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50 Cards in this Set
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decry
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to denounce or condemn openly; to censure
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decree; deny
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malignant
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threatening to produce death; harmful
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malificent; mal
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filibuster
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the obstruction of passage of a legislative bill by the making of long speeches
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bust up; full of BS
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inundated
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overwhelmed by excess; flooded
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underwater; inbox
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augment
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to add to; to increase; to supplement
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addition; ammo |
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pragmatic
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pertaining to all related causes and effects; based on a full study
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pregnant; problem |
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scintillate
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to glitter; to be vibrantly personable; to be brilliant and witty in conversation
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scales; shimmer |
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salubrious
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beneficial, healthful
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salad; salud |
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candor
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lack of deceit; honesty; openess; frankness
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cander; cantor |
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moot
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not settled and open to discussion; debatable; agruable; hypothetical
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dispute; who |
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lethargy
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indiiference; apathy; inactivity; dullness
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lethargic; lazy |
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declivity
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a downward slope
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decline; cliff |
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fastidious
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overly concerned about detail; attentive; to minor points
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fast to tidy up; OCD |
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intrinsic
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part of the basic nature of; fundamental
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organic; instinct |
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autonomous
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self governing; independent
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auto; automatic |
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anthology
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a collection of literary works
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-logy; lit(erature) |
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savants
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scholars; learned persons
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savior; smart |
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sedentary
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characterized by sittting or lack of activity; inactive
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penitentiary; seated |
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altercation
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an angry dispute; a heated agrument- often leading to a fistfight
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cops; attack |
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lavish
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extremely generous; extravagant; to give or bestow without restraint
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loving; luscious |
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extraneous
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coming from the outside; forgeun; not pertinent; irrelevant
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ET; extra |
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indued
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endowed; invested; provided; equipped; (also spelled: endued)
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due; induce |
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felony
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a major crime
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lonely; GTA |
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irreparable
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beyond repair or correction; not capable of being remedied or made whole
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no repair; replace |
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martial
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having to do with the military; war-like
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air; martial arts |
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multifarious
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having many parts of elements; of great variet; diverse
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multiple; various |
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sequel
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that which follows; a continuation
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second; sequence |
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calligraphy
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precise and decorative handwriting or hand-printing; handwriting in general
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cursive; graphics |
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lassitude
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lack of vigor or spirit; weariness; langour
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lax; laissez faire |
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extortion
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the act of forcing payments by intimidation or violence; blackmail
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torture; extract |
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indomitable
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unable to be overcome, subdued or dominated; stubbornly resistant
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dominant; dominate |
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feline
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like a cat; of the cat family; a cat
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lion; fleas |
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irrevocable
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incapable of being withdrawn, repealed, called back, undone
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vocal; evoke |
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presages
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given an indication of something in the future; portends; foreshadows
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prediction; sage |
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maritime
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pertaining to the sea
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marina; mer |
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schism
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a division or separation of a group ito opposing or differing groups; a rift
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split; E/W Schism |
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sentient
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having sensation and feeling; aware; conscious
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sense; sentiment |
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cajolery
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persuasion by flattery, coaxing, or artfulness
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jewlery; jester |
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largesse
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liberal giving; a generous gift; (also spelled: largess)
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large; generous |
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indigent
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without means or substance; destitute; needy; poor; such a person
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indian; degenerate |
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felicitations
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good wishes; congratulations
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salutation; feliz |
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itinerant
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going to place to place; homeless; such a person
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migrant; veterans |
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prerogative
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an exclusive right or privilege, particularly of some specific group or class
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native; special |
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antithetical
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exactly opposite; directly opposed; in strong contrast
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anti; anonym |
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setentious
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expressing much meaning in few words; pompously and tritely moralizing
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tiny; sentence |
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cadaverous
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like a corpse; ghastly
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dead; casper |
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amenities
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courteous acts or expressions; pleasing features or conviences; civilities
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necessities; entitled |
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expurgated |
with the objectionable parts taken out; removed as objectionable; censored |
pungent; ejected |
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indolent |
slothful; lazy; idle |
dull; indoors |
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feint |
a deceptive movement; a pretended attack meant to distract from a real one elsewhere |
fake; fraud |
