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90 Cards in this Set
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ulterior
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situated beyond; unstated and often questionable
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ultimate
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final; not susceptible to further analysis
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ultimatum
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last demand; warning
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umbrage
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resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult
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unaccountable
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inexplicable; unreasonable or mysterious
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unanimity
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complete agreement
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unassailable
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not subject to question; not open to attack
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unassuaged
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unsatisfied; not soothed
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unassuming
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modest
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unbridled
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violent
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uncanny
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strange; mysterious
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unconscionable
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unscrupulous; excessive
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uncouth
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outlandish; clumsy; boorish
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unction
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the act of anointing with oil
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unctuous
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oily; bland; * insincerely suave*
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underlying
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fundamental; lying below
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undermine
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weaken; sap
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underscore
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emphasize
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undulating
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moving with a wavelike motion
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unearth
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dig up
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unearthly
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not earthly; weird
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unequivocal
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plain; obvious
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unerringly
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infallible
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unexceptionable
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not offering any basis for criticism; entirely acceptable
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unfaltering
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steadfast
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unfeigned
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genuine; real
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unfettered
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liberated; freed from chains
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unfledged
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immature, fledgling
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unfrock
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to strip a priest or minister of church authority
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ungainly
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awkward; clumsy; unwieldy
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unguent
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ointment
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uniformity
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sameness; monotony
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unilateral
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one-sided
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unimpeachable
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blameless and exemplary
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uninhibited
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unrepressed
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unintimidating
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unfrightening
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unique
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without an equal; single in kind
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unison
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unity of pitch; complete accord
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universal
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characterizing or affecting all; present everywhere
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unkempt
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disheveled; uncared for in appearance
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unmitigated
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unrelieved or immoderate; *absolute*
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unobtrusive
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inconspicuous; not blatant
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unprecedented
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novel; unparalleled
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unprepossessing
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unattractive
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unravel
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disentangle; solve
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unrequited
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not reciprocated; unanswered
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unruly
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disobedient; lawless
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unsavory
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distasteful; morally offensive
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unscathed
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unharmed
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unseemly
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unbecoming; indecent; in poor taste
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unsightly
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ugly
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unsullied
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untarnished
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untenable
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indefensible; not able to be maintained
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untoward
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unfortunate or unlucky; adverse; unexpected
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unwarranted
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unjustified; groundless; undeserved
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unwieldy
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awkward; cumbersome; unmanageable
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unwitting
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unintentional; not knowing
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unwonted
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unaccustomed
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upbraid
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severely scold; reprimand
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uproarious
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marked by commotion; extremely funny; very noisy
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upshot
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the conclusion; result; outcome
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urbane
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suave; refined; elegant
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urchin
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mischievous child (usually a boy)
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ursine
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bearlike; pertaining to a bear
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usurp
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seize another's power or rank
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usury
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lending money at illegal rates of interest
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utopia
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ideal place, state, or society
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uxorious
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excessively devoted to one's wife
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vacillate
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waver; fluctuate
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vacuous
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empty; lacking in ideas; stupid
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vagabond
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wanderer; tramp
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vagary
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caprice; whim
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vagrant (adj.)
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wandering from place to place or living a wandering life; nomadic stray; random
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vagrant (n)
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homeless wanderer
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vainglorious
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boastful; excessively conceited
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valedictory
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pertaining to farewell
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valid
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logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable
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validate
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confirm; ratify
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valor
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bravery
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vampire
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ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living
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vanguard
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forerunners; advance forces
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vantage
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position giving an advantage
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vapid
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dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless
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vaporize
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turn into vapor (steam, gas,fog, etc.)
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variegated
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many-colored
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vassal
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humble dependent; (hist.) holder of land by feudal tenure
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vaunted
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boasted; bragged; highly publicized
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veer
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change in direction
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vegetate
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live in a monotonous way; 2)to grow as plants
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vehement
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forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor
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