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95 Cards in this Set
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Meaning of premises
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Building and land it is on and around it
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peremptory challenge
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Formal objection that requires no cause
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claustrophobia
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Fear of tight spaces
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xenophobia
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Fear of foreigners
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jeremiad (and origin)
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Long, involved lament
Origin: Jeremiah, a major prophet of the Old Testament, was the author of a book of moving poems mourning the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. As a result, Jeremiah became associated with a lamenting and sorrowing mood. |
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throw in the towel
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Give up
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stick to one's guns
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Keep on fighting
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skate on thin ice
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Be in an uncertain situation
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shed crocodile tears
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Insincere show of sadness
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child prodigy
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One who is talented at an early age
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shortfall
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Shortage; Deficiency
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late bloomer
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One whose talents slowly develop
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curtain-raiser
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Short skit before main presentation
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noun form of persevere
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perseverance
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noun form of predatory
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predator
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noun form of perjure
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perjurer
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durable:long life::
(a) unison:great variety (b) elite:great wisdom (c) impecunious:great wealth (d) prodigious:great size (e) capricious:great reliability |
(d) prodigious:great size
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veer:away::
(a) inflate:down (b) revert:back (c) compress:apart (d) proceed:sideways (e) decline:forward |
(b) revert:back
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rabbit:burrow::
(a) lion:den (b) horse:lair (c) nest:bird (d) cow:bovine (e) dog:manger |
(a) lion:den
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kindle:extinguish::
(a) jeopardize:hazard (b) instigate:repress (c) parody:ostracize (d) perjure:prevaricate (e) allot:spare |
(b) instigate:repress
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plod:slow::
(a) browse:fast (b) dash:slow (c) scurry:fast (d) dawdle:fast (e) sprint:slow |
(c) scurry:fast
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fruitless:result=
(a) heartless:skill (b) tactless:merit (c) value:priceless (d) tireless:energy (e) aimless:purpose |
(e) aimless:purpose
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sweater:attire=
(a) sword:weapon (b) horse:tether (c) scavenger:jackal (d) will:legacy (e) mammoth:fetish |
(a) sword:weapon
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thin:gaunt=
(a) clear:cryptic (b) lush:nebulous (c) haughty:meek (d) big:mammoth (e) ominous:pensive |
(d) big:mammoth
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officious:unfavorable=
(a) obsequious:favorable (b) astute:unfavorable (c) precocious:favorable (d) lucrative:unfavorable (e) narcissistic:favorable |
(a) precocious:favorable
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scoff:contempt=
(a) vex:enjoyment (b) rue:sorrow (c) happiness:elate (d) lament:levity (e) meditate:anger |
(b) rue:sorrow
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ailurophobia
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Fear of cats
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monophobia
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Fear of being alone
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hydrophobia
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Fear of water
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acrophobia
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Fear of heights
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agoraphobia
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Fear of public
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xenophobia
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Fear of anything foreign
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gynephobia
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Fear of women
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nyctophobia
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Fear of the dark
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Anglophobia
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Fear of English
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bibliophobia
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Fear of books
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triskaidekaphobia
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Fear of #13
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cynophobia
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Fear of dogs
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arachnophobia
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Fear of arachnids
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keraunophobia
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Fear of thunder/lightning
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ophidiophobia
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Fear of snakes
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philosophy
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Morals of life
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philatelist
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Collector of stamps
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Francophile
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Admirer of French
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hemophilia
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Excessive bleeding because of blood not clotting properly
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philanthropy
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Concer for wellbeing of humanity
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philology
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Study of literary texts
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philharmonic
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Music-loving
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discophile
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Collector of phonograph records
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Anglophile
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Admirer of English
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philander
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One who flirts with many women
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feline
(animal other meaning) |
cat
sly, stealthy |
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canine
(animal other meaning) |
dog
loyal |
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equine
(animal other meaning) |
horse
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bovine
(animal other meaning) |
cow
sluggish |
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leonine
(animal other meaning) |
lion
majestic |
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vulpine
(animal other meaning) |
fox
sly |
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lupine
(animal other meaning) |
wolf
ravenous |
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leporine
(animal other meaning) |
rabbit
skittish |
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ovine
(animal other meaning) |
sheep
passive, docile |
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elephantine
(animal other meaning) |
elephant
huge, clumsy |
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porcine
(animal other meaning) |
pig
greedy, rude |
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pavonine
(animal other meaning) |
peacock
prideful |
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serpentine
(animal other meaning) |
snake
cunning |
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ursine
(animal other meaning) |
bear
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simian
(animal other meaning) |
monkey
zany |
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taurine
(animal other meaning) |
bull
aggressive |
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piscine
(animal other meaning) |
fish
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anserine
(animal other meaning) |
goose
silly |
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look a gift horse in the mouth
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be critical of a gift
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dog in the manger
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prevents others from enjoying what one has no use for himself or herself
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lose face
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suffer from disgrace
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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steal from one to give to another
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call someone on the carpet
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ask a direct question
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rest on one's laurels
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be content with one's past/present honors
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snake in the grass
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treacherous person
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put all one's eggs in one basket
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depend entirely on one thing
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split hairs
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make unnecessarily petty distinctions
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pocket one's pride
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be humble
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pay through the nose for
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pay an excessive price
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fly off the handle
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become angry without adequate reason
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in a nutshell
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in few words
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live from hand to mouth
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just enough money to live on
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buy a pig in a poke
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buying something unseen
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put something on a back burner
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put off until later
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contingent
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possible to occur
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categorical
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without exceptions
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imbue
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inspire with feelings
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salubrious
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healthful
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lugubrious
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mournful
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surfeit
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excessive amount
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elegiac
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expressing sorrow
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impregnable
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not able to be overcome
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aftermath
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outcome of event
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posit
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assumption
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