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65 Cards in this Set
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Offensive, especially to the sense of smell |
Noisome |
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To place side-by-side for comparison |
Juxtapose |
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To urge, to plead with a warning |
Exhort |
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Weak; drooping |
Languid |
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To rush; to handle promptly |
Expedite |
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An official declaration or decree |
Fiat |
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Twisted; misshapen |
Gnarled |
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To repay a wrong; to set right |
Redress |
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Obviously bad; blatantly malicious |
Egregious |
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To falsify facts; to misrepresent |
Prevaricate |
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About to appear, emerging |
Incipient |
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Held back; afraid to act or participate |
Inhibited |
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Mutually destructive; both sides lose |
Internecine |
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Upbeat; lively |
Jaunty |
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Urgent needs; necessities |
Exigencies |
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A feeling or state of elation |
Exaltation |
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A feeling or state of elation |
Exaltation |
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Completion; end result |
Fruition |
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An image of a person |
Effigy |
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Very talkative |
Garrulous |
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Pregnant animal |
Gravid |
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A pained expression |
Grimace |
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Pleasant; peaceful |
Halcyon |
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To punish |
Castigate |
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A disaster; failure |
Debacle |
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A long harsh speech |
Harangue |
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Different mixed |
Heterogeneous |
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Sweet and soothing to the ear |
Dulcet |
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To criticize in an abusive manner |
Revile |
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With hand on hips |
Akimbo |
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To hypnotize, fascinate |
Mesmerize |
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Harsh; very sarcastic |
Caustic |
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Harsh; very sarcastic |
Caustic |
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Payments for damages |
Reparations |
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Hold back; restrain |
Repress |
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To waste; use foolishly |
Squander |
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Evil plans |
Machinations |
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Bring fourth; give birth to |
Spawn |
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Is the quality of the person/group who gives a generous gift |
Largess |
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To step in; help solve |
Mediate |
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To step in; help solve |
Mediate |
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Artful communication; the art of speaking or writing with flair |
Rhetoric |
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To step in; help solve |
Mediate |
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Artful communication; the art of speaking or writing with flair |
Rhetoric |
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To take in and be part of |
Assimilate |
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To wear or rub away |
Abrase |
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A following; a group |
Entourage |
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Pleasant expression for an unpleasant situation |
Euphemism |
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Complete change |
Metamorphosis |
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False report |
Canard |
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To dig into |
Delve |
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Slavish; overly servile |
Obeisant |
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All powerful |
Omnipotent |
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A fit; a sudden, violent outburst |
Paroxysm |
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Rudeness; complete lack of courtesy |
Effrontery |
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Outdated; unfashionable |
Passe |
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To banish; to exile |
Expatriate |
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Way of carrying oneself |
Mine |
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Soothe; or cheer up |
Mollify |
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High praise; tribute |
Encomien |
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Evil, sinister |
Nefarious |
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To be extravagant; to be wasteful |
Profligate |
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To offer gifts; to propose an offering |
Proffers |
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Very thin, wasted away |
Emaciated |
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To demolish; tear down |
Raze |