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75 Cards in this Set
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Aberration |
A deviation (n.) |
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Ablution |
The act of washing the body (n.) |
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Abhor |
To detest (Verb) |
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Abet |
To aid (Verb) |
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Abdicate |
To give up (Verb) |
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Abominate |
To loathe (Verb) |
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Abrade |
To rub away (Verb) |
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Abash |
To embarrass (Verb) |
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Abnegate |
To renounce, to deny, to reject. (Verb) |
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Aboriginal |
First; existing same place since the beginning (Noun & Adjective) |
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Abject |
Miserable (Adjective) |
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Abase |
To degrade (Verb) |
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Abate |
To decrease (Verb) |
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Abeyance |
Temporary suspension (Noun) |
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Abjure |
To give up an oath (Verb) |
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Badger |
To tease or to annoy |
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Badinage |
Playful talk or banter |
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Baffle |
To perplex |
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Baleful |
Harmful |
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Balk |
To obstruct, to refuse to move |
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Cabal |
A small group of conspirators |
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Cache |
A hiding place for things; hidden things |
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Cacophony |
A harsh sound |
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Cadaver |
A corpse |
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Cadence |
A rhythm |
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Dais |
A platform in a hall or room |
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Dally |
To play or trifle; waste time |
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Dastard |
A mean coward |
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Daunt |
To Intimidate |
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Dauntless |
Bold |
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Ebullient |
Enthusiastic |
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Eccentricity |
Oddity |
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Eclectic |
Made up of material from many sources |
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Ecumenical |
Universal |
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Edict |
A decree |
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Fabricate |
Build ; Lie |
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Façade |
A front; |
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Facet |
Small plane of a gem, an aspect |
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Facetious |
Joking, Humorous |
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Facile |
Easy |
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Gainsay |
Deny |
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Gambol |
To skip or frolic |
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Gamut |
The whole range |
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Gargantuan |
Giant |
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Habiliments |
Clothing or equipment |
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Habitable |
Able/fit to be lived in |
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Hackneyed |
Trite, unimportant, irrelevant |
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Haggard |
Unruly, looking worn and tired |
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Haggle |
To barter |
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Iconoclast
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One who attacks traditional ideas. |
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Ideology
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Idiom |
A language or dialect; a phrase with a particular connotative meaning. |
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Idiosyncrasy |
A personal peculiarity |
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Idolatry |
Worship |
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Jaded
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Tired or disenchanted |
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Jargon |
The particular vocab of a group |
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Jaundiced
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Yellowed, prejudiced. |
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Jeopardy |
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Jettison
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To throw overboard |
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Ken
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Understanding |
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Kinetic
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Pertaining to motion |
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Kith |
Friends |
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Knavery |
Dishonesty |
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Knell
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To ring solemnly |
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Knoll |
A small hill |
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Labyrinth
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A maze |
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Lacerate
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To tear or mangle |
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Lachrymose |
Tearful |
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Lackadaisical |
Spiritless; listless |
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Laconic
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Brief, using few words. |
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Macabre |
Gruesome, Horrible |
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Macerate |
To soften by soaking |
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Machiavellian |
Crafty and deceitful |
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Machination |
A plot or scheme |
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Magnanimous |
Generous |