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40 Cards in this Set
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INADVERTENT
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unintentional
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OUST
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kick out
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PREDECESSOR
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guy before another in a position
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AMITY
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friendship; peaceful harmony
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PREDICAMENT
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perplexing; tough spot
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SANGUINE
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cheerfully optimistic
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PREEMINENT
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superior
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CAUCUS
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meeting for a special purpose
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DETERIORATE
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to lessen in quality, character, or value
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INCESSANT
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ceaseless
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PREROGATIVE
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right or privilege
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ANARCHY
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state or society without government or laws
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EXTRADITE
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to give up to another state nation or authority
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ANECDOTE
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short account of a particular event, especially of an amusing or interesting nature
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EXTRANEOUS
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irrelevant
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PRETENTIOUS
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assumption of importance; ostentatious
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CENSURE
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strong disapproval; official reprimand
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INCONSEQUENTIAL
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insignificant; trivial
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PANACEA
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cure-all
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INCOHERENT
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disjointed; no meaningful connection
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PRESUMPTUOUS
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readiness to presume (assume); bold
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UNEQUIVOCAL
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clear; only one possible meaning
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ANIMOSITY
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ill will; strong dislike
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EXTRAPOLATE
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to infer; take out meaning; conjecture
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FALLACIOUS
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deceptive; misleading
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INCONSPICUOUS
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not obvious; not easily seen
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PRISTINE
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pure; uncorrupted
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DURESS
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wander from the main topic
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PARADOX
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self contradictory; statement that seems contradictory but explains a truth
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ANTAGONIZE/ANTAGONISM
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to make hostile
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PARAGON
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model of excellence
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MALLEABLE
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capable of being shaped; adaptable
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PARAMOUNT
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utmost importance
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SEQUESTER
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seclude
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SERENDIPITY
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good fortune; making desirable discoveries by accident
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ANTHOLOGY
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collection of writings
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FATUOUS
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silly; foolish; unreal; stupid
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SERENE
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calm; peaceful
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DILIGENT
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constant in effort
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ANTIQUATED
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old; aged; resembling the past
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