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100 Cards in this Set
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Acrid |
Sharp, pungent (used of smells and tastes) |
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Boorish |
ill-mannered |
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Cynical |
Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest. |
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Epistle |
A letter (form of communication) |
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Heresy |
Against orthodox opinion about religion |
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Lance |
Spear, spike, javelin |
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Obscure |
Difficult to understand, partially hidden |
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Poignant |
Deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions |
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Respite |
A break, intermission |
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Terse |
Concise, to the point |
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Acrophobia |
Fear of height |
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Bourgeois |
Middle class |
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Debility |
Weakness, incapacity |
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Epistolary |
Concerned with letters, through correspondence |
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Hiatus |
Interruption, pause |
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Languid |
Tired, slow |
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Obscured |
Hidden, cover , buried |
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Poised |
Calm, collected, self- possessed |
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Resplendent |
Shining, glowing |
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Therapeutic |
Medicinal, curative |
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Acuity |
Sharpness ( mental or visual ) |
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Braggart |
Someone who boasts |
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Debunking |
Exposing false claims or myths |
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Epitomized |
Typified, characterized, personified |
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Hidebound |
Rigid in opinions |
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Languish |
Decay, fade away, get weaker |
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Obsequious |
Servile, submissive |
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Polemical |
Causing debate or argument |
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Restorative |
A tonic |
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Thwart |
Prevent, frustrate |
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Adamant |
Forceful, inflexible |
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Brawny |
Muscular |
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Decathlon |
An athletic competition with ten events |
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Equivocate |
Speak ambiguously, avoid telling the truth |
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Hieroglyphics |
1. Picture writing 2. Writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic |
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Larceny |
Theft, robbery, stealing |
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Obsession |
A dominating concern |
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Ponderous |
Weighty, slow and heavy |
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Retention |
Preservation, withholding |
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Timorous |
Cowardly, fearful |
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Adroit
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Skillful
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Brevity
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Being brief
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Decorum
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Dignified, Correct behavior
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Err
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Make a mistake
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Hinder
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Obstruct
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Largess
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Generosity
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Obsolete
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No longer valid
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Pontificate
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Speak pompously or dogmatically
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Reticent
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Restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
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Tirade
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Stream of verbal abuse
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Adulation
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Strong admiration; worship
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Bristle
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to show irritation
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Decoy
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Lure; Trap; Trick
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Erratic
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Wandering; Irregular
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Histrionic
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Theatrical; Exaggerated
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Laud
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praise
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Obstreperous
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noisy and boisterous
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Portend
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Foretell
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Retraction
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Withdrawal; Cancellation of a statement
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Titter
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Giggle quietly
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Adversity
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Hardship
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Broach
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Start to discuss; Approach
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Deference
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respect
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Esoteric
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Obscure and difficult to understand
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Hoary
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Old
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Lavish
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On a grand scale; Wasteful
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Obtuse
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Mentally dull
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Portent
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A warning sign; Omen
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Revere
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worship
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Advocate
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support
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Brusque
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Blunt; Abrupt
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Defoliate
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Cause leaves to fall off
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Espouse
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Promote; Take up; Support
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Hone
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Sharpen; Increase; Whet
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Lax
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Careless; Not strict
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Obviate
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Avoid; Make unnecessary
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Poseur
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Someone who puts on an act
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Riddled
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Full of (usually full of holes)
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Torpid
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Inactive; lazy; stagnant
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Tome
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Large book
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Aesthetic
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Concerning art or beauty
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Bulwark
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Fortification; Barricade; Wall
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Defunct
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No longer in existence
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Etymology
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The study of word origins
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Hyperbole
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Grossly exaggerated speech
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Legend
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1. key to map
2. myth or story |
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Odious
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Hateful
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Posterity
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Future generations
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Rife
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Common
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Torpor
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Dormancy; Sluggishness; Inactivity
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Affable
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Friendly; Social; Easygoing
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Bureaucracy
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Officialdom
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Degradation
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Deprivation; Poverty; Debasement
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Eulogy
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praise
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Hypochondriac
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A person obsessed with health;
Having imaginary illnesses |
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Legion
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In large numbers
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Officious
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Domineering; Intrusive; Meddlesome
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Posthumous
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After death
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Rigor
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Thoroughness
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Totter
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Walk unsteadily
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