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49 Cards in this Set
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Whelp
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noun
a child |
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Ignoble
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adj.
not noble in quality, character |
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Splenetic
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adj.
very irritable |
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Moxie
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noun
energy, pep |
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Malversation
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noun
miscounduct or corruption in public office |
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Neophyte
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noun
a beginner |
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Flibbertigibbet
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noun
someone who talks a lot |
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Vamoose
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verb
to depart quickly |
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Gamomania
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noun
a passion for making odd marriage proposals |
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Phrontistery
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noun
a thinking place |
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Doyen
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noun
The senior member of a group |
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Caterwaul
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verb
to make a loud cry |
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Obelisk
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noun
A four-sided pillar that rises up into a pyramid shape |
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Madrona
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noun
A tree native to the Northwest, with glossy leaves, and white flowers, and orange and red berries |
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Quinquagenarian
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noun
Someone who's 50 or in their 50's |
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Sequestrate
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Verb
To confiscate |
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Voile
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noun
a sheer fabric of cotton |
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Unobtrusive
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adj.
Not easily noticeable |
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Burgle
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verb
to rob or steal a dwelling |
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Zizz
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noun
a nap |
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Mastication
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noun
the action of chewing with the teeth |
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Matriculate
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verb
to enroll |
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jabberwocky
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noun
nonsensical speech or writing |
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Squalid
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adj.
marked by filthiness as a sign of poverty |
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Aliment
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noun
something that sustains something else |
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Yawp
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verb
to complain |
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Lavation
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noun
a cleansing |
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Gesticulate
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verb
to say or express by gestures |
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Automatism
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noun
an automatic action I couldn't believe the automatism of her action in that she was a new driver. |
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Lilliputian
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noun
a very small person |
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Stygian
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adj.
dark and gloomy |
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Gorgonize
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verb
to petrify |
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Luculent
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Adj.
Very clear |
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Spoonerism
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noun
The transposition of sounds of two or more words |
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Kismet
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noun
destiny |
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Urbane
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adj.
polite, refined, elegant |
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Lexicon
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noun
a dictionary |
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Callithump
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noun
a big, boisterous, parade |
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Decry
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verb
to express strong disapproval of |
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Oikology
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noun
the study of housekeeping |
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Fratch
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noun
a disagreement |
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Wanderlust
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noun
the desire to travel |
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Ruddy
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adj.
Having a healthy look |
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Quagga
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noun
a zebra-like mammal that lived in South Africa until the 19th century |
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Hallux
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noun
The big toe of a human |
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Interdict
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noun
A prohibition given by court |
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Xanthic
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adj.
Having a yellowish color |
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Lunarian
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noun
someone who lives on the moon |
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Apoplectic
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adj.
very agitated |
