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29 Cards in this Set
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Iconoclastic |
Attacking Or Ignoring Cherished Beliefs |
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Derivative |
Unoriginal |
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Renounce |
Declare Abandonment |
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Expedient |
Convenient And Practical |
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Augment |
Increase |
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Reprehensible |
Deserving To Be Condemned |
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Ratify |
Sign Or Give Formal Consent To |
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Calculated |
Done With Full Awareness Of The Consequences |
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Assiduous |
Showing Great Care And Perserverance |
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Munificent |
(Of A Gift Or Sum Of Money) Generous |
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Repugnant |
Unacceptable |
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Diminution |
Reduction |
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Distend |
Swell Or Cause To Swell |
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Penury |
Extreme Poverty |
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Elegy |
A Poem Of Serious Reflection |
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Remission |
Cancellation Of A Debt, Charge, Or Penalty |
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Taciturn |
Saying Little |
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Capricious |
Having Mood Swings |
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Buttress |
A Prop To Support A Wall |
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Lithe |
Thin, Supple, And Graceful |
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Expedite |
Make Something Happen Sooner |
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Perpetuate |
Prolong A Situation |
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Hackneyed |
Overused Or Cliche |
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Fastidious |
Paying Attention To Detail |
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Ignominy |
Public Shame Or Disgrace |
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Corrugated |
Wrinkly |
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Exonerate |
Find Someone Innocent |
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Disinclination |
Lack Of Enthusiasm |
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Illusory |
Not Real |
