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55 Cards in this Set
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concur |
agree |
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dissent |
disagree |
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debacle |
huge crisis |
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elucidate |
explain; clarify |
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ruminate |
ponder; think deeply |
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facets |
sides; parts |
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imminent |
impending |
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disreputable |
bad rep |
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amenable |
agreeable; willing to act |
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ruffian |
bully; rough/tough |
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destitude |
lacking basic necessities |
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commiserate |
share sorrow; express sympathy |
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candid |
open; honest |
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impeded |
delay or prevent by blocking; hinder |
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cessation |
to stop or halt temp. |
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piqued |
irritate; heighten interest |
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consequently |
as a result of |
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taciturn |
disinclined to speak |
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august |
majestic |
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respite |
a short period of rest or relief/break |
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copious |
abundant |
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disheveled |
untidy (of a person's appearance, clothes, etc) |
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placid |
not easily upset (of a person) of a place- water:calm |
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augmented |
to make greater |
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infallible |
unable to fail |
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prodigious |
to great extent; unnatural or abnormal |
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entreated |
ask earnestly or anxiously for something; beg |
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superfluous |
unnecessary; esp as being more than enough |
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visage |
facial expression; countenance; outward appearance |
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animosity |
hostility |
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venal |
(adj) capable of being bought; bribable |
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parsimonious |
stingy; frugal |
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altruisitic |
unselfish |
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disingenuous |
lacking in candor; also: giving a false appearance of simple frankness |
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Recluse
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Shuns society
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Inkling
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Hint or clue
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Inkling
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Hint or clue
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Marred
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Mark or scar
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Mottled
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Spotted
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Mottled
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Spotted
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Edifice
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Large building or structure
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Convoluted
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Twisted mentally
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Acquiesce
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Give without protest; submit
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Acquiesce
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Give without protest; submit
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Pedantic
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Overly concerned with book learning
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Plethora
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Abundance
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Loquacious
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Talkative
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Ascertain
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To know for certain
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Ascertain
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To know for certain
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Sagacious
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Good judgement; strewd; wise
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Ascertain
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To know for certain
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Sagacious
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Good judgement; strewd; wise
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Verbatim
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Word for word
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Ascond
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To depart secretly
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Tenacity
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Grip something firmly
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