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83 Cards in this Set
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apprehend
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to arrest; to seize
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arsenal
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armory; a storage for military ammunition
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auspiciuos
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favorable; with signs of success; fortunate
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bout
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a match; a contest
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contemptible
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worthy of contempt, scorn or disdain
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crass
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very unrefined; grossly insensible
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errant
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roving; wandering; straying
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facetious
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humorous; jocular
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fastidious
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hard to please; squeamish; persnikiety
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fitful
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sporadic; intermittent
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foible
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feebleness; slight fault; a weak point
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hedonist
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someone who lives for nothing else but pleasure
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heretic
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a dissenter; one who holds different opinions
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ignominious
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shameful; ignoble; disgraceful
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impetuous
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violent; hasty; rash
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infelicity
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a piece of bad luck; unlucky accident; misfortune
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invective
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abuse; verbal insult
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jaunt
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trip; short journey
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junket
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a recreational trip, outing, or excursion (usually to gather facts)
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lyric
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fitted for expression in song
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machination
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scheming activity for an evil purpose
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mendicant
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a beggar, occasionally, a friar
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opulence
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extreme wealth; luxuriousness
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posit
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to place; to put; to suggest
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prolix
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too long; wordy; verbose (in writing)
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prospect
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a thing expected; something looked forward to
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reclaim
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to demand; to take back
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reverie
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a daydream; a musing; a memory
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spawn
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lay eggs
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statute
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a law enacted by the legislature
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unobtrusive
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not easily seen or noticed; not showy in nature
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agonize
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to feel great pain; to suffer psychologically
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also-ran
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one who is defeated in a race...a loser
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ancillary
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auxiliary
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anthropoid
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manlike; resembling man
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bonanza
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a rich mass of ore in a mine; a windfall of riches
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circumlocution
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a periphrasis; a roundabout or indirect way of saying something
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cogent
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convincing, persuasive, or valid (as in reasons)
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conducive
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promoting; contributing
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deference
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respect; esteem; reverence
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demeanor
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behavior
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effrontery
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unlimited boldness; insolence, temerity; chutzpah
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effusion
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an outpouring; an unrehearsed flow of speech
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equanimity
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calmness; composure; eveness of mind or temper
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eulogize
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to praise; to extol; to speak or write a laudation, especially of a dead person
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heterogeneity
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unlikeness of consituent parts
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litigious
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having teh habit of going to law; prone to sue
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magnanimous
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noble in soul or mind; generous in forgiving
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manifesto
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a public declaration;' making announcement or defense of intentions
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mannerism
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a constant or excessive adherence to one manner, style, or peculiarity, as of action or behavior
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musty
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having a smell or taste suggesting mold, damp
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nuance
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a light shade of difference or variation; subtlety; hint; trace
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offbeat
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unordinary; unusual; strange
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oust
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to expel; to drive out; to eject; to banish
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pandemonium
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uproar; noisy commotion of a crowd; wild tumult; teh capital of hell
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pedantic
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tediously learned; scholarly in a dull and narrow way
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penchant
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a bent; a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something
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predicament
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a dangerous or tricky situation; dilemma
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prefatory
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given as a preface; introductory; preliminary
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prehensile
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capable of grasping or holding
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prospectus
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a paper or pamphlet containing info of a proposed undertaking
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ramification
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an outgrowth; teh implcation or consequence
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remiss
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negligent; neglectful; careless or slack in doing what one has to do
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repertoire
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a list of works of music; drama; that a performer prepares to present
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sally
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a sudden rushing attack; an excursion
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sanctity
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holiness; godliness
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serendipitous
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benignly accidental; lucky; fortuitous
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strew
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to toss randomly; to sprinkle; to scatter
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surreptitious
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secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden; stealtyh
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truculence
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confrontational behavior; fierceness and cruelty; brutal harshness; ferocity
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musty
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having a smell or taste suggesting mold, damp
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nuance
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a light shade of difference or variation; subtlety; hint; trace
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offbeat
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unordinary; unusual; strange
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oust
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to expel; to drive out; to eject; to banish
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pandemonium
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uproar; noisy commotion of a crowd; wild tumult; teh capital of hell
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pedantic
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tediously learned; scholarly in a dull and narrow way
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penchant
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a bent; a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something
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predicament
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a dangerous or tricky situation; dilemma
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prefatory
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given as a preface; introductory; preliminary
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prehensile
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capable of grasping or holding
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unseemly
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indecent; inappropriate
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voluptuous
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gratifying the senses; pleasent to the senses
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welter
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to roll or tumple about; wallow; a confused jumble
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