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59 Cards in this Set
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abeyance
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WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT
suspension, position waiting to be filled |
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abjure
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WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT
solemnly renounce |
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abnegation
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WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT or DENYING ONE'S SELF
rejecting something |
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abortive
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WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT
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abrogate
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WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT
repeal or do away with |
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decamp
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WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT
depart secretly |
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demur
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WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT
take exception to; opposition |
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recant
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WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT
retract a statement, etc. |
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recidivism
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WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT
habitual relapse in crime |
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remission
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WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT
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renege
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WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT
fail to fulfill a promise |
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rescind
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WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT
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retrograde
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WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT
move backward |
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defile
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DISGUSTING/OFFENSIVE
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fetid
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DISGUSTING/OFFENSIVE
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invidious
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DISGUSTING/OFFENSIVE
an action that incites anger |
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noisome
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DISGUSTING/OFFENSIVE
offensive smell; disagreeable |
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odious
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DISGUSTING/OFFENSIVE
repulsive |
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putrid
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DISGUSTING/OFFENSIVE
decaying or rotting |
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rebarbative
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DISGUSTING/OFFENSIVE
repellent; unattractive; grim |
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discursive
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WANDERING
rambling |
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expatiate
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WANDERING
write or speak at length |
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forage
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WANDERING
collect or look around for |
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itinerant
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WANDERING or WALKING ABOUT
travel from place to place |
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peregrination
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WANDERING
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peripatetic
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WANDERING or WALKING ABOUT
walk place to place |
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sojourn
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WANDERING
reside temporarily |
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ambulatory
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WALKING ABOUT
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aberration
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UNUSUAL
deviation from the expected |
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anomaly
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UNUSUAL
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iconoclast
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UNUSUAL
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idiosyncrasy
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UNUSUAL
a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
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candor/candid
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TRUTH
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fealty
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TRUTH
fidelity; faithful |
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frankness
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TRUTH
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indisputable
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TRUTH
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indubitable
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TRUTH
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legitimate
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TRUTH
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probity
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TRUTH
confirmed integrity |
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sincere
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TRUTH
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veracious
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TRUTH
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verity
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TRUTH
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adulterate
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WEAKEN
water down, to make unpure |
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enervate
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WEAKEN
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exacerbate
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WEAKEN
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inhibit
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WEAKEN
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obviate
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WEAKEN or PREVENT
unnecessary, prevent |
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stultify
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WEAKEN
render useless or ineffective |
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vitiate
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WEAKEN
corrupt morally; to make imperfect |
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adage
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WISDOM
a saying of a general truth |
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aphorism
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WISDOM
short, pithy instructive saying |
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apothegm
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WISDOM
terse, witty saying |
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axium
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WISDOM
universally recognized truth |
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bromide
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WISDOM
commonplace remark or notion |
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dictum
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WISDOM
authoritative, formal pronouncement |
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epigram
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WISDOM
short witty poem |
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platitude
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WISDOM or BORING
obvious remark |
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sententious
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WISDOM
terse and pithy pompous moralizing |
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truism
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WISDOM
obvious truth |
