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66 Cards in this Set
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness, readiness
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aversion
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strong dislike
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involuntary
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unintentional
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loath
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unwilling, disinclined
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loathe
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detest
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volition
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will
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acclivity
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upward slope
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acme
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highest point; pinnacle
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apogee
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1.farthest point from the earth in an orbit
2. highest point |
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climactic
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arranged in order of increasing force and interest
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consummate
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perfect; superb
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eminence
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high rank
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eminent
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standing out; notable
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ethereal
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of the heavens; celestial; delicate
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exalt
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1. lift up with joy, pride
2. raise in rank, dignity; glorify |
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precipice
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very steep or overhanging place
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precipitous
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1. steep as a precipice
2. hasty; rash |
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preeminent
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standing out above others; superior
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sublimate
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1. redirect the energy of a person's bad impulses into socially and morally higher channels
2. purify; refine |
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sublime
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elevated; noble; exalted
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vertex
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farthest point opposite the base; apex
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zenith
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1. highest point; peak
2. point in the heavens directly overhead |
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abject
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deserving contempt; sunk to a low condition; wretched
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abysmal
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deep; profound; immeasurably great
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abyss
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bottomless depth; immeasurably great space
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anticlimax
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abrupt decline from dignified; comedown
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chasm
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deep breach; gab or rift
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declivity
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downward slope
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dregs
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most worthless part; sediment at the bottom of a liquid
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earthy
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down to earth; realistic; coarse
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humble
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1. of low position or condition
2. not proud; modest |
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humiliate
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lower the pride, position or dignity of
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humility
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freedom from pride; modesty
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menial
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low; mean; subservient; servile
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nadir
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lowest point
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plumb
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get to the bottom of; fathom
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profound
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very deep; deeply felt
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ravine
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deep, narrow gorge worn by running water
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consanguinuity
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blood relationship
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filial
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of or like a son or daughter
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fraternal
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of or like a brother
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genealogy
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a person's descent; lineage
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gentility
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1. good manners
2. gentry; upper class |
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my cock
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is big
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kith and kin
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friends and relatives; kindred
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maternal
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of or like a mother
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nepotism
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favoritism to relatives by those in power
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paternal
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of or like a father
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progenitor
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forefather
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progeny
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offspring; children; descendants
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sibling
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one of two or more children of a family
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aroma
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pleasant odor
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aromatic
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sweet-scented; fragrant
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fragrant
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having a pleasant odor; pleasantly odorous or odoriferous (whatever the hell that means)
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fusty
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1. stale smelling; musty
2. old-fashioned |
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incense
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substance yielding a pleasant odor when burned
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malodorous
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ill-smelling
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noisome
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1. offensive to smell; disgusting
2. harmful; noxious |
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olfactory
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pertaining to the sense of smell
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pungent
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sharp in smell or taste; acrid; biting
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putrid
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1. stinking from decay
2. extremely bad; corrupt |
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rancid
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unpleasant to smell or taste from being spoiled or stale
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rank
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1. having a strong, bad odor or taste; offensively gross or coarse
2. extreme |
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reek
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emit a strong, disagreeable smell; be permeated with
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scent
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smell; perfume
v.-get a suspicion of |
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unsavory
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1. unpleasant to taste or smell
2. morally offensive |
