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100 Cards in this Set
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abate
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reduce in intensity
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abjure
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renounce; swear to refrain from something
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blandishment
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words used to coax or flatter [blandish (v)]
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boor
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ill-mannered person [boorish (a)]
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cardinal
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1. high ranking church official 2. major, important |
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deliberate
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1. slow (a) 2. to think over (v) 3. on purpose (a) |
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equivocaiton
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speaking ambiguously [equivocate (v), equivocal (a)]
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feckless
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feeble; helpless; lacking in initiative
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imperturbability
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quality of being calm and not easily disturbed [imperturbable (a)]
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meretricious
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falsely attractive' tawdry
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augury
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prediction, looking for omens [auger (v)]
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boycott
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refuse to have dealings with
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glib
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slick; superficial esp. in speech
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incise
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cut into [incision (n); incisive (a)]
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moralistic
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concerning with morals [moralize (v)]
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ostracism
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shunning; social isolation [ostracize (v)]
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penchant
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inclination; learning; tendency' predilection
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rarefy
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make less dense [rarefaction (n)]
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repine
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fret; be discontented
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stipulation
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specify [stipulation (n)]
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diaphanous
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transparent; think and delicate
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feint
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pretended attack; a move intended to deceive
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inured
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hardened' habituated
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mettlesome
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spirited [mettle (n)]
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puissance
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power
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recondite
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obscure
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styrian
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very dark
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touting
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advertising; supporting [ tout (v)]
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virtuosity
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skill, expertise [virtuoso (n); virtuosi (n.pl)]
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volubility
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excessive talkativeness [voluble (a)]
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caret
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punctuation mark signifying omission
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contiguous
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adjacent; touching; abutting [contiguity (n)]
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damp
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(used of vibration) reduce in extent
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ellipsis
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omission of essential words
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extripation
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wiping out; complete destruction [extirpate (v)]
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foppish
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behaving or dressing like a dandy; excessively concerned with fashion
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gaffe
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blunder; social mistake
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hortatory
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encouraging; exhorting
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oprobrious
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expressing great scorn [opprobrium (n)]
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recumbent
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reclining; lying down
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ambidextrou
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able to use both left and right hand equally well
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culpability
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guilt [culpable= blameworthy
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discernment
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judgement; percepiveness
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encomium
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praise
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inveigle
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coax; cajole; wheedle; entice
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minatory
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threatening
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ossified
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turning to bone; become rigid [ossification (n)]
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plumb
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measure depth of (v); exact (a. slang)
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quintessential
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most typical; the perfect example of [quintessence (n)]
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runic
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mysterious; magical
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accretion
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accumulation of matter; growth produced by adding from the outside
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anachronistic
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occurring in the wrong time period [anachronism (n)]
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chronic
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long lasting (often used for disease in which case the opposite is acute) |
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churlishness
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rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
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demagoue
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mob leader (who appeals to base instincts [demagogy/demagoguery (n)]
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effrontery
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daring; audacity (has a negative connotation)
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idyll
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story or incident in peaceful or ideal setting [idyllic (a)]
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interregnum
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interval between reigns or governments
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nugatory
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of minor significance; futile
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sinecure
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job which pays salary but requiring little effort
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anodized
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electroplated; coated with thin layer of metal
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aphoristic
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expressed tersely [aphorism (n)=short statement; maxim]
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canonical
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orthodox [canon (n)= set of accepted works]
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commendurate
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equal in significance
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dexterity
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skill, esp. with hands [dexterous (a)]
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extant
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still in existence (opposite of extinct)
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impugned
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challenged; called into question
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probity
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uprightness; honesty
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raconteur
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person who relates a story
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solicitous
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kindly; expressing care and concern
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amalgamate
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join; consolidate [amalgamation (n)]
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baleful
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evil
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coerce
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force [coercion (n); coercing (a)]
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inchoate
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undeveloped; nascent
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iniquitous
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evil; unjust [iniquity (n)]
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libertine
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dissolute person; prodigal
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millinery
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hats and hat-making
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natty
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neat; damper; smart
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occluded
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obscured; blocked
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sidereal
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of or related to stars
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avaricious
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greedy for money
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extirpate
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wipe out totally
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halcyon
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peaceful and happy; calm (esp. of summer weather)
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list (v.)
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1. to lean to one side 2. to write in order |
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maudlin
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sad; sentimental; inclined to wee[
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refulgent
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glowing; radient
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subliminal
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below the threshold or consciousness
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testiness
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irritability; irascibility [testy (a)]
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vituperate
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attack bitterly
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whittly
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1. carve with knife 2. reduce step by step |
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caricature
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ridicule (v); cartoon intended to ridicule (n)
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colander
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bowl with holes used to drain vegetables etc.
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cumbersome
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bulky; difficult to carry [encumber=to burden]
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dispach
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1. send (v) 2. speed; celerity (n) |
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epistemology |
theory of knowledge
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froward
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stubborn; wayward; disobedient
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supine
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lying flat on one's back
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throwback
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exhibiting primitive, or ancestral, traints
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untoward
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unexpected
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verisimilar
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true to life; giving appearance of reality
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