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50 Cards in this Set
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aboveboard |
honest and unconcealed; forthright |
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alcove |
a recess or partially enclosed area connected to a larger room |
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aroma |
typically pleasant scent or smell |
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boisterous |
active and happy; full of energy |
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clandestine |
secretive or covert |
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contrite |
sorry for past actions; desiring forgiveness |
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decipher |
to discover the meaning of a cipher or encryption; to understand a coded or hidden meaning |
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diaphanous |
sheer and flimsy; transparent |
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embroil |
to entangle in disagreement, argument, or conflict |
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finite |
having and end or limit; not infinite |
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hustle |
to rush; to act with urgency |
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indigent |
poor; lacking sufficient money |
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luminous |
giving off light |
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misapprehend |
to misinterpret; to understand incorrectly |
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oblivion |
lack of consciousness, knowledge or memory; being completely forgotten |
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outcry |
a loud noise or exclamation, particularly in disapproval |
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peerless |
without equivalent; better than or above all others |
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plenteous |
found in ample supply |
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prudence |
wise caution; the quality of being careful and judicious |
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recur |
to happen for a second time, or to happen repeatedly at intervals |
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sapient |
wise |
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stupendous |
immense in size or magnitude |
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toilsome |
difficult; requiring great labor |
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unctuous |
smarmy or greasy |
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virtuoso |
a person who is supremely skilled in a fine art |
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abberation |
a variation or change from what is normal to right; something unatural |
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aghast |
shocked; terrified or amazed |
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appellation |
a name or title; a word used to identify a person or thing |
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bewilder |
to perplex or confuse; to disorder a person's thinking |
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chattel |
a thing that is owned; a possession |
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contemptuous |
thinking poorly of; scornful or disdainful |
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debonair |
charming; having a sophisticated and attractive manner |
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detest |
to have a profound dislike or abhorrence for; to hate |
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elasticity |
the physical property or matter wherein matter returns to its original form after being reshaped, as an elastic band returns to it original shape after being stretched |
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fickle |
capriciously changeable in affection or beleif; not remaining faithful to one idea or feeling |
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hinderance |
an obstruction or impediment; something that blocks progress |
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inconceivable |
unimaginable or unthinkable |
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litigious |
willing and likely to pursue a lawsuit |
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minimize |
to make a small as possible |
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notorious |
widely known but viewed negatively or critically |
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ordeal |
an experience that is extremely difficult or trying |
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ostracize |
to banish from or force out of a group or situation |
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peccadillo |
a minor sin or fault; a trifling wrong doing |
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placid |
tranquil and calm; at rest |
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prosaic |
matter-of-fact; without spirit, style or imaginations |
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rectitude |
correctness or uprightness; unerring in following principles |
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sapient |
noticeable or important; standing out |
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spurious |
inauthentic; not bona fide |
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tincture |
a typically alcoholic mixture containing a medicine or remedy |
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vigilance |
alertness; unbreaking attention or duty |