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110 Cards in this Set
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Vivisection |
Surgery or dissection |
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Vogue |
Prevailing in fashion |
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Volatile |
Change frequently |
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Vortex |
Centre of turbulence |
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Warranted |
Justified |
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Wary |
Careful |
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Welter |
To roll about |
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Whimsical |
Unpredictable |
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Whimsical |
Unpredictable |
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Wistful |
Sadly thoughtful |
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Whimsical |
Unpredictable |
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Wistful |
Sadly thoughtful |
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Zealot |
A person devoted for a cause |
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Thespian |
An actor / actress |
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Thespian |
An actor / actress |
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Timbre |
Characteristic quality of sound produced by an instrument |
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Thespian |
An actor / actress |
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Timbre |
Characteristic quality of sound produced by an instrument |
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Toady |
Flatterer |
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Thespian |
An actor / actress |
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Timbre |
Characteristic quality of sound produced by an instrument |
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Toady |
Flatterer |
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Tome |
Book |
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Tirade |
Long violent speech |
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Tirade |
Long violent speech |
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Torque |
Central twisting force |
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Tirade |
Long violent speech |
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Torque |
Central twisting force |
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Tout |
Praise energetically |
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Tractable |
Obedient |
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Tractable |
Obedient |
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Torpor |
Lazy |
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Tractable |
Obedient |
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Torpor |
Lazy |
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Tortuous |
With many twists n turns |
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Meteorological |
Concerned with weather |
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Meteorological |
Concerned with weather |
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Meticulous |
Careful or wary |
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Meteorological |
Concerned with weather |
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Meticulous |
Careful or wary |
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Mettle |
Courage |
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Meteorological |
Concerned with weather |
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Meticulous |
Careful or wary |
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Mettle |
Courage |
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Mettlesome |
Full of courage |
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Microcosm |
Small system against a large universal system |
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Microcosm |
Small system against a large universal system |
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Militate |
To work against |
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Microcosm |
Small system against a large universal system |
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Militate |
To work against |
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Misanthrope |
A person who hates humanity |
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Minuscule |
Very small |
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Minuscule |
Very small |
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Minatory |
Threatening |
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Minuscule |
Very small |
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Minatory |
Threatening |
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Minute |
Petty details |
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Sedition |
Rebellious behaviour |
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Sedulous |
Deli gent or hard working |
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Seismic |
Relating to earthquake |
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Sensual |
Relating to senses |
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Sensual |
Relating to senses |
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Sensuous |
Relating to senses |
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Shard |
Broken pieces of glass |
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Shard |
Broken pieces of glass |
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Sidereal |
Relating to stars |
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Sextant |
An instrument to tell latitude and longitude |
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Sextant |
An instrument to tell latitude and longitude |
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Sentient |
Aware |
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Sextant |
An instrument to tell latitude and longitude |
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Sentient |
Aware |
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Servile |
Obedient |
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Sextant |
An instrument to tell latitude and longitude |
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Sentient |
Aware |
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Servile |
Obedient |
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Discrete |
Different |
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Disinterested |
Objective |
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Disingenuous |
Crafty/ clever in achieving objective |
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Discretion |
Freedom in ones own way |
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Disjointed |
Lack of cohesion |
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Disjointed |
Lack of cohesion |
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Dismiss |
To do away with |
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Disjointed |
Lack of cohesion |
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Dismiss |
To do away with |
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Disparage |
To belittle or give little worth |
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Disjointed |
Lack of cohesion |
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Dismiss |
To do away with |
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Disparage |
To belittle or give little worth |
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Disparate |
Dissimilar |
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Dissemble |
To pretend |
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Dissemble |
To pretend |
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Disseminate |
Disperse |
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Emollient |
Soothing |
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Emollient |
Soothing |
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Endemic |
Belonging to a particular area |
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Empirical |
Derived from some experiment or observation |
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Emulate |
To copy |
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Emulate |
To copy |
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Enervate |
Weaken |
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Entomology |
Study of insects |
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Entomology |
Study of insects |
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Enunciate |
To pronounce clearly |
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Entomology |
Study of insects |
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Enunciate |
To pronounce clearly |
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Enhance |
To increase |
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Entomology |
Study of insects |
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Enunciate |
To pronounce clearly |
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Enhance |
To increase |
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Engender |
To build or produce |
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Encomium |
Formal expressions of praise |