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105 Cards in this Set
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affable
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easy to speak to
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ineffable
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beyond description; taboo
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dictatorial
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like a dictator
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diction
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choice of words in writing
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dictum
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an authoratative expression of opinion
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ditty
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a simple song
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edict
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a decree or proclamation issued by an authority
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indict
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to accuse
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indite
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to write, compose
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interdiction
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a prohibition
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jurisdiction
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control and authority
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malediction
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a curse
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valediction
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a bidding farewell
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gloss
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an explanation of a difficult expression in a text
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polyglot
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a person who knows serveral languages well
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acclamation
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enthusiastic approval
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clamor
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a loud outcry, especially in protest
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declaim
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to speak loudly or passionately
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forensic
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referring to legal proceedings or formal debate or rhetoric
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forum
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a public meeting or any situationfor open discussion
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lingo
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unfamiliar language
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lingua franca
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a language used by people who do not speak a common tongue
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linguist
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a person who speaks several languages
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circumlocution
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the use of many words when few would do
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colloquium
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a meeting for discussion, academic setting
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locution
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a word or expression
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loquacious
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very talkative
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proverbial
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well known, notorious
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verbatim
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word for word
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verbose
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wordy, using excessive words
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apogee
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the point in its orbit when a planet is farthest from the earth; highest point
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geocentric
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referring to the center of the earth in measurement or observation, considering the earth as the center of a planetary system
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perigee
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the point in its orbit when a planet or satellite is nearest the earth
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inter
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to bury
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terra cotta
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referring to the color of the clay
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terrestrial
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pertaining to the earth and its inhabitants
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exhume
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to dig out of the ground
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humus
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rich, dark organic material formed by deay of natural stuff
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mountebank
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a windler, trickster
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paramount
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of chief importance, primary
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promontory
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a high ridge of land jutting into a body of water
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pastoral
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referring to the life in open country or to fields for farming or grazing
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repast
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a meal
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rustic
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typical country life and people, simple, rough
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rusticate
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to go to the country
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ANIMUS
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HATRED
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equanimity
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composure and calm in stressful conditions
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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ehter
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the heavens, highly flammable liquid anesthetic
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ethereal
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spirit like in delicacy, heavenly
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diaphanous
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allowing light to show through, delicate
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epiphany
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a revelatory manefestation of a divine being, a flash of understanding of the true nature of something
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phantasm
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a phantom, apparition
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sycophant
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a flatterer seeking favors or gain
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aspiration
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strong desire for achievment
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dispirited
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dejected, discouraged
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration
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hyperborean
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far north, Arctic, very cold
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hyperventilation
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the condition of taking abnormally fast, deep breaths
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vent
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an outlet, to utter, to express
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fervid
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full of intense passion or zeal
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effervescent
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bubbling up fro a liquid, very excited
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conflagration
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a large destructive fire
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flagrant
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shockingly evident
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inflammatory
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arounsing strong emotion
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flamboyant
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colored or decorated in a showy way
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incendiary
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designed or intended to cause a fire
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incense
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to infuriate, to enrage
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caustic
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able to burn or eat away, sarcastic
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cauterize
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to burn with a hot iron or chemical to destroy abnormal tissure, stop infection, bleeding
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pyre
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a pile of wood for burning a corpse
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pyrotechnic
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a display of fireworks
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pyromania
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a compulsion to set things on fire
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scintilla
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a very small amount
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scintillate
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to give off sparks
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confluence
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the flowing together of two or more elements
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effluent
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a stream or over flow from a larger body of water
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flux
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a flow
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dehydrate
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to remove water or moisture
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hydrology
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the study of water and its effects on the earth, atmosphere
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cormorant
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a dark, hook billed sea bired, a greedy person
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marinade
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a liquid often seasoned with spices or herbs to flavor mear or fish for a period of time b4 booking
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nauseate
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to cause queasiness
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nave
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the long central part of a church
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pontiff
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a pope or bishop
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pontificate
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to speak with pompous authority
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undulate
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to have or to cause the have a wavy motion
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redound
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to reflect or come back either favorably or unfav
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redundant
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exceeding what is needed
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inundate
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to submerge or overflow with water
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insubordinate
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not submissive to authority
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inordinate
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excessive
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ordain
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to confirm priestly authority upon
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ordinance
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a command or order
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apostle
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a leader or teacher of a new faith
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stolid
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showing or appearing to feel no emotion
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epistolary
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pertaining to letter-writing or contained in letters
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rectify
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to set right
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recititude
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moral uprightness, correctness of behavior
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constellation
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a group of fixed stars, brilliant gathering
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stellar
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pertaining to the starts
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asterisk
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a star shaped figure used to indicate an omission or footnote
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astral
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of or from the stars
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cosmology
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the study of the whole universe
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cosmopolite
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a person at ease in any part of the world
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