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40 Cards in this Set
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succor
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relief, help in time of distress or want
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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sundry
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various
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supersede
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to relace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated
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supine
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lying in the back, marked by lethargy
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supplant
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to replace, substitute
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suppliant
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beseeching
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supplicant
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one who asks humbly and earnestly
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supposition
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the act of assuming to be true or real
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syllogism
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a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion
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sylvan
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related to the woods or forest
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tacit
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silently understood, implied
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talisman
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charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune
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tangential
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peripheral, irrelevant, digressing
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tautology
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unnecessary repetition
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taxonomy
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science of classification
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tenet
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belief, doctrine
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tenuous
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weak, insubstantial
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terrestrial
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earthly, commonplace
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theocracy
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government by priests representing a god
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thespian
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an actor or actress
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timbre
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voice tone color
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tirade
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long, violent speech, verbal assault
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toady
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flatterer, yes-man
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tome
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book, usually large and academic
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torpor
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lethargy, dormancy, sluggishness
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torque
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a turning or twisting force
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tortuous
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having many twists and turns, highly complex
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tout
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to promote or praise energetically
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tractable
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obedient, yielding
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transgression
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act of trespassing or violating a law or rule
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transient
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temporary, fleeting
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translucent
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partially transparent
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travail
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work, especially arduous work
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travesty
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parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature
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treatise
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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
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tremulous
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trembling, frugal, timid
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trepidation
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fear and anxiety
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truculence
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aggressiveness, ferocity
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tryst
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agreement between lovest to meet, rendez-vous
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