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49 Cards in this Set
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apprise
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inform
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austere
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stern, strict, plain or simple
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bestow
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to confer or present as a girt or an honor
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camaraderie
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spirit of goodwill, loyalty, good fellowship
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circumspect
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careful, cautious
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correlate
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to relate
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elation
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high spirits, a feeling of exaltation
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enormity
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extreme wickedness, vastness
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exhaustive
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leaving nothing out, comprehensive
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recrimination
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act of making accusations in return
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accost
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to approach someone and speak first
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appraisal
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an expert evaluation
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furtive
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secretive, sneaky
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mercenary
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greedy, a paid soldier
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permeate
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to spread throughout
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pernicious
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very harmful, evil
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populace
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the common people, the masses
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rapacious
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greedy, plundering
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recalcitrant
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defiant, difficult to deal with
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acquisition
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the act of obtaining something
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alleviate
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to calm, to easethe suffering of
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brusque
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abrupt
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debacle
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an overwhelming defeat
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microcosm
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a miniature world
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rigorous
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strict
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tenacity
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perserverance, persistence
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thwart
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to oppose
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ulterior
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beyond what is seen or expressed
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wily
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crafty, sly
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arduous
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difficult, laborious
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deluge
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a great flood, heavy rainfall
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enthrall
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to captivate, to keep spellbound
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grandiose
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grand of great in scope, magnificent
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impetuous
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speeding things up
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insatiable
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incapable of being satisfied
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oracular
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mysterious
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platitude
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cliche
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sluice
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a channel, a floodgate
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synchronize
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coordinate
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abate
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reduce
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contrition
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sorry for what one has done
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effete
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worn out
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indolence
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lazy
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inure
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to habituate to something undesirable
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presumptuous
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arrogant
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propagate
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reproduce
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protract
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prolong
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quadruped
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four footed animal
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wrest
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pull away
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