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100 Cards in this Set
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Rimy |
Covered with frost |
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Impute |
Represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone, attribute |
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Riposte |
n. A quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism v. Make a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism |
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Ideation |
The formation of ideas or concepts |
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Ignominious |
Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame |
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Caparison |
(Of a horse) being ornamented opulently in rich decorative coverings |
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Contumacious |
(Especially of a defendant's behavior) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority |
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Precarity |
The state of having insecure employment or income |
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Fungible |
(Especially of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind |
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Conciliatory |
Intended or likely to placate or pacify |
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Uxorious |
Having or showing an excessive or submissive fondness for one's wife |
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Indelible |
Not able to be forgotten or removed |
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Gravitas |
Dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner |
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Affectation |
Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress |
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Malady |
A disease or ailment |
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Malaise |
An indefinite feeling or debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
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Debility |
Weakness, infirmity |
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Germane |
Being at once relevant and appropriate, fitting |
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Efficacious |
Producing or capable of producing a desired effect |
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Inimitable |
So good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique |
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Diminution |
A reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something |
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Valedictory |
Serving as a farewell; n. a farewell address |
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Ethos |
The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations |
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Frivolity |
Lack of seriousness; lighthearted |
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Clemency |
Mercy, lenience |
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Affable |
Friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to |
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Repository |
A place, building, or receptacle where things are or may be stored |
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Detritus |
Waste or debris of any kind |
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Decry |
Publicly denounce |
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Explicate |
Analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail |
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Autodidact |
A self taught person |
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Enmity |
The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something |
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Sublimate |
To divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity |
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Semaphore |
n. A system of sending messages by holding the arms or two flags or poles in certain positions according to an alphabetic code v. Send a message by semaphore or by signals resembling semaphore |
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Remunerative |
Financially rewarding, lucrative |
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Repose |
n. A state of rest, sleep , or tranquility v. Be lying, situated, or kept in a particular place |
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Ambivalent |
Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone |
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Profundity |
Deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought |
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Leaden |
Dull, heavy, or slow |
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Assuage |
Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense; satisfy (an appetite or desire) |
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Impunity |
Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action |
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Diphthong |
Literally "double sound," a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable |
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Acuity |
Keenness or perception |
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Vacillate |
Alternate or waver between different options or actions; be indecisive |
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Ebullient |
Cheerful and full of energy |
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Elan |
Energy, style, and enthusiasm |
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Forthwith |
Immediately, without delay |
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Ligneous |
Made, consisting of, or resembling wood, woody |
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Ceteris paribus (other things equal) |
Assuming that all other variables except those under immediate consideration remain constant |
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Almoner |
An official distributor of alms |
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Abstention |
The fact or practicing of restraining oneself from indulging in something |
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Cardinal |
Of the greatest importance, fundamental |
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Reconnoiter |
To make a reconnaissance of; to engage on reconnaissance |
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Forbye |
In addition; besides |
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Evanescence, Evanescent |
A quality of tending to vanish like vapor; the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight |
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Ephemeral |
Lasting for a very short time |
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Esurient |
Hungry; greedy |
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Nascent |
(Especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential |
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Nonplussed |
(Of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react |
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Epistolary |
(Of a literary work) in the form of letters |
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Blight |
Have a severely detrimental effect on |
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Discursive |
Digressing from subject to subject; relating to discourse or modes of discourse |
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Tremulous |
Shaking or quivering slightly; timid, nervous |
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Superlative |
Of the highest quality or degree; an exaggerated or hyperbolic expression of praise |
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Persnickety |
Placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details, fussy; requiring a particularly precise or careful approach |
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Panoply |
A complete or impressive collection of things |
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Demonym (greek); Gentilic (latin) |
A word that identifies residents or natives of a particular place |
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Senescence |
The condition or process of deterioration with age |
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Dissipation |
decadent living; the squandering of money, energy, or resources |
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Piquancy |
the quality of being pleasantly stimulating or exciting; a pleasantly sharp and appetizing flavor |
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Nexus |
A connection or series of connections linking two or more things |
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Natation |
Swimming |
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Racontuer |
A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amazing way |
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Alacrity |
Brisk and cheerful readiness |
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Ineffable |
Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words |
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Superfluous |
Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough |
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Miasma |
A highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor; an oppressive or unpleasant atmosphere which surrounds or emanates from something |
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Pedant; pedantic |
A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning |
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Impudent |
Not showing due respect for another person |
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Corpulent |
(Of a person) fat |
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Inchoate |
Just begun and not so fully formed or developed; rudamentary |
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Incorrigible |
(Of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed |
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Crepuscular |
Of, resembling, or relating to twilight |
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Presage |
v. (Of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically bad) will happen n. A sign or warning that something, typically bad will happen |
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Slovenly |
(Especially of a person or their appearance) messy and dirty; careless, excessively casual in someone's actions |
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Schadenfreude |
Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune |
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Bespoke |
made for a particular customer or user
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Mondegreen |
a misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of the lyrics of a song
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Collier |
a coal miner; a ship carrying coal |
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Thowel |
a tholepin in a boat; a rowlock |
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Descry |
to catch sight of
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Feculent |
of or containing dirt, sediment, or waste matter
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Estimable |
worthy of great respect |
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Belabor |
argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail; attack or assault (someone) physically or verbally |
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Erstwhile |
former; formerly |
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Inviolate |
free or safe from injury or violation |
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Personage
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a person (often used to express their significance, importance, or elevated status
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Substantive |
having a firm basis in reality and therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; having a separate and independent existence; (of law) defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which such things are established
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Nominalization |
the use of a word which is not a noun as a noun, or as the head of a noun phrase, with or without morphological transformation. the term refers, for instance, to the process of producing a noun from another part of speech by adding a derivational affix
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Morphological derivation
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the process of forming a new word from an existing word, often by adding a prefix or suffix, such as un- or -ness
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