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51 Cards in this Set
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aberration |
peculiarity, oddity |
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abase |
humiliate, degrade, diminish |
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bashful |
shy, self-conscious |
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bequeath |
pass on, entrust |
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abhor |
loathe, despise |
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austere |
spare, frugal |
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abstruse |
complex, esoteric |
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Ameliorate |
mitigate, alleviate |
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Benevolent |
warmhearted, philanthropic, humane |
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Benign |
harmless, neutral or favorable |
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Bias |
propensity, standpoint |
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Calibrate |
renovate, fine-tune |
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Capacious |
plentiful, abundant |
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Debacle |
collapse, devastation |
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Deferential |
courteous, polite, civil |
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Defunct |
obsolete, expired |
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Depravity |
sinfulness, iniquity, evil, criminality |
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Desecrate |
profane, blaspheme, spoil |
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Effulgent |
resplendent, brilliant, shining |
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Embellish |
fix up, improve, explain |
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Enigmatic |
cryptic, mysterious, secret |
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Etymology |
root, word history, source |
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Abduct |
Snatch, Remove, Kidnap |
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Abide |
Accept, Hang in, Suffer |
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ABDICATE |
withdraw, retire, surrender |
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BANAL |
mundane, trite, bland |
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BANE |
affliction, ruin, pest |
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BEGUILE |
seduce, entice, deceive |
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moniker |
pen name, nickname, alias |
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fracas |
dispute, misunderstanding |
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alacrity |
speed, ambition, eagerness, dispatch |
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autonomy |
sovereignty, democracy, self-rule |
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autocrat |
tyrant, fascist, despot, authoritarian, overlord |
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nocturnal |
nighttime, night-loving, nightly |
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zoomorphism |
Attribution of animal characteristics or qualities to a god. Use of animal forms in symbolism, literature, or graphic representation. |
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zodiac |
In astrology, this band divided into 12 equal parts called signs |
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antiquity |
ancient, old times, antique |
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acute |
sharp, severe, penetrating, insightful |
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conspire |
contrive, devise, cook up |
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misanthrope |
hater, cynic, one who hates or mistrusts humankind |
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anthropology |
study of human cultures |
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philanthropy |
charity, altruism, generosity, helping hand |
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maneuver |
movement, play, gambit, scheme |
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paradox |
seemingly contradictory, catch-22, enigma |
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genealogy |
genetics, descent, ancestry, family tree |
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geoid |
the surface within or around the earth related to mean sea level |
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geoid |
the shape that the surface of the oceans would take under the influence of Earth's gravitation and rotation alone, in the absence of other influences such as winds and tides |
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geologic |
metallic, rocklike, mineral |
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frantic |
hectic, agitated, freaked out |
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sublime |
exalted, transcendental, divine, lofty, supreme |
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transfiguration |
transformation, metamorphosis, spiritual change |
