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16 Cards in this Set
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Confluence
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A flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like.
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Gregarious
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Fond of the company of others; sociable.
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Recognizance
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A bond or obligation of record entered into before a court of record or a magistrate, binding a person to do a particular act.
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Infallible
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Absolutely trustworthy or sure.
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Congregation
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An assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship.
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Cognizant
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Having cognizance; aware.
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Litigate
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To make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.
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Effluvia
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A slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, esp. one that is disagreeable or noxious.
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Assiduous
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Constant; unremitting.
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Intransigent
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Refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.
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Reconnoiter
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To inspect, observe, or survey (the enemy, the enemy's strength or position, a region, etc.) in order to gain information for military purposes.
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Mellifluous
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Sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding.
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Mitigate
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To lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
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Countermand
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To revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.).
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Aspersions
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A damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander
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Miscegenation
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Marriage or cohabitation between a man and woman of different races, esp., in the U.S., between a black and a white person.
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