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25 Cards in this Set
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AGGREGATE
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Transitive Verb - to unite/ adj. - combined/ n. to form another
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ANTITHESIS
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n. - an opposite or contrast
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APLOMB
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n. - self-confidence; poise
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ATROPHY
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n. - wasting away/ v. to waste or fail to waste away
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ATTRITION
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n. - the act of wearing away by friction
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AUTONOMY
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n. - quality or condition of being independant
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CHARLATAN
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n. - a quack; an imposter
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CIRCUMVENT
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v.t. - to surround; to catch in trip
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COALESCE
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v.i. - to grow together; to merge into one
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DIATRIBE
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n. - discourse or dispute especially one of malicious criticism
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FACETIOUS
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adj. - lightly joking
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FILCH
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v. to steal/ n. - the thing taken; the theif
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FULMINATING
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adj. - thundering; exploding; hurling denunciation
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HERETICAL
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adj. - containing, holding opinions opposite of what is generally accepted
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MACHINATIONS
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n. - the act of planning with evil intent
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MALEDICTION
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n. - invocation of evil; cruse; slander; a speaking of evil about some collection of things
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OSCILLATE
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v.i. - to swing to and fro; to be indecisive
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PERUSAL
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n. - a careful and thorough reading
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PUSILLANIMOUS
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adj. - faint-hearted; cowardly
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QUERULOUS
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adj. - inclined to find fault; habitually complaining
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RESILIENCE
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b. the act of leaping or springing back; a rebound
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SCHISM
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n. - a split of division in organized group
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TRUNCATE
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v.t. - to shorten by cutting
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URBANE
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adj. - courteous in manners; polite
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VAGARY
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n. - an odd action or bit of conduct
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