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24 Cards in this Set
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QUIXOTIC (ADJ)
KWIK-SOT IK |
NOBLE;BUT NOT PRATICAL;HAVING UNREACHABLE IDEALS;IDEALISTIC
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MAVERICK (NOUN)
MAV ER-IK |
AN INDEPENDENT MINDED PERSON WHO DOES NOT CONFORM OR ADHERE TO RULES
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PSYCHOSOMATIC (ADJ)
SI KO-SO-MAT IK |
REFERRING TO PHYSICAL DISORDERS THAT ARE CAUSED BY THE MIND
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VITAL (ADJ)
VIT L |
REFERRING TO LIFE
NECESSARY;ESSENTIAL LIVELY;FULL OF LIFE;BUSY |
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GENESIS (NOUN)
JEN I-SIS |
ORIGIN;BEGINNING
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PANDEMONIUM (NOUN)
PAN DE-MO NE-EM |
CHAOS;WILD DISORDER;AND NOISE
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL (ADJ)
AN THRE-PE-LOJ I-KEL |
REFERRING TO THE STUDY OF HUMAN BEINGS
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GARGANTUAN (ADJ)
GAR-GAN CHOO-EN |
HUGE;IMMENSE
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VIVACIOUS (ADJ)
VI-VA SHES |
LIVELY;FULL OF SPIRIT
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PHILANTHROPIST (NOUN)
FI-LAN THRE-PIST |
ONE WHO WISHES TO HELP HUMANITY;A PERSON WHO MAKES LARGE GIFTS TO CHARITY
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PSEUDONYM (NOUN)
SOOD N-IM |
ASSUMED NAME;PEN NAME
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PANORAMA (NOUN)
PAN E-RAM-E |
A CLEAR VIEW OVER A WIDE AREA
A WIDE RANGING SURVEY |
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MISANTHROPE (NOUN)
MIS EN-THROP |
A PERSON WHO HATES OR DISTRUSTS OTHER PEOPLE
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MARTIAL (ADJ)
MAR SHEL |
REFERRING TO WAR OR SOLDIERS
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CONGENITAL (ADJ)
KEN-JEN I-TEL |
EXISTING AT BIRTH
NATURALLY BEING A CERTAIN WAY;HABITUAL |
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BOYCOTT (VERB,NOUN)
BOI KOT |
TO REFUSE TO USE OR BUY SOMETHING AS AN ACT OF PROTEST
THE ACT OF BOYCOTTING |
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RENOWNED (ADJ)
RI-NOUND |
FAMOUS;WELL REGARDED
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GENOCIDE (NOUN)
JEN E-SID |
THE PLANNED MURDER OF AN ENTIRE GROUP
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CHAUVINISM (NOUN)
SHO VE-NIZ EM |
PREJUDICED DEVOTION TO A GROUP OR COUNTRY
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SPARTAN (ADJ)
SPAR TN |
LACKING IN COMFORT;REQUIRING SELF DISPLINE
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VIABLE (ADJ)
VI E-BEL |
CAPABLE OF LIVING;CAPABLE OF SUCCESS;WORKABLE
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NOMINAL (ADJ)
NOM E-NEL |
IN NAME ONLY
A VERY SMALL AMOUNT |
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PSYCHE (NOUN)
SI KE |
MENTAL STATE;SOUL
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ODYSSEY (NOUN)
OD I-SE |
A LONG AND ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY
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