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35 Cards in this Set
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LOATHE
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reluctant, unwilling, averse
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CHARLATAN
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deceiver who falsely claims to have knowledtge or skill; imposter SYNONYMS: swindler, quack, cheat, mounteback
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GHASTLY
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horrible or frightfully shocking; deathlike in apperance, especially pale as a ghost; extremely unpleasant
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FATAL
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causing or capable of death and destruction SYNONYMS: deadly, ruinous, disasterous, destructive, lethal
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NEFARIOUS
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extremely wicked SYNONYMS: wicked, evil, heinous
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PORTENTOUS
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foreshasowing, warning, foreboding, ominous
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SURLY
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bad-tempered, cross, rude, gruff, uncivil
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EMULATE
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imitate in an effort to equal or surpass
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REDRESS
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set right or make up for; correct, remedy, compensate
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INDICT
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accused of a crime, especially to put a subject on trial after being accused of a crime
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VALIANT
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brave, courageous, heroic
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HAVOC
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great destruction or confusion
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INTER
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place in a grave or tomb; bury
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INDIFFERENT
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unconcerned; having no preference or impartial; not particularly good or bad, mediocre
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AUGMENT
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make or become greater; increase; enlarge
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SYPHOCANT
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sickeningly humble self-seeker flatter SYNONYMS: flatterer, flunky, toady
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PLUMMET
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fall radiply straight down SYNONYMS: plunge, drop, fall, dive, descend, hurtle
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DICTION
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style or choice of use of word, especially in regards to pronunciation
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EDICT
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public command or order by ine in high authority; decree
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COGITATION
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serious and careful thought, consideration, meditation
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PUISSANT
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powerful, strong, mighty, potent
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ENCOMPASS
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contain, surround, encircle
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AFFABLE
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pleasant, sociable, friendly, amiable
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VINDICTIVE
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revengeful SYNONYMS: spiteful, unforgiving, vengeful
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JURISDICTION
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legal authority, especially in regard to its range or extent
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INSURRECTION
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uprising or outbreak against established authority; rebellion, revolution, insurgence
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IMMINENT
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likely to happen soon; impending
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MALEDICTION
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curse
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ANACHRONISM
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something out of its proper historical time; error in putting something in the wrong historical time SYNONYMS: time error, chronological error
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UNASSAILABLE
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undeniable, indisputable, incapable of proving wrong, not susceptible or vulnerable to attack, impregnable
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VOUCHSAFE
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grant or give, especially as doing a favor
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DRACONIAN
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severe, harsh, cruel SYNONYMS: strict, stern, rigorous, austere
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DUNCE
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a stupid person SYNONYMS: blockhead, simpleton, fool, dolt
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COGNIZANCE
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conscious knowledge, awareness, notice
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VINDICATE
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clear from blame, charges, criticism, justify SYNONYMS: justify, clear, uphold, absolve
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