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80 Cards in this Set
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acclimate
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to become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
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aeon
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an indefinitely long period of time; an age
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affectation
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behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality
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affluent
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wealthy
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amalgam
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a combination of diverse elements; a mixture
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ambivalent
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having opposing attitude or feelings about something
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anachronistic
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describing something that is out of its proper order or time
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anguish
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agonizing physical or mental pain; torment
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antecedent
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one that precedes another
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antipathy
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strong dislike
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aplomb
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self-confident assurance; poise
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apropos
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to the point
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archaic
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characteristic of words and language that were once common but are now used chiefly to suugest an earlier styler or period
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arrest
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to stop
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augment
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to increase
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auspicious
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favorable
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austere
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having no adornment or ornamentation; bare
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automaton
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a robot; one that behaves or responds in a mechanical way
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autonomy
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independence
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avant-garde
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a group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field; especially in the arts
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bane
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fatal injury or ruin
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beleaguered
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to harass; beset
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belie
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to be counter to; contradict
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belligerent
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inclined to or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
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bipartisan
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supported by two political parties
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bog
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a wetland
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bolster
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to support
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boon
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a benefit bestowed
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bowdlerize
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to remove offensive portions from a book
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burgeon
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to grow and flourish
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castigate
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to criticize severely
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chagrin
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disappointment
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check
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to halt; to hold in restraint
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chicanery
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deception by trickery or sophistry
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circumvent
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to avoid or get around
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coin
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to devise (a new word or phrase)
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complaisant
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exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging
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complicity
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involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime
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condemn
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to express strong disapproval of
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conjecture
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a guess based on incomplete evidence
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conscientious
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thorough and assiduous
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contentious
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quarrelsome or controversial
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convoluted
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intricate; complicated
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cordial
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friendly
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covet
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to desire
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curtail
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to cut short
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daunting
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discouraging
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dearth
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a scare supply; a lack
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debilitate
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to sap the strength or energy of; enervate
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deficient
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lacking an essential quality or element
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definitive
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authoritative and complete
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deft
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skillful
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect; injurious
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demagogue
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a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace
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demographic
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describing statistical data referring to distribution and growth of the human population
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demonstrative
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marked by the open expression of emotion
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denounce
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criticize; to condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible
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desolation
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devastation; ruin
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detest
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to dislike intensely; abhor
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diffidence
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the characteristic of being shy and reserved
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dilapidated
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having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby
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dilatory
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intended to delay
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dilettante
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a dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge
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diminution
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a lessening or reduction
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diminutive
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extremely small in size; tiny
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dirge
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a funeral song
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disaffect
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to cause to lose affection or loyalty
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discredit
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to damage in reputation; disgrace
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discrete
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separate and distinct
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discriminating
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showing careful judgment or fine taste
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disposition
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one's usual mood; temperament
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dissolute
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lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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divisive
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creating disagreements or discord
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don
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to put on (clothing)
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dour
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unyielding; stubborn
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draconian
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exceedingly harsh; very severe
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eclectic
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adapted from a number of different sources
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economical
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prudent and thrifty in management; not wasteful or extravagant
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effusive
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unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy
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elaborate
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to express at greater length or in greater detail
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