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23 Cards in this Set
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Ramification
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Problem or consequence
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Rudimentary
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early stages of development
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Rapacious
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greedy
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Recalcitrant
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hard to deal with; resisting authority
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Recant
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to publicly take back a statement
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Recrimination
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to stage a countercharge against an accuser
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Redolent
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pleasant oder; fragrant
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Refutable
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to prove a person to be in error
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Relegate
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to send to an inferior positoin, place, condition
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Relinguish
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to renounce or surrender
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Remonstrate
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to say or plead in protest, objection
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Replenish
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to make full or complete again
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Requisite
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required, necessary
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Resolute
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firmly resolved or determined
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Rigorous
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sincerly accurate or exact
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Reprehensible
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deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy
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Reprehensible
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deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy
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Reparation
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making amends for wrong
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Redundant
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extra, excessive
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Ironic
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The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant.
The difference between what appears to be what actually is |
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Paradox
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A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.
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Euphemism
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A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept
May be used to adhere to standards of social or political correctness or to add humor or ironic understatement. |
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Double Entendre
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A word or phrase having a double meaning, especially when the second meaning is risqué
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