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80 Cards in this Set
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Adversary
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an enemy; opponent (n)
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Alienate
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to turn away; separate (v)
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Artifice
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a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick (n)
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Coerce
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to compel; force (v)
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Craven
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cowardly (adj) ; a coward (n)
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Culinary
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of or related to cooking or the kitchen (adj)
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Delete
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to erase, wipe out, cut out (v)
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Demise
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a death, especially of a person in a loft position (n)
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Exhilerate
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to enliven, cheer; to give spirit or liveliness to (v)
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Fallow
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plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow (adj)
land left unseeded (n) to plow but not seed (v) |
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Harass
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to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks (v)
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Inclement
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stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action (adj)
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Muse
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to think about in a dreamy way; ponder (v)
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Negligible
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so unimportant that it can be disregarded (adj)
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Perpetuate
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to make permanent or long lasting (v)
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Precedent
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an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action (n)
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Punitive
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inflicting or aiming at punishment (adj)
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Redress
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to set right; remedy (v) relief from wrong or injury (n)
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Sojurn
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a temporary stay (n) to stay for a time (v)
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Urbane
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refined in manner or style, suave (adj)
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Affiliated
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associated; connected (adj)
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Ascertain
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to find out (v)
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Attainment
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an accomplishment, the act of achieving (n)
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Bequeath
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to give or pass on as an inheritance (v)
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Cogent
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forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point (adj)
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Converge
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to move toward one point, approach nearer together (v)
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Disperse
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to scatter, spread far and wide (v)
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Esteem
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to regard highly (v) a highly favorable opinion or judgement (n)
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Expunge
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to erase, obliterate, destroy (v)
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Finite
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having limits; lasting for a limited time (adj)
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Invulnerable
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not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack (adj)
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Malevolent
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spiteful, showing ill will (adj)
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Nonchalant
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cool and confident; unconcerned (adj)
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Omniscient
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knowing everything, having unlimited awareness or understanding (adj)
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Panacea
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a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems (n)
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Scrupulous
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exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled (adj)
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Skulk
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to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding (v)
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Supercilious
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proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority (adj)
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Uncanny
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strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation (adj)
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Venial
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easily excused; pardonable (adj)
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Lethargy
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sluggishness; laziness (n)
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Conspicuous
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standing out; obvious (adj)
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Imminent
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just about to happen (adj)
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Coalesce
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to fuse or unite (v)
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Exalt
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to glorify (v)
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Recondite
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hard to understand; over one's head (adj)
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Archaic
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ancient; outdated (adj)
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Predator
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one that preys or destroys (n)
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Exult
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to celebrate (v)
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Extraneous
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irrelevant; unnecessary (adj)
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Incantation
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a chant (n)
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Insuperable
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incapable of being overcome or solved (adj)
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Indulgent
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lenient; yielding to desire (adj)
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Squander
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to waste (v)
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Debunk
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to prove wrong (v)
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Assuage
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to soothe; to relieve (v)
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Assiduous
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hardworking; busy (adj)
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Avarice
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greed for money or riches (n)
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Penurious
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stingy; relating to great poverty (adj)
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Eccentric
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unconventional; a little kooky (adj)
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Bucolic
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charmingly rural (adj)
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Gullible
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easily deceived (adj)
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Discreet
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sneaky; unnoticeable (adj)
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Fabricate
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to lie (v)
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Laud
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to praise; to applaud (v)
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Pretentious
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making ridiculous claims (adj)
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Convivial
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fond of partying; festive (adj)
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Discrete
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unconnected; separate, distinct (adj)
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Gesticulate
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to make gestures, especially when speaking (v)
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Belabor
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to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent (v)
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Reiterate
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to say again; repeat (v)
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Induce
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cause to happen (v)
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Anarchy
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lawlessness; an absence of government or control (n)
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Nonchalant
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not showing any concern or worry (adj)
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Ludicrous
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absurd; ridiculous (adj)
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Conflagration
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a huge fire; inferno (n)
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Soporific
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causing sleep; very boring (adj)
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Strident
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shrill, high-pitched (adj)
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Malleable
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easy to shape or bend (adj)
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Abridge
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to shorten or condense (v)
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