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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 |
perm, meat |
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etymology |
study of word origins, development & changes in accepted meaning; such as the history of the word. |
evolution, mythology |
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prevaricator
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one who evades the truth; a liar |
various, prevention |
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gyration |
a revolving action around an axis; a whirling or spinning motion |
rotation, gyro |
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nefarious |
wicked; vicious |
furious, nefar (disney character) |
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gregarious |
living in groups; sociable |
greg, rio |
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diurnal |
of the daytime; during the course of a day |
dia, urinal |
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officious |
forcing one's service or attention on another; overly meddlesome |
off, selfish |
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stereotyped |
following a pattern; unoriginal; conventional; trite; formalized |
type, re-do |
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stilted |
stiffly formal; pompous |
stilt, lit |
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askance |
disapprovingly; disdainfully; distrustfully |
glance, chance |
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inscrutable |
incapable of being searched into and understood
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Sanskrit, unable, In |
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Insidious |
progressing harmfully but hardly noticed; treacherous |
inside, vicious, |
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Insouciance |
lack of concern; carefree |
dance, social |
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Insulation |
non conductive material; the state of being separated |
solution, salt, united nation |
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Intelligentsia
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the highly educated and cultured |
intelligent, jen |
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Intercessor |
one who acts between two parties; a mediator
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scissors, in |
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Interim |
time between; meantime |
in, midterm |
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Interstellar |
among the stars |
star, intergalactic |
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Interstices |
narrow spaces between things; small gaps |
in, pieces |
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Intransigent |
refusing to come to terms; uncompromising; unyielding |
trans, ran |
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Intrepid |
fearless; dauntless |
RIP, trespassing |
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Foment |
to arouse; to cause; to incite |
meant, come |
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Fortuitous |
happening by chance; accidental |
fortune, lucky |
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gourmet |
one who appreciates and is a good judge of fine food and drinks |
expert; great |
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aphorism |
a terse saying embodying the truth; an adage; a maxim |
phrase; metaphor |
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maudlin |
overly sentimental; emotionally silly |
mad; aspca |
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aplomb |
self assurance; self confidence; self possession; poise |
Mr.Seeger; da' bomb |
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apocryphal |
of uncertain authenticity; suspect |
false, apocalypse |
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appurtenances |
Things added to a more important thing; supplementary equipment; accessories |
apps; accesories |
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arabesque |
gracefully elaborate design with interwoven lines; such a form in ballet or music |
quilt; aladdin |
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archaic |
of an earlier or primitive time; ancient; no longer in popular use; outdated |
B.C. ; ark |
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archipelago |
a sea with many islands; such a group of islands |
key largo; lake |
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grandiloquent |
pompous in speech; bombastic; flamboyant |
grand; bomb |
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pandemonium |
Wild tumult; disorder on grand scale |
panda; demon |
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panegyric |
Tribute; a speech of praise |
lyrics; veterans day |
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fraught |
Teeming with; laden; full of
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full; fright |
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fructify |
To make fruitful; to make productive |
fruit; product |
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arterial |
Related to the tubes carrying blood from the heart; serving as a major carrier or thoroughfare |
artery; heart |
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nectar |
very pleasant-tasting drink; drink of gods in mythology; plant secretion used by bees to make honey |
taste; rate |
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noisome |
Deserved punishment or its source; anything or anyone that always seems certain to defeat |
enemy; menace |
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nepotism |
Favoritism shown to relatives, especially in job appointments
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nephew; favoritism |
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abnegation |
willing self-sacrifice, renunciation |
negation |
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nomadic |
Wandering from place to place; having no fixed location |
nomad; roam |
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nominal |
In name only, not in fact; relatively trifling or quite small in value |
minimal; nombre |
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nonplussed |
Baffled; confused; |
puzzled; pause |
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grotesque |
Distorted; strangely ugly; outlandish; bizarre |
gross; grotta |
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habiliments |
Clothing; garb; attire |
linen; habits |
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ostracized |
vanished, excluded, shut out, cut off from |
ostrich; outsider |
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archipelago |
a sea with many islands; such a group of islands |
key largo, lake |
