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103 Cards in this Set
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A person who has invested personal wealth into a buisness
a very wealthy person |
capitalist
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surrender; ending resistence
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capitulation
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to cut off the head of; to behead
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decapitate
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a very steep or verticle face of a cliff or rock
the edge of a dangerous situation |
precipice
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to throw down from a great height
to make happen suddeny or quickly |
precipitate
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the restatement of a main idea
a summary or concise review |
recapitulation
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pertaining to the brain
intellectual |
cerebral
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the action of thinking, thought
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cerebration
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to mar or spoil the appearance or surface of something
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deface
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tow ipe out; to obliterate. also to make less clear, as if rubbing out
to make oneself inconspicuous |
efface
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a face of a building
the face or front of anything, especially an artificial or false front |
facade
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one of the many sides of a cut stone or jewel
one aspect of a situation, or of a tooth |
facet
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to insult intentionally; to offend or embarrass
an instuld or offensice act |
affront
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to stang or come directly in front of
to face with defiance or hostility |
confront
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flippant or insulting boldness; audacity
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effrontary
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disdainful; haughty and aloof
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supercilious
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relentless; unyeilding
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oracle
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a shrine where the ancient Greeks consulted one of their gods for advice or prophecy
a prophecy made at such a shrine a person who transmits prophecy from a deity a person or thing regarded as able to give wise guidance |
oracle
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an address or formal speech given on a special occassion
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oration
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a mouth or vent; an opening
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orifice
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to kiss
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osculate
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a cut or notch
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indentation
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a written contract between two parties
an agreement binding an apprentice to work for a master to bind by written contract |
indenture
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a long three-pronged fork or weapon
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trident
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a specialist who corrects irregulary positioned teeth
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orthodontist
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a deep, narrow passge with rocky sides, enclosed between mountains
gluttonous eating to eat greedily to fill full; to stuff |
gorge
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to expel from the throat or stomach; to vomit
to discharge violently |
disgorge
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of immese size; gigantic
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gargantuan
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a grotesque carved human or animal figure, especially one used as a rainspout carrying water clear of a wall
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gargoyle
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to cause to pour back or cast up partially digested food; to vomit
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regurgitate
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the killing of many people; massacre
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carnage
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dead or decaying flesh
pertaining to dead flesh |
carrion
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embodied in human form
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incarnate
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an honor, award, or expression of approval
a ceremonial tap on the shoulder (dub) with the flat side of a sword |
accolade
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a low neckline on a garment or garment with a low neckline
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decolletage
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relating to or having an effect on the human body
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corporal
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characteristic of or resembling the physcial body
having material substance; able to be seen |
corporeal
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a military organization of officers or of officers and enlistees
an army unit a group of people having purpose and direction in common |
corps
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excessively bulky; fat
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corpulent
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a body or collection of writings
a structure of special character in an animal body |
corpus
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harmony;agreement
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accord
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hearty; warm; sincere
stimulating |
cordial
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a state of agreement; harmony
an alphabetical index of all the words in a text or corpus of texts, showing every occurrence of a word |
concordance
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to turn into bone; to become bony
to become rigid (in behaivor, habits, or beliefs) |
ossify
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the scientific study of the skin and its diseases
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dermatology
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the outer protective layer of the skin or outer layer of various organisms
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epidermis
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pertaining to the back, especially of animals
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dorsal
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a set of documents containing information about a person or event; a file
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dossier
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to write one's signiture on the back of a check or other document
to sign a contract to acknowledge receipt of payment to support actively; to sanction |
endorse
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pertaining to the stomach
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gastric
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a person who is knowledgeable about good food and drink; a gourmet
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gastronome
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to deprive of strength; to weaken
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enervate
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cheerful;hopeful
reddish or ruddy |
sanguine
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blood relationship
any close relationship |
consanguinity
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unceasingly attentive; devoted
persistent; diligent |
assiduous
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differing; dissagreeing; dissenting
a person who disagrees |
dissident
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a meeting at which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the dead
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seance
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characterized by much sitting
remaining in one area; not migeratory |
sedentary
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to take the place of; to replace
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supersede
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to free from restraint or influence
to free (a slave) from bondage |
emancipate
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a device for confining the hands; handcuffs
anything that contrains to restrain |
manacle
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a formal order from a higher court; an authoritative command, order, or injunction
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mandate
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clearly apparent to sight or understaing; obvious
to show plainly; to reveal to prove a list of cargo or passangers |
manifest
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to use or handle skillfully
to manage with devious skill, or to adjust to suit one's purpose |
manipulate
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skill in the use of the hands or body
mental skill of adroitness; cleverness |
dexterity
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able to use either hand equally well
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ambidexterous
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relating to a finger or to a unit of measure
referring to a numberacle system for encoding data |
digital
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to turn aside
to swerve or turn aside |
deflect
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to bend the knee in a kneeling or half-kneeling position to express reverence or respect
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genuflect
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an alternation of pitch or tone of the voice
in grammar, an alteration of the form of a word to show different grammatical or syntactical relationships |
inflection
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the act or condition of being thrown back
something thrown back, as light,heat, sound, or an image discredit; indirect speech deep thought |
reflection
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excessivly grasping or greedy
given to seizing for plunder or as prey |
rapacious
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giving one's complete attention
overcome with emotion; completely filled with joy |
rapt
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done secretly; without approval
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surreptitious
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participation with another in an act that is or seems to be deceitful
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complicity
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deceitfulness in speech or conduct; double-dealing
being physically or numerically double or two-fold; doubleness |
duplicity
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to make clear; to explain thoroughly, often in a literart context
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explicate
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definite; stated in detail, leaving nothing to be guessed at; outspoken
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explicit
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a notable of heroic deed
to make use of selfishly or unethically to publicize to use to the greatest advantage |
exploit
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to indicate indirectly; to hint
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imply
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a tactic intended to frustrate, embarrass, or gain an advantage over an opponent
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ploy
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to use a tool or weapon vigorously; to work at a trade
to offer something persistently the thickness of cloth, yarn, or rope wood layered with crosswise grain |
ply
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to ask humbly or earnestly for, as in praying; to beseech
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supplicate
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to arrest
to grasp mentally; to understand to anticipate with anxiety |
apprehend
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to consis of; to contain
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comprise
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a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for buisness ventures
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entrepreneur
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stron enough to resis attack of capture; as a fortress
not to be outweighted or overcome in argument |
impregnable
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to reprimand, reprove, or express disapproval
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reprehend
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an action or act of retaliation against someone for injuries received
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reprisal
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appropriate to a purpose or useful in achieving a goal
a means to an end |
expedient
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to help or hurry the progress of something
of buisness, to perform buisness quickly |
expedite
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to hinder; to block the way of
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impede
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a line or list of ancestors, especially of a distinguished kind
a recorded line of descent showing pure breeding of animals |
pedigree
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a device that calculates distance traveled by counting the number of steps taken
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pedometer
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any two places on opposite sides of the earth
something that is the exact opposte of or contrary to something else |
antipodes
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the study and treatment of foot ailments
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podiatry
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an elevated platform for an orchestra conductor or lecturer; a dais
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podium
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the act or habit of launching attacks; invasion
hostile action or behavior |
aggression
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reduction in rank or status, espcially of office or dignity
lowering of moral or intellectual character |
degradation
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to stray from the main topic in writing ot speaking; to turn aside
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digress
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a systematic progression through a series of stages
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gradation
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an incline or slope; the rate of incline
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gradient
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to go back; to returen to a former or less developed condition
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regress
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