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69 Cards in this Set
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Cow(v) |
To intimidate |
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Woo |
Court, to seek to achieve |
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Teach |
To show |
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Predilection |
Condition of favoring or liking |
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Impediments |
Hindrance |
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Canonize |
To establish as a formal standard rule, to glorify |
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Promulgate |
To make known or public, to put into effect |
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Marginalize |
To relegate(banish) a topic or people |
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Confounded |
Confused |
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Witty |
Wise, having good judgement, intelligent |
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Insipid |
Boring, tasteless |
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Feckle |
Lacking purpose, ineffective, incompetent |
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Luminary |
One who has achieved success in his chosen field |
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Scintillating |
Brilliant |
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Incendiary |
Explosive environment, emotionally charged |
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Efflorescence |
Rapid blossom of a culture or civilisation |
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Tepid |
Uninterested, neither warm nor cool |
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Prescient |
Having knowledge of events before they take place |
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Lucrative |
Profitable |
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Serendipity |
Unexpected but good |
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Blemish |
A small flaw, |
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Kindred |
Kinship, close |
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Incense |
Enraged |
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Integrative |
Tending toward |
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Heterodox |
Iconoclastic |
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Sporadic |
Rare and scattered in occurrence |
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Prolix |
Tediously lengthy |
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Impecunious |
Poor, penniless |
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Penchant |
Taste, liking, inclination |
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Herald |
Harbinger |
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Panacea |
Cure all |
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Staple |
Essential supply, raw material |
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Cursory |
Hasty, superficial, careless |
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Canny |
Careful, cautious, frugal, shrewd |
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Arcane |
Obscure |
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Sanguine |
Having color of blood, warm, optimistic |
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Opulent |
Luxuriant, rich |
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Bucolic |
Relating to rural life |
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Mundane |
Ordinary, tedious |
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Impetus |
Something that impels(to urge a person) |
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Cloying |
Unpleasantly excessive |
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Hidebound |
Stubborn, narrow minded |
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Scuffle |
A close, disorderly fight |
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Acerbic |
Tasting sour, sharp, harsh, biting |
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Buoyant |
Lighthearted and lively |
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Premonitory |
Serving as warning |
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Temperate |
Moderate, not extreme |
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Foibles |
Weakness, fault |
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Provincial |
Narrow, illiberal |
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Obstinate |
Stubborn |
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Stanch |
To stop the flow of, to cease, to quench |
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Accentuate |
To make more noticeable, to emphasize |
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Rhapsody |
Promptness or eagerness |
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Devolve |
To pass down, to delegate |
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Bungling |
Incompetent, inept |
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Novelty |
Innovation |
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Quandary |
Dilemma |
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Layperson |
Not a expert |
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Sycophant |
One who gains favor by flattery |
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Recapitulate |
To summarize |
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Pervasive |
Spread or defuse through |
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Patent(adj) |
Explicit and obvious |
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Arcane |
Difficult to understand, esoteric |
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Construe |
Explain the meaning of something |
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Cunning |
Crafty, skillful |
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Solicitious |
Concerned, to woo |
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Fastidious |
Excessively particular about details |
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Baseness |
Depravity |
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Indefatigable |
Tireless |