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40 Cards in this Set
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profound
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deep, not superficial
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prohibitive
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so high as to prevent the purchase or use of, forbidding
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proliferate
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to increase rapidly
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propensity
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inclination, tendency
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propitiate
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to win over, appease
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propriety
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correct conduct, fitness
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proscribe
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to condemn, forbid, outlaw
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provident
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providing for future need, frugal
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puissant
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powerful
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punctilious
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careful in observing rules fo behavior
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pungent
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penetrating, caustic, to the point
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pusillanimous
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cowerdly
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purport
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to profess, suppose, claim
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quagmire
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marsh, difficult situation
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quail
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to cower, lose heart
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qualified
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limited, restricted
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qualm
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sudden feeling of faintness or nausea
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query
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question
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quibble
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to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details
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quiescent
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inactive, still
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quorum
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number of memeber necessary to conduct a meeting
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raconteur
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witty, skillful storyteller
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rail
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to scold with bitter or abusive language
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raiment
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clothing
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ramification
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implication, consequence
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rarefied
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refined
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rationale
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fundamental reason
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rebu
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puzzle in whic pictures or symbols represent words
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recalcitrant
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resisting authority or control
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recant
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retract a statement of opinion
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recluse
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person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude
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recondite
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abstruse, profound
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redoubtable
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formidable, arousing fear
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refractory
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stubborn, resisting ordinary methods of treatment
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refulgent
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brightly shining, resplendent
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refute
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to contradict, disprove
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regale
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to entertain
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relegate
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to consign to an inferior position
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remonstrate
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to object or protest
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renege
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to go back on one's word
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