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23 Cards in this Set
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aggrandize
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to increase in greatness, power or wealth
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inscrutable
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impossible to see through physically
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erudite
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scholarly
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amorphous
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shapless, without definite form
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insular
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narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
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remonstrate
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to argue to plead with someone against something
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retrench
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to cut down
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sedulous
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able to return to an original shape or form
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repudiate
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to disown, reject or deny the validity of
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scurrilous
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coarsely abusive, vulgar or low
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contraband
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illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal
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flout
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to mock
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caveat
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a warning or caution
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axiomatic
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self-evident
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unwieldy
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not easily carried, handled or managed because of size or complexity
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soporific
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tending to cause sleep
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vapid
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dull
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prognosticate
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to predict
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spulchral
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funereal, typical of the tomb
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salutary
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beneficial, hlepful, wholesome
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scourge
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to whip, punish severely
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precept
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a rule of conduct
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transient
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lasting only a short time
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