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40 Cards in this Set
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Domicile |
A home;residence |
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Domestic |
1. Related to the family or household. 2. Tame; trained to live with humans. 3. Indigenous to a particular country; native |
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Domain |
Range of one's control; territory |
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Domineer |
To dominate; to be bossy. |
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Dominion |
Control; rule; area of influence. |
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Dormant |
Asleep; not in an active state. |
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Somnambulate |
To walk while sleeping. |
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Somnolent |
1. Drowsy; sleepy. 2.causing sleep. |
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Ablution |
Washing of the body, especially asba ritual purification. |
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Deluge |
N. A downpour; a great flood. V. To flood. |
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Travesty |
An absurd or inferior imitation. |
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Investiture |
A ceremony in which a person formally receives the authority and symbolsnof an office. |
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Divest |
1. To take away something belonging to someone, especially right, title, or property; to dispossess. 2. To strip away, especially clothes. |
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Vestment |
A garment that indicates position or authority, especially the robes worn by clergy. |
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Vested |
1. A concern for something from which a person expects to get personal benifit(used with interest) 2. Dressed, especially in vestments. 3. Absolute; without question. |
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Concoct |
1. To lix ingredients, as in cooking. 2. To invent or devise |
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Cuisine |
A characteristic style of cooking |
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Carnivorous |
Meat eating |
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Herbivorous |
Plant eating |
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Voracious |
1. Extremely hungry; greedy. 2. Eager for some activity or interest. |
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Melliflous |
Sweet as honey (referring to voice or words) |
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Saline |
Having to do with salt. |
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Imbibe |
1. To drink. 2. To absorb;to take in. |
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Potable |
Fit to drink. |
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Potion |
A liquid for drinking, especially medicinal,magic, or poisonous drink. |
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Allude |
To make an indirect reference to. |
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Collusion |
A secret agreement for a deceitful purpose; conspiracy. |
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Delusion |
1. A false beliefe or opinion, especially one held in spite of contradictory evidence. 2. A deception. |
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Elude |
1. To avoid or escape by cunning; to evade. 2. To escape detection; to baffle. |
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Precocious |
Showung unusually earky development, specifically mentally. |
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Pretext |
A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason. |
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Convassing |
Solicit votes from. |
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Innovations |
A new method,product, idea, etc. |
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Sordid |
Involving ignoble actions and arousing moral distaste and contempt. |
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Disinter |
Dig up. |
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Procured |
To obtain,especially with care or effort. |
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Intermediary |
A person who acts as the link between people in order to bring aboutan agreement. |
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Repose |
A State of rest,sleep,or tranquility. |
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Indigation |
Anger our annoyance provokes by what is perceived as unfair treatment. |
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Watchword |
a word or phrase expressing a person's or group's core aim or belief. |
