |
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Castigate |
Criticize severely; punish |
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Catalyst |
Agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged |
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Catastrophe |
Calamity; disaster |
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Censorious |
Critical |
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Censure |
Blame; criticize |
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Certitude |
Certainty |
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Cessation |
Stoppage |
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Chagrin |
Vexation; disappointment |
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Charlatan |
Quack; pretender to knowledge |
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Chastise |
Punish |
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Chauvinist |
Blindly devoted patriot |
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Chide |
Scold |
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Chivalrous |
Courteous; faithful; brave |
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Chronicle |
Record; report |
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Circumlocution |
Indirect or roundabout expression |
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Clamor |
Noise |
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Clandestine |
Secret |
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Cliche |
Phrase dulled in meaning by repitition |
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Coalesce |
Combine; fuse |
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Coax |
To trick and persuade |
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Coercion |
Use of force to get someone to obey |
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Coincidence |
Two or more things occurring at the same time by chance |
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Colloquial |
Conversational or common speech |
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Colossal |
Huge |
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Combustible |
Easily burned |
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Commemorate |
Honor in memory of |
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Commend |
To express strong approval, praise |
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Comparable |
Similar |
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Compatible |
Harmonious |
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Compelling |
Overpowering; irresistible in effect |
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Compile |
Assemble; gather |
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Complacency |
Self-satisfaction; smugness |
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Complement |
Complete; consummate; make perfect |
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Complementary |
Serving to complete something |
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Compliance |
Readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements |
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Composure |
Mental calmness |
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Comprehensive |
Thorough; inclusive |
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Compromise |
Adjust or settle by making mutual concessions |
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Concede |
Admit; yield |
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Conceit |
Vanity of self-love |
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Concerted |
Mutually agreed on; done together |
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Conciliatory |
Reconciling; soothing |
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Concise |
Brief and compact |
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Concord |
Harmony |
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Concur |
Agree |
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Condemn |
Censure; sentence; force or limit to a particular state |
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Condone |
Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval |
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Conflagration |
Great fire |
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Confluence |
Flowing together; crowd |
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Confound |
Confuse; puzzle |
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Congenial |
Pleasant; friendly |
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Congenital |
Existing at birth |