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69 Cards in this Set
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cajole
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to persuade by using flattery
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exhort
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to urge strongly
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hortari |
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coerce
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to persuade through the use of force
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coax
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to persuade by using flattery
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wheedle
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to influence by flattery
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goad
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to urge into action
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begrudge
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to give in to something reluctantly
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spur
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to goad into action
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prerequisite
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a requirement
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tactile
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able to be sensed by touch
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tactilis
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olfactory
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relating to the sense of smell
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olere
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gustatory
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relating to the sense of taste
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gustare
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discern
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to perceive as seperate
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cernere |
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pungent
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having a sharp or irritating odor
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pungere
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ascertain
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to learn for certain
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putrid
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rotten
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putris
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aural
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relating to the sense of hearing
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auris
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thwart
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to stop something before it is able to succeed
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abstain
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to refrain from action
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tenere |
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deterrent
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something that acts to discourage
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terrere |
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impede
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to block
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hinder
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to slow the progress of
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curtail
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to make less
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curtus
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impediment
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something that works to impede progress
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stymie
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to present an obstacle to
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dissuade
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to persuade not to do something
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dis
suadere |
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abstinence
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the voluntary avoidance of something
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abs
tenere |
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hamper
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to restrict the progress of
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destitute
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completely penniless
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destitutus
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remuneration
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payment for the services
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munerari |
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impecunious
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without money
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pecunia |
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improvident
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failing to provide for the future
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pro videre |
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parsimony
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excessive thriftiness
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parsi
monium |
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venal
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able to be bribed
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venalis
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pauper
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an extremely poor individual
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pau
parere |
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mercenary
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one who gives his services to the highest bidder
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merces
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perquisite
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payment or privilege received in addition to wages
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insolvent
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bankrupt
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in
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indigent
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poor
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indu
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money
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pecunia
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prophecy
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a prediction of the future
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harbinger
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a precursor
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augur
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to predict the future
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premonition
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a forewarning
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portend
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to give advance warning
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prescient
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having knowledge of future events
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clairvoyant
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one with great foresight
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portent
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an omen of a future event
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omen
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a sign of something to come
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preempt
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to block by acting first
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premeditate
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to plan ahead of time
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prophetic
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able to tell the future
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bode
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to be an omen for something
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decrepit
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worn out from old age or use
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crepare |
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antiquated
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obsolete
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antiquus
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antediluvian
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very old
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defunct
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no longer in existence
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defunctus
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perpetuate
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to keep from dying out
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petere |
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outmoded
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obsolete
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dilapidated
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worn out
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threadbare
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shabby
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apathy
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lack of feeling
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pahtos |
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impassive
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lacking emotion
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passivus |
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ignominy
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shame
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pathos
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pity
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pathos
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empathy
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the ability to identify with another's feelings
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penitent
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feeling remorse for one's actions
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poignant
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causing a sharp emotional response
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poindre
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antipathy
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strong feelings against something
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