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30 Cards in this Set
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Aggress
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To attack first
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Irrefragable
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Not to be disputed
"ih-REF-ruh-guh-buhl" |
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Vivify
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To give life to
To brighten |
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Expiate
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To atone for
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Fainéant
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Idle
A do-nothing "fe-ney-AHN" |
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Vicissitude
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A change in the course of something (life, fortune, etc.)
Usually used in the plural |
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Vim
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Energy
Enthusiasm Vitality |
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Hypnogogic
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Inducing sleep
Soporific Pertaining to the time preceding sleep |
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Vagary
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Erratic action, occurrence
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Oneiric
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Pertaining to dreams
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Hoi polloi
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General populace
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Imprecation
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Curse
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Indurate
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To make physically or emotionally hard
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Incongruous
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Inappropriate
Unbecoming Not in harmony Inconsonant |
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Contradistinction
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Distinction by contrast
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Zeitgeist
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The spirit of the time
Capitalized |
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Seriatim
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One by one
"seer-ee-AY-tim" |
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Relegate
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To send to an inferior position
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Emolument
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Wages earned from a job
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Propinquity
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Nearness (location, blood relations, etc.)
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Ubiquitous
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Everywhere
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Iota
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A bit
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Moil
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Toil
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Juju
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Magic
A magical object |
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Wanderlust
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The desire to travel
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Paragon
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A model of excellence
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Tergiversate
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To repeatedly change one's views with regards to a cause, subject, etc.
Equivocate Ambiguate "TER-jiv-er-seyt" |
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Redivivus
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Brought back to life
Revived Restored "red-uh-VY-vuhs" |
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Disport
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To frolic
Cavort Gambol Lark Romp |
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Flibbertigibbet
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A chattering person
A gossip "FLIB-er-tee-jib-it" |
