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50 Cards in this Set
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Appall |
To shock |
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Cognizant |
Conscious of. |
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Commiserate |
To express sorrow |
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Expedient |
Self-Interested |
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Hindrance |
A barrier |
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Kindle |
To inspire. |
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Lavish |
Overly luxurious |
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Ludicrous |
Ridiculous |
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Negligent |
Careless |
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Scrutinize |
To inspect |
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Clamor |
Loud noise |
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Contract |
To be smaller |
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Duplicity |
Deceit; dishonest |
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Equivocal |
Vague; inexact |
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Irresolute |
Unable to decide |
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Rescind |
To cancel |
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Stagnant |
Motionless |
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Uniform |
Unvarying; unchanging |
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Untenable |
Unable to be defended |
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Vilify |
to speak evil of. |
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Affable |
good natured |
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Apocryphal |
fictitious; false |
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Desultory |
random |
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Garbled |
distorted; twist |
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Irascible |
bad-tempered |
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Loquacious |
talking too much |
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Obtuse |
dimwitted |
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Opaque |
difficult to understand;not able to see through |
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Paucity |
Scarcity; lack |
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Recapitulate |
to sum up |
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Accolade |
an expression of approval |
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Assuage |
to make less severe |
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Cacophony |
unpleasant noise |
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Censure |
disapproval |
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Diatribe |
a verbal attack |
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Edifice |
a structure |
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Gravity |
seriousness |
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Infraction |
a violation |
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Profane |
lacking a reverence |
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Somber |
very serious;gloomy and dark |
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Blasphemy |
an insult to something holy |
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Enmity |
hostility;hatred |
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Erroneous |
in error |
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Garner |
to gather |
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Heretic |
A rebel; unbeliever |
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Incite |
to urge on |
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Languish |
to do poorly |
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Peruse |
to inspect |
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Recluse |
a hermit |
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Renounce |
to disown |
