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84 Cards in this Set
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AUDACITY
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boldness
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AVARICE
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greed for wealth
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BIGOTRY
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unwillingness to allow others to have different opinions and beliefs from one's own
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BOON
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benefit
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BULWARK
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strong protection
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ACCORD
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agreement
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ALACRITY
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brisk willingness
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APATHY
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indifference
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CHAGRIN
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feeling of deep disappointment
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CLEMENCY
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mercy
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CRUX
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the essential point
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CYNIC
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one who doubts the good intentions of others
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DEARTH
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scarcity
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DILEMMA
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situation requiring a choice between two unpleasant courses of action
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DIN
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loud continuing noise
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DISCORD
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disagreement
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DISSENT
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difference of opinion
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EGOTIST
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one who judges everything only as it affects his own interest; a self-centered person
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ENTERPRISE
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an important project
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EXODUS
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departure, usually of large numbers
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FEUD
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continued deadly hatred
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FIASCO
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complete, humiliating failure
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FIEND
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inhumanly cruel person
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FLAIR
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natural talent (e.g. for sports)
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FORTITUDE
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steady courage (e.g. when in trouble)
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FRAUD
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diliberate deception
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FUROR
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outburst of excitement (e.g. over a discovery)
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GAMUT
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the whole range (e.g. of experiences)
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GAZETTEER
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geographical dictionary, usually accompanying on an atlas
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GHETTO
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section of a city where members of a particular group (formerly religious, now racial) live
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GRIEVANCE
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complaint made against someone responsible for a situation believed to be unjust
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HAVOC
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great damage and distruction (e.g. wreak _____ on)
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HORIZON
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limit (of knowledge, experience, or ambition)
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HYSTERIA
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wild emotional outburst
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IDIOM
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expression peculiar to a language which has a different meaning from the words which make it up (e.g. hit the road)
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IMPETUS
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moving force
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INFIRMITY
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physical defect
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INTRIGUE
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secret plot
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IOTA
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very small amount
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JEOPARDY
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risk of harm
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LARCENY
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theft (e.g. they couldn't decide whether it was grand or petty _____)
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LAYMAN
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one who is not a member of a particular profession (e.g. from the point of veiw of a _____)
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LEGION
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large number
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LIAISON
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contact between two or more groups (e.g. _____ between headquarters and field units)
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LORE
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body of traditional knolege (e.g. nature _____)
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MALADRY
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disease (e.g. incurable ______)
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MANIA
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abnormal absorbtion (e.g. She had a _____ for clothes)
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MAVERICK
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one who acts independently rather than according to an orginizational pattern
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MAXIM
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saying which provides a rule of conduct
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MILIEU
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surroundings
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MORES
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well-established customs (e.g. the _____ of a society)
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OASIS
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a place which provides relief from the usual conditions (e.g. an _____ of peace in a troubled world)
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OBLIVION
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place or condition in which one is completely forgotten
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OVERTURE
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first step, which is intended to lead to others in either action or discussion (e.g. He made a peace _____.)
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PANACEA
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something considered a cure for all diseases or problems
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PARADOX
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statment of truth which appears to contradict itself (e.g. a 20-year-old who had only five birthdays because he was born on February 29).
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PAUCITY
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scarcity (e.g. a _____ of nuclear scientists)
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PAUPER
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very poor person
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PILGRIMAGE
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long trip to some place worthy of respect or devotion
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POISE
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calm and controlled manner of behavior (e.g. He showed _____ in difficult situations.)
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POSTERITY
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future generations (e.g. leave a peaceful world to our _____)
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PRECEDENT
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event or regulation which serves as an example or provides the basis of a later action (e.g. set a _____)
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PRELUDE
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something which is preliminary to some act or work which is more important
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PRETEXT
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reason given as a cover-up for the tru purpose of an action (e.g. He gave as a _____ for stealing it his sentimental attachment to the ring.)
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PROSPECT
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outlook for the future (e.g. the _____ for peace)
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PROVISO
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requirement that something be done, usually made in writing
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QUALM
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uneasy doubt about some action (e.g. He had a _____ about running for office.)
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QUANDARY
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uncertainty over a choice between two courses of action (e.g. He was in a _____ between the careers of law and medicine.)
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QUERY
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question
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RAPPORT
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harmounious relationship (e.g. _____ between teacher and pupil)
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REPAST
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meal
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REPRISAL
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return of something in kind (e.g. _____ for an injury -- "An eye for an eye")
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RESPITE
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temporary break which brings relief (e.g. _____ from work)
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REVERENCE
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feeling of great respect (e.g. _____ for life)
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SANCTION
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approval, usually by proper authority
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SARCASM
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use of cutting remarks
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SATIRE
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attack upon evil or foolis behavior by showing it to be rediculous
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SEMBLANCE
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owtward appearance (e.g. He gave the _____ of a scholar.)
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SHEAF
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bundle either of grain or of papers
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SNARE
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trap
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SOLACE
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comfort (e.g. She found _____ if work.)
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STRATURE
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height reached physically or morally (e.g. a man of great _____)
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STRIFE
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conflict (e.g. _____ between labor and management)
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UPHEAVAL
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sudden overthrow, often violent
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