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New Words Encountered (up to Jan 9 2017)
Obdurate adj,
Adjudicate v,
Surmise v
74  cards
Week 1: Jan 9-15, 2017
Mercantilism,
Ad hoc adj adv,
Adversary n
15  cards
Week 2: Jan 16-22
Travail v,
Poignant adj,
Injunction n
15  cards
Week 3: Jan 23-29
Derelict adj,
Platitude n,
Fillip n
15  cards
Week 4: Jan 30-Feb 5
Harry v,
Indigence v,
Fob off
15  cards
Week 5: Feb 13-19
Extemporaneous adj,
Philology n,
Recalcitrant adj
15  cards
Week 6: Feb 27-Mar 5
Gangrene n,
Moribund adj,
Congenital adj
15  cards
Week 7: Mar 13-19
Libel n,
Ascetic adj,
Castigate v
15  cards
Week 8: Mar 20-26
Reticent adj,
Epistolary adj,
Voluble adj
15  cards
Bi-week 1: March 27-April 9
Evince v,
Venal adj,
Insouciant adj
30  cards
Bi-week 2: April 10-23
Profligacy n,
Vagary n,
Cormorant n
28  cards
Bi-week 3: April 24-May 7
Ambit n,
Intransigent adj,
Quell v
14  cards
Bi-week 4: May 15-28
Superlative adj,
Serendipitous adj,
Attenuate v
20  cards
Bi-Week 5: May 29 - June 11
Indigent adj,
Genial adj,
Beseech v
18  cards
Bi-Week 6: June 12 - June 25
Peremptory adj,
Prerogative n,
Trenchant adj
19  cards
Bi-Week 7: June 26 - July 9
Arbitrage n,
Exodus n,
Quiescent adj
20  cards
Bi-Week 8: July 10 - July 23
Tenuous adj,
Proverb n,
Feckless adj
20  cards
Bi-Week 9: July 24 - August 6
Prodigal adj,
Indelible adj,
Cognoscenti n
30  cards
Bi-Week 10: August 7 - August 20
Vituperative adj,
Miasma n,
Veritable adj
30  cards
Bi-Week 11: August 21 - September 3
Obsequious adj,
Decadence n,
Indomitable adj
30  cards
Bi-Week 12: September 4 - September 17
Vitreous adj,
Fuliginous adj,
Eldritch adj
20  cards
Bi-Week 13: September 18 - October 1 (REVIEW)
Exhort v,
Parity n,
Preclude v
20  cards
Bi-Week 14: October 2 - October 15 (REVIEW)
Cabal n,
Flout v,
Indigence n
20  cards
Bi-Week 15: October 16 - October 29 (REVIEW)
Reticent adj,
Voluble adj,
Insular adj
25  cards
Bi-Week 16: October 30 - November 13 (REVIEW)
Profligacy n,
Vagary n,
Apocryphal adj
25  cards
Bi-Week 17: November 14 - November 27 (REVIEW)
Calumniate v,
Acrimonious adj,
Mensch n
25  cards
Bi-Week 18: December 3 - December 16 (REVIEW)
Quiescent adj,
Vanguard n,
Anodyne adj
24  cards

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