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80 Cards in this Set
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Transcience
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Temporary
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Transitory
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Trellis
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Frame, Structure
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Archetypal
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Original form, Pattern
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Paradigm
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Tableau
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Representation of a picture
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Thematically
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Relating to a theme
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Taboo
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Prescribed by society as bad
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Although lying is considered a taboo, there are cases when it can be beneficial.
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Reciprocal
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Shared, Mutual, Matching
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a reciprocal friendship among the nations
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Eminent
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worthy, high-in-rank
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stately, prominent, prestigious
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Imminent
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will happen in the future, eventually
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Death is imminent
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Immanent/ Intrinsic/ Inherent
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Present, remaining within, essential to the nature of a thing
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Oranges are intrinsic to Florida,
the necklace has inherent value to my mom |
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Conspicuous
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Noticeable, stand out
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Benign
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Nice, gratuitous
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Allude
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Casually reference to, indirectly
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Elude
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Escape punishment from trickery, cleverness, or speed
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Evade, Eschew
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Entice
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Attract
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Elucidate
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Explain clearer to understand
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Expound
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Elusive
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mentally hard to understand, difficult to express
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Transgress
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Go beyond the limits
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Transcend
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Conform/ Comply
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Follow, submit, in harmony, in accord
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Acquiesce
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Apocryphal
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False, doubtful
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Dogma
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system of principles accepted by society, belief
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Capitulate
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surrender, give in
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Capricious
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Unpredictable
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Erratic
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Assimilate
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Absorb
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Cessation
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Complete stop
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Rectify
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Set right, correct
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Intermittent
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On and off
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dating intermittently
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Denote
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A sign of
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Condone
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Overlook, pardon
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Diffuse
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Spread evenly throughout
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Lucrative
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Money making
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Irresolute
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Wavering, doubtful, hesitant
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Equivocal, ambiguous
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Vacillate/ Oscillate
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To be unsteady, swinging back and forth, to waver
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Tendency to vacillate does not make a good leader,
Always oscillate between happy and sad |
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Assuage/Allay
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Calm, relieve of, to make milder
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Appease, Placate, Mollify
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Austere
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Stern, simple, severe
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the Mormon kids' outfis are so austere
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Abet
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Encourage, or help a wrongdoing, criminal
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Pretentious
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Outward show, show off, exaggerated
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Tact
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Keen sense of knowing what to do, to be unoffensive
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Paucity
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Scarcity
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Staunch
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Firm, steadfast, stubborn
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Staunch Republican
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Wistful
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Melancholy, yearning
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Indignant
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Showing displeasure at something unjust
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Indignant expression, indignant remarks toward the rude talker
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Petulant
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Annoyed, irritated
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Revulsion
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Hatred
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Aversion
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Unctuous/ Ingratiable
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Buttery-like, servile, sucking up, gaining favor by making oneself agreeable
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Obsequious, fawning
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Intercession (intercede v.)
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Attempt at an agreement
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Usurp
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Take over (position) by force
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Propensity
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Inclination, tendency, habit
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Proclivity, Penchant
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Predispose
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Give tendency to, activate, make susceptible
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I came back from the clinic with a predisposition to think optimistically)
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Perrenial
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Lasting a long time, enduring
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Assure
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Make sure, confirm for another person
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He assured me that it wasn’t going to rain)
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Insure
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Have insurance, safe
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Ensure
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Check, make certain
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I ensured that my computer was turned off.
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Impulsive
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On an impulse, rash, in haste, without thinking
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Precipitate
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Compulsive
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Obsessive, constant
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Temperate
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Moderate, not indulging in excess
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He displayed a temperate behavior, by not drinking or eating in excess.
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Laconic
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Concise in words, brief
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Pithy, Succinct
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Voluble
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Wordy
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Verbose
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Supplant
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To replace by force
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Excavate
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Dig a hole
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Inundate
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Flood
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Fiscal
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Investments, money related
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Facetious
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Not taken seriously, humorous
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Frivolous
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Bunglar
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Clumsy
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Ruffian
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Bully
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Mundane
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Original, earthly, common, unimaginative
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Rudimentary
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Elementary, undeveloped, novice
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Vestigial, Callow
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Corpulent
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Big and bulky
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Subsequent
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Following after, later
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Subsequent to their arrival, they bought a house.
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Ubiquitous
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Existing everywhere
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Ubiquitous fog
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Derogatory
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Disparaging, belittling, criticizing
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Is that a derogatory question?
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Reprisal
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Retaliation from an injury from an enemy
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Intimation/Innuendo/Insinuation
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Hint
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Umbrage
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Foliage of leaves, offense, overshadowing influence
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Hitler manipulated lots of people to rise to a position that allowed him to have umbrage over Germany.
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Precocious
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Maturely developed
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Precocious cells
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Precarious
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Unstable, dangerous, insecure because control is in someone else's hands, dependent power
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Arbitrary
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Unfair, unlimited power, independent will, no restrictions
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Arbitrary government
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Irate
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Enraged
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Inveigle
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Lure, entice (into)
elicit, coax out of (from, away) |
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Tenure
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Holding of position, property
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Ex officio
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