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19 Cards in this Set
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Abscise
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To cut off; to remove
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Monitory
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Giving a warning
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Monetary*
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Pertaining to money (2)
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Illicit
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Unlawful
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Elicit
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To bring out; evoke. To call forth.
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Prophecy
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A prediction
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Prophesy
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To reveal by divine inspiration
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Impetuous
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Acting hastily or on impulse
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Impervious
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Incapable of being penetrated or affected
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Nebulize
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To convert (a liquid) into a fine spray
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Transcendent (E__)
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RIsing above the common thought or ideas; going beyond or exceeding usual limits, excelling, surpassing
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Peruse
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To read or examine with great care; scrutinize
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Consonant (E__)
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In agreement or accord; harmonious in sound
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Frigate
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Fast sailing square rigged warship, US warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser, used primarily for escort duty.
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Scud
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to move along swiftly and easily
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Parry
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To deflect or ward off, to avoid skillfully, evade
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Lax
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Remiss, negligent, not strict, lenient
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Effete
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exhausted of vitality of effectiveness, worn out, jaded
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Salutary
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effecting or designed to effect an improvement
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