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106 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Acetic
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Vinegar
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Clandestine
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Secret
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Cosmic
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1. of the universe
2. vast |
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Devolve
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Transfer
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Effete
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Weak
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Ensemble
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1.Matched outfit clothing
2. Working closely together 3.Group of musicians |
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Exhume
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1. dig up
2. revive |
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Fusillade
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firing of shots
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infraction
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breaking of a rule
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lapidary
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cutter of precious stones
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mace
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1.ceremonial staff
2.spiked war club 3. powdered nutmeg husks |
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meretricious
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cheaply showy
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opulent
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luxurious
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paregoric
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pain killing drug
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refractory
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1.unruly
2. unresponsive to treatment |
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tocsin
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alarm bell
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tactile
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from the sense of touch
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tribulation
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suffering
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animalcule
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microscopic life form
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collateral
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1.security for a loan
2.supporting 3. a seperateline of descent |
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defray
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pay
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disconsolate
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very sad
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emeritus
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who has retired
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equable
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unchanging
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foment
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stir up
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impeach
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charge with crime
raise doubts concerning |
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insipid
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uninspiring
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lariat
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rope used to catch cattle and horses
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maestro
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master musician
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meteoric
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1. of shooting stars
2. swift |
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oscillate
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swing back and foth
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parole
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early release from prison
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rheumy
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watering
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temporize
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stall for time
actmerely to suit the immediate moment |
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trajectory
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curved path
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vibrant
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1.rich
2. quivering 3. energetic asphyxiate |
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asphyxiate
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make unconcious by cutting off supply of oxygen
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cornucopia
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1.inexhaustible supply
2. horn of plenty |
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desist
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stop
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effeminate
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woman like
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empathy
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a feeling of sharing anothers emotions or experiences
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evanescent
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1.fleeting
2.delicate |
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frieze
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ornamental band on wall
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indite
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1.write
2. compose |
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itinerary
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planned route
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lien
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legal claim to a debtors property
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maxim
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concisely-stated rule of conduct
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motif
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theme
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palfrey
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riding horse
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phalanx
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massed group
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svelte
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1.sophisticated
2.gracefully slender |
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tertiary
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third in importance
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trenchant
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vigorously expressive
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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anomalous
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irregular
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capitous
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1.comments
2.argumentative |
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coadjutor
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assistant
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disjointed
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disconnected
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educe
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arrive at
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empirical
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based on observation
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exculpate
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free from blame
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firmament
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dome of the sky
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iridescent
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of changing colors
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macerate
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1.soften in a liquid
2. wasted away |
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mores
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customs
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norm
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standard applied
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optimum
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most favorable
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probity
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honesty
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rostrum
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platform used for speechmaking
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turpitude
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vileness of conduct
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accolade
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award of merit
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antipathy
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dislike
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camine
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red
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coalesce
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come together
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dissimulate
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hide ones true feelings
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egotism
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having too high an opinion of oneself
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erupt
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burst forth
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eruption
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skin rash
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felicitous
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delightful
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inflect
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1.change the pitch of
2.change the form of |
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jurist
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expert on law
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meanders
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1.winds back and forth
2.saunter |
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nemesis
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just punishment
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novitiate
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1.beginner
2.probationary period in a religious order |
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outmoded
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outdated
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protocol
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original draft of a document
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specious
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seemingly true but actually false
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vernacular
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everyday speech
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agenda
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list of things to be done at a meeting
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apoplectic
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paralysed from a burst blood vessel in the brain
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circumspect
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cautious
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denude
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strip everything from
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dote
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be overly fond of
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dotage
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foolish old age
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emote
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express emotions dramatically
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exacerbate
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worsen
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fey
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1.playful
2.of impending death |
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insatiable
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always wanting more
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laity
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religious group apart from its clergy
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mordant
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1.biting
2.chemical that makes a dye permanent |
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neuter
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neither male nor female
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opprobrium
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disgrace
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precipitous
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steep
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reinstate
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restore to a former position
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throes
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violent anguish
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vicissitudes
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changes of fortune
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