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56 Cards in this Set
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acclaim
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high praise
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accolage
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high praise, special distinction
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accommodating
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helpful, obliging, polite
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accord
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an agreement
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accost
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to confront verbally
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accretion
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slow growth in size or amount
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acerbic
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biting, bitter in tone or taste
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acquiesce
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to agree without protesting
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acrimony
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bitterness, discord
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acument
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keen insight
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acute
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1)sharp, severe
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adamant
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impervious, immovable, unyielding
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adept
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extremely skilled
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demagogue
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a leader who appealst to a people's prejudices
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demarcation
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the making of boundaries or categories
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demean
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to lower the status or stature of something
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demure
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quiet, modest, reserved
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denigrate
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to belittle, diminish the opinion of
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denounce
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to criticize publicly
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deplore
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to feel or express sorrow, disapproval
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depravity
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wickedness
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deprecate
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to belittle, depreciate
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derelict
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abandoned, run-down
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deride
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to laugh at mockingly, scorn
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derivative
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taken directly from a source, unoriginal
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desecrate
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to violate the sacredness of a thing or place
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desiccated
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dried up, dehydrated
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desolate
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deserted, dreary, lifeless
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iridescent
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showing rainbow colors
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irreverence
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disrespect
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irrevocable
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incapable of being taken back
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jubilant
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extremely joyful, happy
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judicious
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having or exercising sound judgement
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juxtaposition
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the act of placing two things next to each other from implicit comparision
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knell
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the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death
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kudos
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praise for an achievement
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laceration
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a cut, tear
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laconic
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terse in speech or writing
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languid
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sluggish from fatigue or weakness
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larceny
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obtaining another's property by theft or trickery
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largess
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the generous giving of lavish gifts
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soluble
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able to dissolve
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solvent
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a substance that can dissolve other substances
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somnolent
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sleepy, drowsy
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sophomoric
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immature, uninformed
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sovereign
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having absolute authority in a certain realm
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speculative
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not based in fact
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spurious
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false but designed to seem plausible
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stagnate
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to became or remain inactive, not develop, not flow
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staid
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sedate, serious, self-restrained
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stingy
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not generous, not inclined to spend or give
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stoic
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unaffected by passion or feeling
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stolid
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expressing little sensibility, unemotional
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strenuous
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requiring tremendous energy or stamina
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strident
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harsh, loud
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stupefy
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to astonish, make insensible
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