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160 Cards in this Set
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Abet (verb)
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to aid, act as an accomplice
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Abrade (verb)
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to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing
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Accost (verb)
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to approach and speak to someone
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Acrimony (noun)
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bitterness, animosity
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Adduce (verb)
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to cite as an example as a means of proof
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Aloof (adj.)
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detached, indifferent
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Altruistic (adj.)
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unselfishly generous
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Ambivalence (noun)
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the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
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Arcane (adj)
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secret, obscure, known only to a few
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Baleful (adj)
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harmful
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Baroque (adj)
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highly ornate
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Beseech (verb)
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to bed, plead
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Betoken (verb)
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to indicate, signify
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Bludgeon (verb)
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to hit
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Boon (noun)
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blessing
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Breach (noun)
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violation
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Brigand (noun)
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outlaw
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Brusque (adj)
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abrupt in manner
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Buttress (verb)
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to reinforce, support
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Cadence (noun)
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balanced, rhythmic flow; the measure or beat of movement
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Cadge (verb)
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to beg or get by begging
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Cajole (verb)
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to flatter, coax, persuade
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Canny (adj)
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intelligent
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Caveat (noun)
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a warning; a qualification or explanation
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Chagrin (noun)
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shame, embarrassment
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Commune (noun)
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to be very sensitive and receptive to something
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Connote (verb)
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to suggest or imply in addition to literal meaning
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Debauchery (noun)
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corruption
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Debunk (verb)
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to discredit
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Decimate (verb)
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to kill a large part of a group; destroy
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Deft (adj)
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skillful
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Demystify (verb)
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to remove mystery, clarify
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Desist (verb)
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to stop doing something
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Dilapidated (adj)
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ruined because of neglect
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Discursive (adj)
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wandering from topic to topic
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Dispel (verb)
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to drive out (to wear out)
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Dross (noun)
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waster; worthless matter; trivial matter
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Effervescent (adj)
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bubbly, lively
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Elucidate (verb)
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to clarify
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Emend (verb)
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to correct
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Entreat (verb)
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to beg, plead
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Epiphany (noun)
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comprehension of reality through a sudden intuitive realization
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Exhort (verb)
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to urge by strong appeals
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Extant (adj)
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in existence; not lost
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Facade (noun)
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the front of a building; face; superficial appearance
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Farcical (adj)
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absurd, ridiculous
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Feign (verb)
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to pretend
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Fiat (noun)
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arbitrary order, authorization
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Fitful (adj)
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starting and stopping
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Froward (adj)
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stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
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Gaffe (noun)
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social blunder
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Galvanize (verb)
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to rouse or stir
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Gauche (adj)
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coarse and uncouth; clumsy
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Goad (verb)
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urge on
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Gossamer (adj)
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sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs
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Gravity (noun)
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seriousness
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Hamper (verb)
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to obstruct
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Harbinger (noun)
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precursor, sign of something to come
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Hector (verb)
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to bully; torment
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Heresy (noun)
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opinion contrary to popular belief
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Hidebound (adj)
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excessively rigid; dry and stiff
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Hone (verb)
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to sharpen
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Idyllic (adj)
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simple and carefree; tranquil
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Ilk (noun)
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type or kind
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Immaculate (adj)
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spotless; free from error
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Implicate (verb)
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to involve in a crime, incriminate
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Impregnable (adj)
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totally safe from attack, able to resist defeat
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Infuriate (verb)
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to enrage, provoke, outrage
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Internecine (adj)
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deadly to both sides
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Jocose (adj)
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given to joking; merry
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Juggernaut (noun)
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huge force destroying everything in its path
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Jurisprudence (noun)
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philosophy of law
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Juxtaposition (noun)
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side-by-side placement
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Kismet (noun)
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fate; destiny
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Labile (adj)
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likely to change
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Languor (noun)
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lassitude
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Lax (adj)
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careless
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Liaise (verb)
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to communicate and maintain contact
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Lucre (noun)
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money or profits
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Lurid (adj)
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harshly shocking, sensational
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Maladroit (adj)
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clumsy, tactless
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Malady (noun)
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illness
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Meager (adj)
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scanty; inadequate
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Meritorious (adj)
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deserving praise
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Miserly (adj)
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stingy; mean
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Moot (adj)
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debatable, previously decided
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Motif (noun)
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a main theme for development; a repeated figure
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Negate (verb)
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to cancel out; nullify
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Nescience (noun)
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absence of knowledge; ignorance
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Nomadic (adj)
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moving from place to place
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Nonpareil (adj)
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having no match or equal
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Nugatory (adj)
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of no value or importance
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Obloquy (noun)
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abusively detractive language; ill repute
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Ogle (verb)
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to stare at
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Onus (noun)
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a difficult responsibility or burden
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Oracle (noun)
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person who foresees the future and gives advice; prediction of the future
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Ostracism (noun)
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exclusion, temporary banishment
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Ouster (noun)
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expulsion, ejection
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Pall (verb/noun)
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to lose strength or interest; covering that darkens or obscures (coffin)
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Palaver (noun)
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idle talk
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Penance (noun)
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coluntary suffering to repent for a wrong
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Pejure (verb)
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to tell a lie under oath
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Pervert (verb)
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to cause to change in immoral way; misuse
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Plumb (verb)
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to determine the depth; to examine deeply
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Ply (verb)
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to use diligently; engage; join together
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Portentous (adj)
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foreboding; exciting wonder and awe
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Precocious (adj)
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unusually advanced at an early age
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Primordial (adj)
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original, existing from the beginning
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Promulgate (verb)
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to make known publicly
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Prowess (noun)
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bravery, skill
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Pundit (noun)
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critic; learned person
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Quack (noun)
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faker, one who falsely claims to have medical skill
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Quagmire (noun)
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marsh; difficult situation
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Quell (verb)
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to crush or subdue
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Quibble (verb)
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to argue about insignificant and irrelevant details
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Quip (noun)
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a brief and often impromptu witty remark
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Quack (noun)
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faker; one who falsely claims to have medical skill
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Quagmire (noun)
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marsh; difficult situation
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Quell (verb)
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to crush or subdue
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Quibble (verb)
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to argue about insignificant and irrelevant details
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Quip (noun)
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a brief and often impromptu witty remark
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Raiment (noun)
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clothing
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Raze (verb)
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to tear down, demolish
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regimented (adj.)
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systemized; made uniform
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Repine (verb)
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to fret; complain
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Retrench (verb)
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to regroup, reorganize
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Rife (adj)
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widespread, prevalent, abundant
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Rue (verb)
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to regret
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Sallow (adj)
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sickly yellow in color
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Schism (noun)
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division; split
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Sequester (verb)
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to remove or set apart; put into seclusion
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Servile (adj)
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submissive, obedient
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Sobriety (noun)
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seriousness
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Strident (adj)
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loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy
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Succor (noun)
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help and support in times of hardship and distress
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Supercilious (adj)
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arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending
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Tableau (noun)
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vivid description, striking incident or scene
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Temporize (verb)
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to act evasively to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision
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Tepid (adj)
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lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm
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Travail (noun)
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work, especially arduous work; tribulation; anguish
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Trite (adj)
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unoriginal
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Tutelary (adj)
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serving as a guardian or protector
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Unfetter (verb)
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to set free
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Unorthodox (adj)
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breaking with traditions
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Unscathed (adj)
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unharmed
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Usurp (verb)
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to seize by force
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Valor (noun)
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courage and boldness; bravery
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Venal (adj)
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bribable; mercenary; corruptible
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Verity (noun)
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truthfulness; belief viewed as true and enduring
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Vitiate (verb)
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to impair the quality of; corrupt morally; make inoperative
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Volition (noun)
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free choice, free will; act of choosing
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Wane (verb)
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decrease gradually
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Wax (verb)
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to increase gradually
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Whet (verb)
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to sharpen
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Wile (noun)
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clever
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Winnow (verb)
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separate good parts from bad; sift
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Wry (adj)
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amusing, ironic
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Yahoo (noun)
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a coarse or brutish person
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Yen (noun)
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strong desire; yearning or craving
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Zany (adj)
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absurd; ludicrous
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