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50 Cards in this Set
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permeate |
to pass into and penetrate throughout; to spread or diffuse into
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- Perm - Permanent |
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etymology |
study of word origins, development & changes in accepted meaning; such as the history of the word.
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- Mythology - Logic |
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prevaricator |
one who evades the truth; a liar
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- Various - Actor |
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gyration |
a revolving action around an axis; a whirling or spinning motion
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- Orbit - Rotation |
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nefarious |
wicked; vicious
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- furious - fierce |
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gregarious
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living in groups; sociable
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- out going - fraternity |
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ostracized |
banished; excluded; shut out |
- outsider - restrained |
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diurnal |
of the daytime; during the course of a day
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- day - during |
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officious |
forcing one's service or attention on another; overly meddlesome
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- intrusive - suspicious |
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stereotyped
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following a pattern; unoriginal; conventional; trite; formalized
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- type - typical |
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stilted
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stiffly formal; pompous
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- still - stiff |
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askance
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disapprovingly; disdainfully; distrustfully
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- no
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inscrutable
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incapable of being searched into and understood
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Insidious
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progressing harmfully but hardly noticed; treacherous
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Insouciance
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lack of concern; carefree
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Insulation
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non conductive material; the state of being separated
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- nations - closed in |
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Intelligentsia
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the highly educated and cultured
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- intellect - smart |
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Intercessor
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one who acts between two parties; a mediator
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- Swiss - tear |
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Interim
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time between; meantime
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- middle -midterm |
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Interstellar
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among the stars
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- star - solar |
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Interstices |
narrow spaces between things; small gaps
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- alleyway - street |
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Intransigent
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refusing to come to terms; uncompromising; unyielding
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- ignorant - restraint |
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Intrepid
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fearless; dauntless
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- trespass - ripped |
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Foment
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to arouse; to cause; to incite
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- vent - emotion |
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Fortuitous
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happening by chance; accidental
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- fortune - fate
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gourmet |
one who appreciates and is a good judge of fine food and drinks
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- meat - Chef Ramsey |
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aphorism |
a terse saying embodying the truth; an adage; a maxim
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- phrase - metaphor |
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aplomb |
self assurance; self confidence; self possession; poise
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- da'bomb - Mr. Seeger |
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maudlin |
overly sentimental; emotionally silly
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- immature - aspca ( commercial ) |
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apocryphal
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of uncertain authenticity; suspect
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- false - apocalypse |
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appurtenances
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Things added to a more important thing; supplementary equipment; accessories
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- optional - accessories |
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arabesque
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gracefully elaborate design with interwoven lines; such a form in ballet or music
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- quilt - Aladdin |
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archaic
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of an earlier or primitive time; ancient; no longer in popular use; outdated
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- ark - Flintstones |
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archipelago
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a sea with many islands; such a group of islands
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- Key Largo - open |
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grandiloquent
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pompous in speech; bombastic; flamboyant
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- grand - diligent |
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pandemonium
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Wild tumult; disorder on grand scale
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- Pandora's Box - demons |
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panegyric
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Tribute; a speech of praise
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- lyrics - Veterans day |
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fraught
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Teeming with; laden; full of
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- fear - full |
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fructify
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To make fruitful; to make productive
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arterial
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Related to the tubes carrying blood from the heart; serving as a major carrier or thoroughfare
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nectar
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very pleasant-tasting drink; drink of gods in mythology; plant secretion used by bees to make honey
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nemesis
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Deserved punishment or its source; anything or anyone that always seems certain to defeat
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nepotism
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Favoritism shown to relatives, especially in job appointments
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abnegation
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willing self-sacrifice, renunciation
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noisome
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Harmful; offensive to smell; disgusting
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nomadic
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Wandering from place to place; having no fixed location
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- nomad - roam |
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nominal
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In name only, not in fact; relatively trifling or quite small in value
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- minimal - nombre |
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nonplussed
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Baffled; confused;
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- puzzled - pause |
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grotesque
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Distorted; strangely ugly; outlandish; bizarre
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- gross - grotta |
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habiliments
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Clothing; garb; attire
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- habits - linen |
