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29 Cards in this Set
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abrogate
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to abolish formally, to end, to repeal
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alleged
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supposed; suspected
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asperity
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harshness or sharpness of tone; bitterness in tone
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aspire
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to ambitiously seek
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culpable
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blamable
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eventuate
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to have a result
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flamboyant
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showy, strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
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fortuitous
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occuring by chance
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fractious
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easily angered
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importune
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to make urgent or persistent solicitations
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Incisive
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penetrating; cutting; biting
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Inveigh
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to protest or complain bitterly and vehemently
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Lax
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negligent, reLAXed
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Lethal
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Deadly, fatal
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Meticulous
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extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
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Nomadic
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moving around, in the characteristic of nomads
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Obviate
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to make unnecessary or to anticipate and prevent
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Overt
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openly known or displayed
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Permeate
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to diffuse throughout
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Phlegmatic
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having or showing a slow and stolid temperament
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Poignant
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effective
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Propitious
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indicative of favor; auspicious
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Raze
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To demolish
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Sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic
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Singular
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exceptional
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Subjugate
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to bring under control
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Timorous
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Timid, easily frightened
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Viable
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workable
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Zealous
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Enthusiastic
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