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50 Cards in this Set
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to condemn; to expose critically
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denounce
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a turning or twisting force
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torque
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easily taught or controlled; obedient; easy to handle
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docile
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to understand fully; to penetrate the meaning of
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fathom
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something that soothes , heals or comforts; an oil or ointment
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balm
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a small, miserable dwelling
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hovel
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to foretell a prophecy; to infer, to guess
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divine
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the choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities
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alternative
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to tease, annoy harass
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badger
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a person's face, or facial expression
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countenance
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teeming with; laden; full; involving; accompanied by
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fraught
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to decrease gradually
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wane
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deeply learned; scholarly
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erudite
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a deep opening in the earth's surface; a gorge; differences of opinion
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chasm
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small and sprightly; mischievous, fairylike
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elfin
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one who is defeated in a race, election, or other competition
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also-ran
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to exaggerate, to cause to appear greater in power, influence
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aggrandize
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a coordinated outfit or costume
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ensemble
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a person making a claim
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claimant
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a rope or chain that allows limited movement
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tether
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love of mankind
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philanthropy
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to lure; to attract, to tempt in a pleasing fashion
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entice
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someone who hates mankind
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misanthropy
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unreal reflection; an optical illusion
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mirage
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the violent overthrow of government
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coup
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stinking; offensive; disgusting
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noisome
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to accumulate for future use; stockpile
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hoard
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to become weak or feeble; sag with loss of strength
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languish
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to eject; to force out; to banish
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oust
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a tranquil, secluded place
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cloister
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a person to whom money is owed
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creditor
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to rob of goods by violent seizure; plunder; to take as spoils
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pillage
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going before; preceding; an occurrence or event preceding antoher
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antecedent
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to give bodily form to; to personify; to make part of a system
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embody
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to shorten by cutting off
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truncate
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a strong feeling of sadness or guilt for having done something wrong
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remorse
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to abandon; to give up; to renounce
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forsake
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the quality of being everywhere at the same time
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ubiquitous
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dexterous, skillful
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deft
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various, several, miscellaneous
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sundry
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calm and carefree; lighthearted
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insouciant
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scarcity; lack
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dearth
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unfeeling; insensitive, having calluses
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callous
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to regard with great devotion or respect, to honor
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revere
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exceptional skill and bravery
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prowess
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general rather than specific
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generalize
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something handed down from one who has gone before or from the past
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legacy
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depressing, gloomy, dark
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somber
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a persistent, illogical fear
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phobia
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using exactly the same words; word for word
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