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159 Cards in this Set
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Amiable
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Adjective
Friendly |
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Archaic
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Adjective
Old |
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Colloquial
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Adjective
Informal, slang |
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Enigma
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Noun
Puzzling situation |
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Foil
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Noun
The contrast or opposite Verb Prevent success of |
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Jocose
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Adjective
Characterized by joking |
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Ominous
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Adjective
Giving impressions something bad will happen |
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Meticulous
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Adjective
Showing extreme care |
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Parable
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Noun
Short allegorical story |
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Philanthropist
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Noun
Someone who does good deeds |
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Pithy
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Adjective
Short but meaningful;succinct |
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Plaintive
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Adjective
Mournful |
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Seethe
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Verb
Be disturbed boil |
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Temper
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Verb
Become angry |
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Pithy
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Adjective
Short but meaningful;succinct |
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Vulnerable
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Adjective
Open to attack; prone |
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Plaintive
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Adjective
Mournful |
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Buttress
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Noun
Support' brace Verb To support |
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Seethe
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Verb
Be disturbed boil |
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Cliche'
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Noun
Overused expression |
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Temper
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Verb
Become angry |
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Deplore
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Verb
Be sorry about |
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Vulnerable
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Adjective
Open to attack; prone |
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Detterent
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Noun
Soumething that prevents an action from taking place Adjective Something that has tendency to block |
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Buttress
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Support' brace Verb To support |
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Dubious
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Adejctive
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Cliche'
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Noun
Overused expression |
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Deplore
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Verb
Be sorry about |
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Detterent
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Noun
Soumething that prevents an action from taking place Adjective Something that has tendency to block |
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Dubious
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Adjective
Filled w/ doubt |
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Expository
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Adjective
Explanation |
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Milieu
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Noun
Surroundings |
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Obscure
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Adejective
Not clearly expressed Verb To make unclear |
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Opulence
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Noun
Wealth |
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Procrastinate
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Verb
To wait or delay |
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Ramble
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Verb
Wander about Noun Leisurely Walk |
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Serendipity
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Noun
Fortune, Luck |
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Tome
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Noun
Heavy book, made of many volumes |
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Unassuming
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Adjective
Modest, humble |
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Zeal
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Noun
Eager desire |
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Abridge
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Verb
Condense or shorten |
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Apprise
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Verb
Give notice to |
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Burgeon
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Verb
Grow or shoot forth, sprout |
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Circuitous
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Adjective
Indirect |
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Eclectic
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Adjective
Varied |
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Malinger
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Verb
To pretend or exaggrate |
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Mandate
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Noun
Order or command |
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Oblivion
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Noun
Conditioin of being entirely forgotten |
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Oblivious
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Adjective
Forgetful |
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Penury
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Noun
Poverty |
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Pique
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Noun
Felling of anger Verb Cause feeling of anger |
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Retribution
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Noun
Deserved punishment |
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Stupefy
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Verb
Make stupid |
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Succinct
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Adjective
Short and meaningful |
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Underscore
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Verb
Underline, emphasize |
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Arable
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Adjective
Capable of producing crops |
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Aspire
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Verb
Desire strongly |
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Circumspect
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Adjective
Wary and unwilling to take risk |
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Cursory
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Adjective
Without attention to detail |
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Indifferent
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Adjective
Having no particular intrest |
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Inopportune
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Adjective
Inappropriate time |
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Mendacious
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Adjective
Not telling the truth |
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Objective
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Noun
Goal Adjective Fair |
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Ornate
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Adjective
Flashy, showy |
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Precarious
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Adjective
Not securely held in position |
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Predilection
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Noun
Apreference for something |
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Raconteur
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Noun
A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful manner |
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Satiate
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Verb
Saatisfy an appetite fully |
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Tarry
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Verb
Wait or delay |
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Volatile
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Adjective
Easily changed rapidly and unpredictably |
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Antediluvian
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Adjective
Ancient |
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Attribute
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Noun
A characteristic Verb Explain, credit |
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Chagrin
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Having been humiliated |
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Importune
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Verb
Beg persistently |
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Integral
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Adjective
Necessary to make a whole |
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Myopic
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Adjective
Not caring about the future, nearsighted |
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Odyssey
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Noun
Long eventful journey |
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Panacea
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Noun
Cure, remedy, cure-all |
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Plagiarize
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Verb
Take the work or idea of someone else |
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Querulous
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Adjective
Whining, complaining |
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Sagacious
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Adjective
Showing good judgement;wise |
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Stagnant
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Adjective
No motion, lifeless |
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Surly
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Adjective
Bad-tempered, unfriendly, rude |
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Transitory
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Adjective
Not permanent, short lived |
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Vagrant
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A person w/ out a settled home Adjective Stray |
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Adept
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Adjective
Very skilled at something |
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Complementary
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Adjective
Completing |
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Complimentary
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Adjective
Flattering; free |
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Harbinger
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Something that announces the approach of another |
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Index
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Noun
List or catalogue |
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Laud
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Verb
Praise or glorify |
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Lavish
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Adjective
Extravagance, abundance Verb Give pplentiful attention |
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Pragmatic
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Adjective
Dealing w/ things sensibly |
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Preeminent
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Adjective
Superior, cheif, dominant |
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Presage
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Verb
Indicate or warn |
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Prevalent
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Adjective
Widespread in particular area' particular place |
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Qualify
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Verb
Certify, limit |
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Soporific
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Adjective
Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep |
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Shard
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Fragment |
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Unkempt
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Adjective
Messy, disorderly |
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Ambivalent
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Adjective
Having mixed feelings about something |
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Criterion
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Noun
Standard for judging |
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Credulous
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Adjective
Easily convinced |
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Elegy
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Noun
Poem or song expressing lamentation |
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Eulogy
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Expression of praise, usually for death |
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Lugubrious
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Adjective
Mournful, gloomy |
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Menial
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Adjective
Lowly Noun Servant |
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Miserly
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Adjective
Stingy, mean, penny-pinching |
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Posthumous
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Adjective
Occuring after death |
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Prodigal
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Adjective
Wasteful, reckless w/ money |
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Solvent
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Noun
Liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution |
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Superfluous
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Adjective
Unnecessary |
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Synthesis
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Noun
Combination or composition |
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Temperament
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Noun
person's nature |
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Vortex
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Noun
Center of turbulance |
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Appropriate
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Adjective
Suitable or fitting Verb Take somethin for one's own use, often w/ out one's permission |
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Eccentric
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Adjective
Unconventional and slightly strange Noun One who changes from normal |
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Economy
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Noun
Wealth and resources of a country or region |
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Flagrant
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Adjective
Obviously offensive |
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Ingenious
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Adjective
Clever |
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Ingenuous
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Adjective
Innocent and unsuspecting |
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Opaque
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Adjective
Not able to be seen through, not transparent, not getting something |
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Paean
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Song of praise or triumph |
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Practicable
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Adjective
Capable of being done from theory, possible |
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Practical
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Adjective
Capable of being done and has been proved |
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Reticence
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Not revealing one's actual thoughts or feelings |
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Salvage
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Verb
Rescue from being lost, recover |
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Scrupulous
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Adjective
Diligent, thorough |
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Squander
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Verb
Waste in a reckless and foolish manner |
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Zephyr
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Noun
Soft, gentle breeze |
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Acrimonious
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Adjective
Angry, bitter |
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Animosity
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Noun
Strong hostility |
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Gingerly
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Adverb
Showing great care or caution |
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Lavish
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Adjective
Generous, extravagant Verb Squander |
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Mercenary
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Adjective
Interested in money or gain Noun A hored or professional soldier |
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Momentum
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Quantity of motion of a moving body |
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Obscure
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Adjective
Uncertain Verb Make unclear |
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Opportune
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Adjective
Well chosen or appropriate time |
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Opulent
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Adjective
Rich and luxurious |
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Prerogative
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An exclusive right or privilege |
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Pretentious
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Adjective
Showy |
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Rue
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Verb
Bitterly, lament |
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Tenacity
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Noun
Not giving up |
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Winnow
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Verb
Seperate good from bad |
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Buffet
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Verb
Hit or beat |
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Equilibrium
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Noun
A stable balance or unchanging |
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Incisive
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Adjective
Clear and sharp |
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Indigent
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Adjective
Poor Noun Someone who is poor |
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Motley
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Adjective
Varied |
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Mundane
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Adjective
Boring, lackingintrest or excitment |
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Pastiche
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Noun
An artistic work that imitates the work of another |
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Plight
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Noun
Bad unfortunate situation |
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Punitive
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Adjective
Intended as punishment |
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Regimen
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Noun
Prescribed way of doing something |
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Remorse
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Noun
Deep regret for something done wrong |
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Shroud
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Noun
Cloth Verb Wrap or dress in cloth for burial |
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Somber
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Adjective
Dark or dull in tone |
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Valor
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Noun
Great courage while in danger |
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Virtuoso
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Noun
Aperson highly skilled in music |
