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82 Cards in this Set
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abate
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v. subside or moderate
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abstruse
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adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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acquiesce
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v. assent; agree without protesting
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adherent
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n. supporter; follower
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adroit
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adj. skillful; nimble
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affable
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adj. easily approachable; warmly friendly
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apocryphal
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adj. untrue; made up
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apprehension
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n. fear; discernment; capture
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arable
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adj. fit for growing crops
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ardor
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n. heat; passion; zeal
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atrophy
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v. waste away
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aversion
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n. firm dislike
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banal
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adj. hackneyed; commonplace; trite
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bane
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n. cause of ruin
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belligerent
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adj. quarrelsome
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bequeath
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v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
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bolster
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v. support; reinforce
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brawn
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n. muscular strength; sturdiness
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buttress
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v. support; prop up
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candor
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n. frankness
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charlatan
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n. quack; pretender to knowledge
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clemency
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n. disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather
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concede
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v. admit; yield
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contagion
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n. infection
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debilitate
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v. weaken; enfeeble
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deference
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n. courteous regard for another's wish
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deplore
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v. regret strongly; express grief over
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despot
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n. tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler
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discursive
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adj. digressing; rambling
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ebb
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v. recede; lessen
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effervescent
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adj. exuberant; bubly and excited
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enervate
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v. weaken
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engender
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v. cause; produce
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enmity
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n. ill will; hatred
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epicure
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n. connoisseur of food and drink
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episodic
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adj. loosely connected; divided into incidents; occurring at intervals
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equanimity
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n. calmness of temperament; composure
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epouse
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v. adopt; support
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exalt
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v. raise in rank or dignity; praise
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expedite
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v. hasten
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feasible
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adj. practical
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fickle
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adj. changeable; faithless
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flippant
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adj. lacking proper seriousness
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florid
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adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery
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foolhardy
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adj. rash
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forestall
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v. prevent by taking action in advance
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forsake
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v. desert; abandon; renounce
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galvanize
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v. stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
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germane
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adj. pertinent; beauring upon case at hand
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glib
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adj. fluent; facile; slick
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gratuitous
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adj. given freely; unwarranted; unprovoked
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hallowed
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adj. blessed; consecrated
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heterodox
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adj. unorthodox, unconventional
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heyday
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n. time of greatest sucess; prime
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hone
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v. sharpen
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iconoclast
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n. one who attacks cherished traditions
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ignominy
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n. deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
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illusory
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adj. deceptive; not real
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immaculate
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adj. spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
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impassive
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adj. without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
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impecunious
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adj. without money
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impel
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v. drive or force onward
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impervious
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adj. impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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impetuous
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adj. violent; hasty; rash
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impudence
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n. impertinence; insolence; marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others
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inadvertently
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adj. by oversight; carelessly or unintentionallyl
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incense
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v. enrage; infuriate
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incessant
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adj. uninterrupted, unceasing
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incisive
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adj. cutting; sharp
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inconsequential
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adj. insignificant; unimportant
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incontrovertible
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adj. indisputable; not open to question
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indiscriminate
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adj. choosing at random; confused
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indolent
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adj. lazy
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indomitable
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adj. unconquerable; unyielding
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indubitable
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adj. unable to be doubted; unquestionable
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inert
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adj. inactive; lacking power to move
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inexorable
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adj. relentless; unyielding; implacable
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infinitesimal
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adj. exceedingly small; so small as to be almost nonexistent
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ingrate
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n. ungrateful person
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inimical
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adj. unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
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inopportune
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adj. untimely; poorly chosen
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insinuate
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v. hint; imply; creep in
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