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23 Cards in this Set
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maelstrom |
a whirlpool; turbulence; an agitated state of mind (noun) |
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impotent |
powerless; lacking strength (adjective) |
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emendation |
a correction (noun) |
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gloat |
to look at or think about with great satisfaction
(verb) |
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effete |
worn out; barren
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impale |
to pierce with a sharp stake through the body
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bland |
mild;tasteless;dull
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extenuate |
to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses
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bestial |
savage;brutal |
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diaphanous |
very sheer and light
(adjective) |
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bauble |
a showy but useless thing
(noun) |
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labyrinth |
a complicated network of winding passages; a maze
(noun) |
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impediment |
a barrier; an obstruction
(noun) |
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shard |
a fragment
(noun) |
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nihilism |
a total rejection of established laws (noun) |
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somn |
root; means to sleep |
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pot |
root; means to drink |
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vac |
root; means to empty |
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sid |
root; means to sit, or to settle |
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e- |
prefix; means out or completely |
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in- |
prefix; means not |
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dis- |
prefix; means not or apart |
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pre- |
prefix; means before or in front of |
