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32 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate
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to make better
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anomaly
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difference
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assiduously
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constantly
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bamboozle
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con
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blandishment
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something that flatters, convinces
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cryptically
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coded
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de facto
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in reality
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de jure
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by right
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discretionary
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subject to one's bias or opinion
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dubious
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doubtful
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effluvia
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slight exhalation esp. noxious
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endemic
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typical of people or place
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epitomize
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typify, be the ultimate example of
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expatriate
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person who has left their native country
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festoon
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decorative string or ribbon
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abhorrence
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dislike
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anathema
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thing/person loathed
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heterogeneous
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mixed
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humbuggery
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pretense, sham
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licentious
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sexually unrestrained
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lien
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legal claim of a person on another's property for the payment of debt
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mandate
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order
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maxim
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expression of general truth
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miasmas
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clouds of illness
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moribund
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near death
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nondescript
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bland
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panacea
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cure-all
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proletariat
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working class
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remit
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refrain from inflicting
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renounce
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refuse to support
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scoff
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turn nose up at
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stalwart
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strong, stout
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