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60 Cards in this Set
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atrophy
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(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away
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bastion
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(n.) a fortified place, stronghold
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concord
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(n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant
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consummate
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(adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection
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disarray
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(n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder
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exigency
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(n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
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flotsam
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(n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
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frenetic
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(adj.) frenzied, highly agitated
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glean
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(v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
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grouse
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(n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble
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incarcerate
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(v.) to imprison, confine, jail
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incumbent
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(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
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jocular
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(adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
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ludicrous
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(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd
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mordant
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(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
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nettle
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(n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely
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percuniary
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(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money
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pusillanimous
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(adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
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recumbent
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(adj.) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
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stratagem
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(n.) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
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acuity
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(n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
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delineate
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(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
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depraved
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(adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
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enervate
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(v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
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esoteric
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(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
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fecund
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(adj.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
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fiat
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(n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
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figment
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(n.) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
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garner
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(v.) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
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hallow
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(v.) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
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idiosyncrasy
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(n.) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
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ignominy
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(n.) shame and disgrace
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mundane
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(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
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nuance
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(n.) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference
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overweening
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(adj.) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
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penchant
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(n.) a strong attraction or inclination
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reputed
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(adj.) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part.) alleged
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sophistry
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(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
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sumptuous
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(adj.) costly, rich, magnificent
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ubiquitous
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(adj.) present or existing everywhere
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abject
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(adj.) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved
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agnostic
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(n.) one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; (adj.) without faith, skeptical
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complicity
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(n.) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
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derelict
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(n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty
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diatribe
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(n.) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
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effigy
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(n.) a crude image of a despised person
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equity
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(n.) the state of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim
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inane
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(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value
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indictment
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(n.) the act of accusing; a formal accusation
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indubitable
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(adj.) certain, not to be doubted or denied
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intermittent
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(adj.) stopping and beginning again, sporadic
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moot
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(adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v.) to bring up for discussion; (n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students
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motif
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(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
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neophyte
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(n.) a new convert, beginner, novice
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perspicacity
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(n.) keenness in observing and understanding
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plenary
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(adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members
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surveillance
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(n.) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation
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sylvan
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(adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
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testy
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(adj.) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation
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travesty
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a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion
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