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100 Cards in this Set
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Ambivalence |
Lack of clarity; undecided |
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Cantankerous |
bad-tempered; quarrelsome |
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Derogatory |
uncomplimentary |
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Exemplify |
to serve as a good example |
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Impecunious |
Having no money |
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Lucid |
clear |
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Ornate |
highly decorated |
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Precipice |
steep slope |
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Salubrious |
health-giving |
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Truant |
shirker; absent |
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Ambulatory |
able to walk around (medical term) |
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Capacious |
spacious |
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Desecrate |
To damage or pollute |
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Exhaustive |
complete and thorough |
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Impious |
wicked; profane |
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Ludicrous |
ridiculous; silly |
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Orthodox |
conventional |
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Precipitous |
done in a hurry |
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Salutary |
something which teaches you a lesson |
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Truncate |
cut short |
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Ameliorate |
make beter |
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Capitulate |
surrender; give in |
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Desecration |
spoiling something holy |
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exonerates |
acquits; absolves |
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impoverished |
poor |
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lukewarm |
unenthusiastic; not hot or cold |
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pssify |
turn to bone; become fixed or rigid |
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preclude |
prevent/make impossible |
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sanctimonious |
hypocritically holy |
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tumult |
uproar; noise |
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amelioration |
improvement |
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carping |
constant criticism |
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desist |
stop; cease |
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exorcism |
getting free/rid of |
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impromptu |
unrehearsed; spontaneous |
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lummox |
clumsy person |
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ostentatious |
showy |
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precocious |
developing early |
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sanction |
give approval to |
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turpitude |
depravity |
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amiable |
friendly |
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cartographer |
one who makes maps |
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despondent |
having no hope; miserable |
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expatriate |
refugee; emigrant |
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inadvertent |
not intentional |
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luscious
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juicy; succulent |
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oust |
push out of a position |
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predecessor
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one who came before |
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sanguinary |
bloodthirsty |
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tyro |
novice; beginner |
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amity |
friendship |
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castigate |
scold strongly |
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destitution |
hardship; poverty |
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expedient |
convenient; practical |
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incantation
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chant; prayer |
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lynch |
to hang; kill |
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overt
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obvious; not hidden |
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predicament |
dilemma; difficult situation |
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sanguine |
optimistic; cheerful |
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ubiquitous |
found everywhere |
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amorphous |
lacking shape |
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catharsis |
purging of pent-up emotions |
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deter
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put off; prevent |
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expedite |
make faster |
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incarceration |
putting in prison |
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machinations |
plots and plans |
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overwrought |
worked up; emotional state |
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preeminent
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famous; outstanding |
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sardonic |
mocking |
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unalloyed |
undiluted; total |
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analgesic |
medicine to combat pain |
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caucus |
type of private political meeting |
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deteriorate |
worsen; decline |
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exposition |
clear explanation |
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incessant |
without stopping |
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malestrom |
whirpool; storm in ocean |
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palatable |
good to eat; agreeable |
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prerogative |
right or privilege |
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savant |
person with knowledge |
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unctuous |
oily; excessive flattery |
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analagous |
comparable |
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caustic |
burning |
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detrimental |
harmful |
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extol |
praise |
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incipient |
just beginning |
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magnanimous |
generous |
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palisade |
fence of posts |
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prescient |
having fore-knowledge |
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scale
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to climb |
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undermined |
damaged; attacked |
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anarchy |
chaos; no government |
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cavalcade |
procession of vehicles |
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devoured |
greedily eaten |
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extradite |
deport from country to home country |
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inclination |
tendency |
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magnate |
powerful businessman |
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palliative |
a remedy that improves but doesn't cure |
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presentiment |
a feeling something might happen |
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scapegoat |
person on whom false blame is placed |
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underscore |
emphasize |
