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100 Cards in this Set
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abhor |
hate |
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bigot |
narrow-minded, prejudiced person |
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counterfeit |
fake; false |
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enfranchise |
give voting rights |
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hamper |
hinder; obstruct |
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kindle |
to start a fire |
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noxious |
harmful; poisonous; lethal |
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placid |
calm; peaceful |
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remuneration |
payment for work done |
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talisman |
luck charm |
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abrasive |
rough; coarse; harsh |
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bilk |
cheat; defraud |
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covert |
hidden; undercover |
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engender |
cause |
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hanger |
storage area (like garage) for a plane |
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knotty |
complex; difficult to solve |
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nuance |
something subtle; a fine shade of meaning |
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plagiarism |
taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas |
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renown |
fame |
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tangent |
going off the main subject |
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abasement |
humiliation; degredation |
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billowing |
swelling; fluttering; waving |
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cower |
recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from |
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enhance |
improve; maker better or clearer |
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harangue |
noisy, attacking speech |
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labyrinth |
a maze |
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nullify |
to counter; make unimportant |
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plaintiff |
petitioner (in court of law) |
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replete |
full |
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tangible |
can be touched |
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abrogate |
cancel; deny; repeal |
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blasphemy |
speech which offends religious sentiments |
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credible |
believable |
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enigma |
puzzle; mystery |
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harbingers |
indicators; bringers of warning |
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labyrinthine |
complicated; highly convoluted |
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nuzzle |
cuddle; sunggle |
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plaudit |
statement giving strong praise |
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reprehensible |
shameful; very bad |
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tardy |
slow; late; overdue; delayed |
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absolution |
forgiveness; pardon; release |
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blatant |
obvious |
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creditable |
praiseworthy |
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ensconce |
establish firmly in a position |
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hasten |
hurry; accelerate; rush |
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laceration |
a cut |
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obdurate |
stubborn |
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plausible |
can be believed; reasonable |
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reprieve |
a respite; postponement of a sentence |
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tawdry |
of little value; gaudy |
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abstain |
desist; go without; withdraw |
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blighted |
damaged; destroyed; ruined |
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credulous |
gullible; ready to believe anything |
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enshround |
cover |
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haughtiness |
arrogance; pride |
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lachrymose |
tearful; sad |
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obfuscate |
deliberately make something difficult to understand |
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plethora |
an excess |
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repudiate |
shun; eschew |
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tedium |
boredom |
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abstemious |
self denying; refraining from indulting |
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blithe |
free-spirited; carefree |
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crepuscular |
active at dawn and dusk |
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enunciaiton |
clear pronunciation; accent; articulation |
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headstrong |
stubborn; willful |
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lackluster |
dull; monotonous; bland |
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objective |
unbiased; not subjective |
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pliable |
flexible; not stubborn |
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rescind |
retract; repeal |
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temper |
to moderate; soften |
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absturse |
difficult to understand; obscure |
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blunderbuss |
1. ancient weapon (type of gun) 2. a clumsy person |
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cringe |
recoil; flinch; shy away |
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envenom |
to cause bitterness and bad feeling |
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hedonism |
self indulgence; pleasure-seeking |
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laconic |
using few words; brief; to the point |
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oblique |
indirect; slanting |
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plumage |
feathers of a bird |
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resignation |
acceptance of fate |
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tenacious |
stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose |
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accolade |
tribute; honor; praise |
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bolster |
support; prop up |
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cryptic |
puzzling; enigmatic |
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ephemeral |
short-lived |
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hedonist |
a pleasure seeker |
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lamenation |
expression of regret or sorrow |
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obliterate |
destroy; demolish; eradicate |
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plummet |
fall suddenly and steeply |
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resolution |
determination |
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tentative |
not certain |
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acquiesce |
to agree to; give in to |
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bombast |
arrogance, pompous language |
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curtail |
cut sort |
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epicure |
someone who appreciates good food and drink |
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heed |
to listen |
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lampoon |
ridicule; spoof |
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oblivious |
totally unaware |
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podium |
raised platform |
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resonate |
echoing |
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tenuous |
flimsy; not solid |