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60 Cards in this Set
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(n) a proverb, wise saying
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adage
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(n) a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; a source or wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain
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bonanza
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(adj) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude
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churlish
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(n) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place
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citadel
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(v) to work with, work together
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collaborate
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(n) an order having the force of law
(v) to issue such and order; to command firmly or forcefully |
decree
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(adj) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting
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discordant
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(v) to develope gradually; to rise to a higher level
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evolve
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(n) a passage taken from a book, article, etc
(v) to take such a passage; to quote |
excerpt
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(v) to feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly and uncertainly
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grope
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(v) to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around
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hover
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(v) to make or force one's way by puching or elbowing; to bump, shove, brush against; to compete for
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jostle
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(n) a person who moves slowly or falls behing
(adj) falling behind; slow to move, act, or respond |
laggard
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(n pl) applause, enthusiastic praise or approval
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plaudits
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(v) to make impossible, prevent, shut out
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preclude
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(v) to return, go back
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revert
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(n) broken stone or bricks; ruins
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rubble
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(adj) of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant, menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive
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servile
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(n) a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention
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vigil
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(v) to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to abtain by argument; to herd
(n) a noisy quarrel |
wrangle
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(n pl) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
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antics
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(adj part) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
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avowed
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(v) to exchange playful remards, tease
(n) talk that is playful and teasing |
banter
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(adj) gving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
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bountiful
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(adj part) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
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congested
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(n) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
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detriment
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(adj) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time;
(n pl) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years |
durable
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(adj) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
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enterprising
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(adj) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
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frugal
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(adj adv) with extreme care or caution
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gingerly
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(v) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing
(n) an oversupply |
glut
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(adj adv) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity
(n) the state of beinng disguised; a person in disguise |
incognito
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(v) to make valueless, take away all force or effect
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invalidate
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(adj) described in well-known stories; existing in old staries rather than in real life
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legendary
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(v) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
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minimize
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(adj) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
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oblique
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(v) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
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veer
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(v) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
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venerate
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(adj) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals
(n) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals |
wanton
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(v) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
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maim
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(v) to assign or distribute in shares or portions
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allot
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(v) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble
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amass
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(adj) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
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audacious
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(v) to yeild to a request or command
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comply
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(adj) not having or using, lacking
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devoid
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(n) the choice part of a group of people or things
(adj) superior |
elite
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(n) an iron hook used to grab and hold
(v) to come to grips with, srestle or fight with |
grapple
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(v) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible
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incapacitate
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(v) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite
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instigate
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(n) long life, long duration, length of life
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longevity
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(adj) in very great numbers
(n) a very great number |
myriad
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(n) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance
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perspective
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(v) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
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perturb
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(adj) immense, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
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prodigious
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(adj) connected with or related to the matter at hand
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relevant
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(adj) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable
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skittish
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(n) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources
(v) to fasten with a rope or chain |
tether
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(n) a sounding together; agreement or accord
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unison
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(v) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority
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vie
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(adj) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
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willful
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