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140 Cards in this Set
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Allocate |
Set apart, apportion, assign |
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Dispatch |
Send |
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Embark |
Board a vessel or aircraft, set out |
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Emit |
Send forth |
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Inestimable |
Incalculable, priceless |
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Rapture |
Bliss, happiness, ecstasy |
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Reconcile |
Settle , resolve, harmonize |
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Remorse |
Sorrow, grief, regret |
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Solicit |
Ask, request |
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Undulate |
Move like waves |
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Accentuate |
Emphasize, stress |
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Allay |
Relieve, calm, quite |
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Brandish |
Shake or wave menacingly |
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Consumption |
Eating, devouring |
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Domocile |
Home, residence, dwelling |
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Laden |
Burdened, weighed down |
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Meandering |
Winding, rambling, wandering |
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Obviate |
Prevent, avert |
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Perilous |
Dangerous, hazardous, risky |
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Virtuous |
Moral, ethical, righteous |
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Allied |
Joined, linked, affiliated |
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Apt |
Suitable, fit, appropriate |
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Incessant |
Unceasing, continuous |
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Jargon |
Unintelligible language, lingo |
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Jurisdiction |
Right, power, authority |
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Kindred |
Like, similar, agreeing |
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Minimize |
Dimish, belittle, lessen |
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Myriad |
Innumerable, countless |
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Precarious |
Uncertain, insecure |
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Sprightly |
Lively, animated, spirited |
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Caustic |
Sharp, biting, sarcastic |
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Comply |
Obey, submit, conform |
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Cordiality |
Warmth, earnestness, sincerity |
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Knoll |
Small rounded hill |
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Placid |
Calm, peaceful, quiet |
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Refinment |
Fitness of taste, feeling, or thought |
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Smug |
Self-satisfied, self-complacent |
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Spum |
Foam, froth |
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Stifle |
Choke, smother, suppress |
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Whet |
Sharpen, stimulate, heighten |
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Chronic |
Persistent, long-lasting, continuing |
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Gaunt |
Abnormally lean, haggard-looking |
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Grasping |
Covetous, greedy |
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Murky |
Dim, dark, gloomy |
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Pertinent |
Revelant, related |
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Pinion |
Bind, shackle, tie |
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Shoal |
Bank, reef, bar |
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Sinuous |
Winding, curving, serpentine |
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Vestige |
Trace, track, sign |
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Voracious |
Ravenous, greedy, insatiable |
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Corpulent |
Fleshy, fat, obese |
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Disinterested |
Unbiases by personal interest, impartial |
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Dividend |
Share, portion, gain |
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Fetter |
Chain, shackle, confine |
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Grotesque |
Bizzare, distorted, weird |
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Quandary |
State of extreme perplexity or uncertainty |
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Superlative |
Supreme, unexcelled, unsurpassed |
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Superlative |
Supreme, unexcelled, unsurpassed |
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Taut |
Tightly drawn, tight, tense |
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Terrestrial |
Earthly |
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Turbid |
Clouded, muddy, murky |
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Cumbersome |
Heavy, bulky, unwieldy |
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Disheveled |
Disordered, dissaranged, unkempt |
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Hysteria |
Unhealthy emotion or excitement |
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Insolent |
Disdainful, contemptuous, insulting |
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Mirage |
A type of optical illusion |
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Noxious |
Unwholesome, injurious, harmful |
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Oblivious |
Forgetful, no longer aware |
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Palatial |
Magnificent, luxurious, befitting a palace |
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Pallid |
Pale, wan, ashen |
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Perceptible |
Discernible, detectable, noticeable |
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Balmy |
Deliciously mild, soft, soothing |
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Chafe |
Anger, vew, irritate |
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Crevice |
Crack, cranny, chink |
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Depreciate |
Undervalue, disparage, belittle |
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Hoard |
Accumulate, amass, treasure up |
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Infinity |
Boundless, endless, unlimitableness |
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Knack |
Special ability, aptitude |
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Morose |
Glum, gloomy, sullen |
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Recess |
Remote part or corner |
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Seethe |
Boil, bubble, foam |
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Abyss |
Bottomless pit, chasm |
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Alternative |
Choice between two mutually exclusive things |
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Commence |
Begin |
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Concerted |
Cooperative, cordinated, combined |
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Conjecture |
Surmise, geuss |
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Decoy |
Lure, entice |
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Insuperable |
Unconquerable, invincible, invulnerable |
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Relentless |
Unyielding, unsparing, merciless |
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Tantalize |
tease, torment,frustrate |
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Vigil |
Watch, lookout |
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Audacious |
Bold, daring, adventurous |
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Bland |
Smooth, suave, ingratiatingly pleasant |
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Emanate |
Issue, originate, derive |
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Engraft |
Implant, install, establish |
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Florid |
Flowery, flamboyant, showy |
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Genial |
Cheerful, cordial, kindly |
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Invariable |
Unchangeable, constant |
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Precipitous |
Steep, abrupt, sheer |
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Untrammeled |
Unrestrained, unlimited, unrestricted |
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Vigilant |
Watchful, wide-awake, alert |
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Courier |
Special message, carrier |
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Determinate |
Settle, fixed, set |
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Doting |
Excessively fond, indulgent, pampering |
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Novel |
New, strange, original |
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Pervade |
Permeate, speead throughout |
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Reconnoiter |
Survey, probe, spy out |
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Solemnize |
Dignify by formal ceremony, celebrate |
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Surly |
Sullen, churlish, ill-tempered |
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Whim |
Capricious notion, freakish idea |
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Candid |
Unbiased, impartial, fair |
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Coincide |
Agree, correspond exactly |
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Foil |
Defeat, frustrate, thwart |
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Garish |
Gaudy, flashy, excessively bright |
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Palatable |
Appetizing, tasty |
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Renegade |
Traitor, recreant, apostate |
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Retrieve |
Recover, regain |
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Subjugate |
Conquer and control |
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Trivial |
Trifling, unimportant, insignificant |
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Unobtrusive |
Inconspicuous, unassuming, unassertive |
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Ensue |
Follow as a logical conclusion |
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Enthrall |
Charm, captivate |
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Forshadow |
Prefigure, foreshow |
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Illustrate |
Demonstrate, give an example of |
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Invincible |
Unconquerable, unbeatable |
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Notorious |
Infamous, ill-famed, dishonorable |
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Plight |
Difficult situation or condition, predocament |
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Unprecedented |
Unheard of, unexampled |
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Valid |
Legal, lawful |
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Vestibule |
Entrance hall, lobby |
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Iminent |
About to occur, close at hand |
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Incompatible |
Incapable of existing toghether, incongruous |
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Irresolute |
Vaciilating, wavering, indesicive |
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Prevalent |
Current, wide spread, common |
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Sack |
Plunder, strip, loot |
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Self-possessed |
Calm, composed, self-controlled |
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Solitude |
Aloneness, seclusion |
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Tacit |
Silent, unspoken |
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Treacherous |
Untrustworthy, deceiving |
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Vacillate |
Hesitate, waver |