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90 Cards in this Set
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hiatus |
break or vacatation |
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hinderance |
something that stops progress |
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enhance |
to improve |
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glutton |
one who eats or drinks too much |
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efface |
erase or rub out |
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delineate |
to describe clearly |
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brawn |
muscular strength |
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tout |
to brag publically |
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nefarious |
extremely wicked |
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vernacular |
slang |
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querulous |
full of complaint |
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pugnacious |
eager to fight |
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engender |
to create |
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obliterate |
to completely destroy |
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quell |
to calm; pacify |
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kindle |
to start a fire |
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artisan |
one who is skillful with their hands |
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copious |
abundant, plentiful; a lot of something |
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obscure |
difficult to understand |
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extol |
to praise highly |
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amorous |
feeling loving |
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corroborate |
to confirm or back up |
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decorous |
proper; in good taste |
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expedite |
speed up progress |
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idyllic |
naturally peaceful |
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juxtapose |
to place side by side |
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incandescent |
brilliant; giving off heat or light |
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exasperate |
to annoy thoroughly |
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discordant |
lacking harmony or agrement |
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volatile |
highly unstable; explosive |
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distend |
to swell;expand |
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fecund |
fertile; productive |
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sage |
wiseman, one who gained wisdom through experience |
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vacuous |
lacking ideas or intelligence |
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deride |
to redicule |
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assail |
to attack with words or force |
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benevolent |
generous, kind |
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scrutinize |
to examine carefully |
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histrionic |
overly dramatic |
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didactic |
intended to teach; morally instructive |
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bucolic |
charmingly rural |
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pretentious |
conceited, snobbish |
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gullible |
easily fooled or deceived |
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convivial |
fond of partying; festive |
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discreet |
sneaky; unnoticed |
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discrete |
separate, distinct, unconnected |
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fabricate |
to lie |
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gesticulate |
to make gestures while speaking |
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laud |
to applaud; to praise |
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belabor |
to go over repeatedly to an absurd extent |
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reiterate |
to say again, repeat |
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conflagration |
huge fire; inferno |
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induce |
cause to happen
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soporific |
causing sleep; very boring |
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anarchy |
lawlessness, absence of control |
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strident |
shrill; high-pitched |
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nonchalant |
not showing any concern or worry |
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malleable |
easy to shape or bend |
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ludicrous |
absurd, ridiculous |
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abridge |
to shorten or condense |
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lethargy |
sluggishness, laziness |
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recondite |
over one's head, hard to understand |
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conspicuous |
standing out, obvious |
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archaic |
ancient, outdated |
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imminent |
about to happen |
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predator |
one that preys or destroys |
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coalesce |
to fuse or unite |
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exult |
to celebrate |
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exalt |
to glorify |
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extraneous |
irrelevant, unneccessary |
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incantation |
a chant |
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assuage |
to soothe or relieve |
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insuperable |
incapable of being overcome or solved |
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assiduous |
hardworking; persistent |
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indulgent |
lenient;giving |
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avarice |
greed for money or riches |
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squander |
to waste |
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penurious |
stingy; poverty |
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debunk |
to prove wrong |
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eccentric |
unconventional, kooky |
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desiccate
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to dry out
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diverse
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different, barious
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loquacious
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talking a lot or too much
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maudlin
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self pity
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farcical
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absurd, ludicrous
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vibrant
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lively
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virulent
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extremely poisonous; full of hate
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contemptuous
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showing a lack of respect
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enigma
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a mystery
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labyrinth
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a maze
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