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75 Cards in this Set
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Agrarian
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Having to do with farming or agriculture
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Burgeon
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To grow and expand rapidly; to flourish
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Cataclysm
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A sudden and violent change; a catastrophe
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Culinary
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Having to do with cooking
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Denigrate
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To attack the reputatio of; to criticize in a derogatory manner
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Gourmet
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A person who likes fine food and is a good judge of its quality
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Grandiloquent
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Using lofty or pompous speech or expression
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Hybrid
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The offspring of two animals or plants of different species or vaieties; anything that is of mixed origin or composition
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Manifold
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Having many different kinds, forms, ot parts
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Palatable
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Acceptable or pleasing, especially to the sense of taste
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Panacea
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Something that is supposed to cure all ills or difficulties; a cure-all
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Plebeian
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Of or pertaining to the common people; common; unrefined
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Scourge
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Something that causes great pain and suffering; a social evil
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Stalemate
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A halt in a struggle because both sides are equally strong and neither side will give in; a deadlock
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Temperate
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Mild; moderate; restrained
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Aftermath
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A consequence or result, often a negative one
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Aphorism
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A short statement of truth or principle; an adage
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Catharsis
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A releasing of the emotions, often through the arts, that brings about spiritual renewal or a relieving of tension
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Cohort
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A group that is moving or working together; one who assists another, especially in a dubious or criminal activity; an accomplice
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Culpable
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Deserving blame or censure
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Diabolical
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Devilish; wicked or evil
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Enormity
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The state or quality of being monstrous or outrageous'the state of quality of being huge; immense
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Gibe
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To utter taunting, sarcastic words; a taunting scornful remark
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Innocuous
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Harmless; unlikely to offend
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Necessitate
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To require; to make necessary
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Odyssey
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A long, adventurous journey, an intellectual or spiritual quest
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Partisan
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A strong supporter or advocate'an armed fighter opposed to an occupying army
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Posterity
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A person's descendants; future generations
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Premediated
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Fully planned beforehand; deliberate
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Scurrilous
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Vulgar; coarsely abusive
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Adjunct
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Something or someone joined or added to something else but not essentially a part of it.
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Belie
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To give a false impression of; to contradict
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Carnage
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Great destruction of life; slaughter
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Dilemma
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A problem that seems to have no satisfactory solution; a difficult choice
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Diverse
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Differing from one another; having various or distinct parts
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Eradicate
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To get rid of; to uproot
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Flout
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To ignore in a disrespectful or scornful way
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Foment
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To stir up, to rouse; to instigate
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Insurrection
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An open revolt against legal authority; a rebellion
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Mandatory
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Ordered by an authority; required
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Mitigate
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To make or becom less serious or severe; to ameliorate
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Pretext
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An effort to conceal the real intention or state of affairs; an excuse
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Singular
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1. Denoting a single person or thing, contrasted to more than one
2. Extraordinary; exceptional 3. Strange or unusual |
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Somnolent
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Tending to cause sleepiness; drowsy
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Stalwart
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Strong; sturdy; firm; resolute
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Aberration
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1. A departure from the norm or what is considered right, natural, or normal; a flaw or defect
2. The failure of a mirror or lens to reproduce an image in focus |
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Antiquated
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Grown old; out-of-date
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Celestial
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Of or relating to the skies or heavens; heavenly, divine; of the finest or highest kind
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Certitude
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The state of being certain of the truth or rightness of something
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Disburse
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To distribute something or pay out money, especially from a public or other fund
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Galaxy
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A vast cluster of stars and other matter, billions of which make up the known universe, a group of brilliant or notable people or things
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Intractable
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Hard to manage, tame, or control; stubborn; not easily cured
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Juncture
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1. A joining or coming together; the place where such a connection occurs
2. A point in time made critical by the timing of the circumstances |
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Juxtapose
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To place side by side
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Maelstrom
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A large and violent whirlpool or something resembling a whirlpool; a place or state or great turmoil or confusion
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Optimum
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Best or most favorable
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Pillory
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To expose to public scorn or contempt
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Proliferate
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To grow, expand, or multiply at a rapid rate
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Remiss
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Negligent; carless; lax
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Titanic
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Marked by great strength, size, or influence
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Abominate
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To hate or lathe intensely; disagreeable and unpleasant
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Abridge
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To shorten in duration or extent; to diminish
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Animosity
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Intense ill will
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Auspicious
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Favorable, promising
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Beleaguer
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To besiege; to surround with an army; To surround with troubles; to harass
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Confidant
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A person to whom secrets are told
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Constituent
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One of the parts that make up a whole; a voter represented by a particular official
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Iniquitous
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Unjust; wicked
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Inure
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To adjust to and accept unpleasant or undesirable conditions
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Inveigh
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To complain or protest strongly
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Predecessor
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A person or thing that has held a position or office before another
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Sabotage
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Acts that intentionally damage, hinder, or seek to discredit; to engage in intentionally damaging acts
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Sadistic
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Taking pleasure in causing pain
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Scathing
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Harshly critical
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Transpire
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TO becomme apparent; to come to light; to happen or occur
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