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42 Cards in this Set
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Arch |
Chief, rule |
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Archbishop |
a bishop of the highest rank who presides over an archbishopric or archdiocese |
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Archduke |
a title of the sovereign princes of the former ruling house of Austria |
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Archenemy |
a chief enemy |
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Monarch |
a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor |
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Patriarch |
the male head of a family or tribal line |
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Bene |
Well, good |
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Beneficial |
conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: |
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Benevolent |
characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: |
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Benifit |
something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: |
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Benefactor |
a person who confers a benefit; kindly helper |
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Benediction |
an utterance of good wishes |
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De |
Away from, opposite, undo |
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Descent |
the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position |
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Decode |
to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form |
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Destroy |
to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate |
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Deform |
to mar the natural form or shape of; put out of shape; disfigure: |
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Decrease |
to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc.: |
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Fore |
Before |
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Forecast |
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: |
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Forefather |
an ancestor |
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Forewarned |
to warn in advance |
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Foreword |
a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book, especially when written by someone other than the author |
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Foresight |
care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence |
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Ous |
Having, full of |
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Porous |
(of a rock or other material) having minute spaces or holes through which liquid or air may pass. |
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Cancerous |
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites. |
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Famous |
having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: |
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Spacious |
containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large |
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Gracious |
pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous |
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Port |
Carry |
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Import |
to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services |
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Airport |
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times |
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Portal |
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace |
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Passport |
an official document issued by the government of a country to one of its citizens and, varying from country to country, authorizing travel to foreign countries and authenticating the bearer's identity, citizenship, right to protection while abroad, and right to reenter his or her native country. |
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Transport |
to carry, move, or convey from one place to another |
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Super |
Above, outside |
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Supersede |
to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing |
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Superior |
higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: |
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Superintendent |
a person who oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization, district, etc.; supervisor |
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Supernatural |
of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal |
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Superstition |
a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like |
