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50 Cards in this Set
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intricate |
puzzlingly detailed; complicated; involved; complex |
intrigue interesting |
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intimidation |
fear, restraint or discouragement caused by threat; the act of causing such |
timid domination |
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personification |
giving human qualities to an inanimate object or idea; any example of such; an embodiment or personal |
fiction person |
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antipathy |
a feeling of aversion or strong dislike; the opposite of sympathy; the object of such feeling |
anti antonym |
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scalpel |
small, light, straight knife w/ a very sharp blade, used in surgery & dissection |
scrape sharp |
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sedulous |
steadily busy or attentive; dilligent |
studious duty |
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levity |
lack of seriousness; inappropriate; lightheartedness; frivolity |
witty levitation |
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decrepitude |
weakness because of advanced age or infirmity; feebleness |
creep decrease |
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amenable |
responsible and responsive to what is right; willing to comply; persuadable; submissive |
Bible amen |
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malfeasance |
misconduct or wrongful action, especially while in a position of trust |
mal false |
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filial |
pertaining to the relationship between children and their parents |
father phylum |
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invidious |
arousing dislike or ill will; offensive because of discrimination |
insidious vicious |
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obsolescent |
becoming obsolete; growing useless, becoming unused; going out of fashion |
old ancient |
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parody |
humorous and ridiculing imitation; a farce; a poor imitation |
parrot rap |
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schizophrenic |
suffering from a mental disorder characterized by withdrawal from reality. |
schism frenzy |
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moribund |
near death or termination; dying |
morir morbid |
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candelabrum |
one large candleholder with branches supporting several candles |
candle luminere |
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anachronism |
something out of place in time; such a representation |
acronym chronological |
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latent |
existing but not energized; capable of later full development |
late later |
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extemporary |
spoken or preformed without prior practice or memorization |
improv temporary |
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infer |
to conclude or derive from something assumed, known, or implied |
refer info |
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cognomen |
the family name; surname; a name by which one is known; a nickname |
code name nomenclature |
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filament |
a thin threadlike object |
floss file |
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obtrusive |
pushing forward or outward; intruding or forcing in an unwarranted manner |
observe thrust |
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affront |
A challenge insult; an insolent confrontation; to offend by such |
up front taunt |
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alimentary |
pertaining to nourishment or food; nourishing |
almonds |
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morose |
gloomy; dejected; sullen; ill-humored |
morbid
moron |
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calumny |
a false and injurious accusation or statement ; slander; defamation |
calamity callous |
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morass |
a marsh or bog; a difficult place or situation to get out of |
mess grass |
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extirpated |
eradicated; erased; uprooted |
expired excommunicated |
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infamous |
famous for bad qualities; notorious; vile |
mafia sinner |
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adage |
an old saying of instructive value; a proverb |
passage age |
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filch |
to steal slyly, usually something of little value |
grinch flick |
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obsequious |
excessively servile; overly obedient or attentive; fawning |
servant obsessive |
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affulence |
great material abundance; wealth; opulence |
influence fluent |
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alacrity |
eager and cheerful willingness or readiness. |
creativity laugh |
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motif |
a dominant, recurrent, and characterizing theme, pattern, or feature. |
motive motto |
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motley |
Of many different colors or varied characteristics; hetergenous |
multi medley |
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callow |
inexperienced; immature |
calf low |
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aperature |
opening, hole |
puncture tear |
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essence |
perfume |
scent presence |
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estranged |
changed from a close and friendly relationship to a distant and hostile one; alienated |
strangle range |
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estuary |
the wide mouth of the river where it merges with an ocean or sea |
tributary delta |
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misanthrope |
one who hates or constantly distrusts mankind |
atheist lone |
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miscegenation |
intermixing of races by marriage or sexual relations |
mixed generation |
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mitigate |
to make or become milder, less painful, less servere, less blameworthy |
mediate arbitrate |
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subsume |
to make or become milder, less painful, less servere, less blameworthy |
consume substitute |
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ethereal |
light and airy; celestial; heavenly |
ether feather |
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ethical |
conforming to accepted or prescribed to stanfords of conduct |
logic theoretical |
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blight |
a disease which destroys plants; anything destructive of growth, hopes, character, etc. to cause such effects |
plight plague |
